TENNESSEE: Memphis Youth Make Progress on Risky Behavior

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TENNESSEE: Memphis Youth Make Progress on Risky Behavior

Commercial Appeal (Memphis) (12.01.08) - Thursday, December 18, 2008

Compared with the 2005 study, the results of the 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Survey of Memphis City School students indicate some positive changes. Students in middle school and high school reported less use of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs; fewer reported engaging in sexual intercourse or considering suicide; and fewer said they carried a weapon. However, nearly one-fourth said they had had intercourse with four or more persons; almost 40 percent reported daily consumption of sodas containing corn syrup or sugar; and more than 60 percent reported three or more hours of TV-watching on school days, compared to the US average of 35 percent. Forty percent said they had been in a physical fight in the previous year, and almost 11 percent said they had skipped school because they felt unsafe.
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