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Action Kit / MEHS SURVEY

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MEHS SURVEY

DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ANYWHERE ON THE QUESTIONNAIRE

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1. What grade are you now enrolled in at Mountain Empire High School? _____
2. What is your sex? ___ Male ___ Female
3. What is your birthday? ___/____/___
4. Which of the following best describes your ethnic or racial background?
  • White,  (non-Hispanic)
  • Black (non-Hispanic)
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Asian or Pacific Islander
  • Native American
  • Other    
5. How long have you lived in the Mountain Empire area?
  • Less than a year
  • 1 or 2 years
  • 3 to 5 years
  • 6 to 10 years
  • More than 10 years
6. What is your zipcode? _____
7. About how much money do you have to spend as you choose each week? _____ in dollars
8.  In the past 12 months, how many times have you visited...
  • Tecate, Mexico _______ # visits
  • Tijuana, Mexico _______ # visits
  • Mexico, other _______ # visits
9. In the past 12 months, how many times have you visited the bars of...
  • Tecate, Mexico _______ # times
  • Tijuana, Mexico _______ # times
  • Mexico, other _______ # times
10. In the past 12 months, how many times have you made alcohol purchases in the liquor stores of:
  • Tecate, Mexico _______ # times
  • Tijuana, Mexico _______ # times
  • Mexico, other _______ # times
11.

How old were you when you had your first drink of alcohol other than a few sips?

 (Choose ONLY ONE response)

  • I have never had a drink of alcohol other than a few sips
  • 8 years old or younger
  •  9 or 10 years old
  • 11 or 12 years old
  • 13 or 14 years old
  • 15 or 16 years old
  • 17 years old or older
12. During your life, on how many days have you had at least one drink of alcohol? (Choose ONLY ONE response)
  • 0 days
  • 1 or 2 days
  • 3 to 9 days
  • 10 to 19 days
  • 20 to 39 days
  • 40 to 99 days
  • 100 or more days
13.

During the past 30 days, on how many days did you have at least one drink of alcohol? (Choose ONLY ONE response)

  • 0 days
  •  1 or 2 days
  • 3 to 5 days
  • 6 to 9 days
  • 10 to 19 days
  • 20 to 29 days
  • All 30 days
14. During the past 30 days, on how many days did you have 5 drinks of alcohol in a row, that is, within a couple of hours? (Choose ONLY ONE response)
  • 0 days
  • 1 day
  • 2 days
  • 3 to 5 days
  • 6 to 9 days
  • 10 to 19 days
  • 20 or more days
15. Thinking now of just about the past two weeks, on how many days did you have 5 or more drinks of alcohol in a row, that is, within a couple of hours? (Choose ONLY ONE response)
  • 0 days
  • 1 day
  • 2 days
  • 3 days
  • 4 days
  • 5 days
  • 6 or more days
16. From which of the following sources have you obtained alcoholic beverages in the past six months? (Fill in ALL answers that apply)
  • From a parents home
  • From a friends home
  • At a party (parents present)
  • At a party (parents not present)
  • From a local store
  • From a Mexican store
  • From a local bar
  • From a Mexican bar
  • Have not obtained alcohol in the last six months
17. Within the last six months, about how many times did you obtain alcoholic beverages at each of the following kinds of stores? (Choose ONLY ONE response for each store)

 

NUMBER OF TIMES IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS

STORES

None

Once

2-3

times

4-6

times

6-10

times

10+

times

Convenience Store

O

O

O

O

O

O

Grocery Store

O

O

O

O

O

O

Gas Station

O

O

O

O

O

O

Liquor Store

O

O

O

O

O

O

Bar in the U.S.

O

O

O

O

O

O

Bar in Mexico

O

O

O

O

O

O

Restaurant

O

O

O

O

O

O

Store in Mexico

O

O

O

O

O

O

18. Again, thinking back over the last six months, what methods did you use to obtain alcoholic beverages from a store? (Fill in ALL methods that you have used.)
  • Buy for myself (without a fake ID)
  • Buy for myself (with a fake ID)
  • Get friends to buy it for me
  • Get a stranger to buy it for me
  • Parents buy it for me
  • Older brother/sister buys it for me
  • Take the beverages without paying for them
  • Buy from a store with a young looking clerk
  • Buy from a store I know will sell alcohol to me
  • Buy for myself in Mexico
  • Get someone to buy it for me in Mexico
19. Which of the following have you experienced in the past 30 days? (Fill in All statements that apply to you)
  • I've ridden in a car with a driver who had been drinking
  • I've driven a car or motorcycle after drinking
  • I've been cited by police for an alcohol-related driving violation
  • I know someone who has been cited by police for an alcohol-driving violation
  • I've thrown up or been ill after drinking
  • I've had enough to drink to feel high, tipsy, faded or drunk
  • I've been worried about a friends drinking
  • I've had an alcoholic beverage during the school day
  • I've had a discussion with my parents about drinking
  • I've thought I ought to cut down or stop my own drinking
  • I've had an alcoholic drink at a social occasion when I really didn't want one
  • I did something while drinking that I later regretted
  • I've had trouble with a friendship because of someone's drinking
20. How frequently do you use drugs? (Choose ONLY ONE response for each drug)

 

FREQUENCY OF USE

DRUG:

Daily

Weekly

Monthly

Yearly

Never

Marijuana

O

O