Virtually every measure of tobacco use has decreased steadily since 1995.
Alcohol use has remained virtually unchanged since 1995, although lifetime alcohol use has been slowly increasing since 1993. In all, 81.2 percent reported having had at least one drink of alcohol in their lives, and 28 percent had their first drink before age 13.
Since 1995, at least half of all high school students have reported using an illegal drug at least once.
Fewer than half of students surveyed (44 percent) reported having ever had sexual intercourse, down from a high of 48 percent in 1993.
The percentage of students carrying weapons has decreased significantly since 1997, as has the rate of students carrying guns and getting into fistfights.
Although just 10 percent of the students surveyed were actually overweight, according to their Body Mass Index, one-third thought they were overweight and were actively trying to lose weight.
More students are wearing seat belts and bicycle helmets
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