Research Archives: School Surveys

Statewide school surveys are conducted biennially by the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Division, which replaced legacy agency Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (TCADA) in 2004. Since the project began in 1988, 64 percent of the school districts in Texas have participated and about 2.4 million students have filled out survey forms. The survey covers not only prevalence of substance use, but also other factors affecting youth substance use and the students' attitudes toward substance use.

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2012

• Texas Drug Facts Among Youth 2012 (PDF)

2010

• Texas School Survey of Substance Use Among Students, Grades 7-12 (PDF)
• Executive Summary Charts: 2010 Texas School Survey, Grades 7-12 (MS Excel)
• Texas Drug Facts Among Youth 2010 (PDF)

2008

• Texas School Survey of Substance Use Among Students: Grades 4-6 (PDF)
• Executive Summary Charts: 2008 Texas School Survey, Grades 4-6 (MS Excel)
• Adolescent Substance Use in Texas (PDF) (based on 2008 Texas School Survey results)
  Revised document posted May 2010.
  • Text description of graph data (MS Word)
• Texas School Survey of Substance Use Among Students: Grades 7-12 (PDF) Revised July 2012
  • Data for charts in the Executive Summary (MS Excel)

2006

• Prevalence Tables: Texas School Survey of Substance Use Among Students Grades 4-6 (PDF, 141 KB)
• Texas School Survey of Substance Use Among Students: Grades 7-12 (PDF, 4.7 MB)
• Adolescent Substance Use in Texas (based on 2006 Texas School Survey results) (PDF, 52 KB)
• Regional Reports: 2006 Texas School Survey of Substance Use Among Students Grades 7-12
• Regional Reports: 2006 Texas School Survey of Substance Use Among Students Grades 4-6

2004

• Texas School Survey of Substance Use Among Students Grades 4-6 (PDF, 2004)
• Texas School Survey of Substance Use Among Students Grades 7-12 (PDF, 2004)

2002

• Texas School Survey of Substance Use Among Students: Grade 4-6 (PDF, 2002)
• Texas School Survey of Substance Use Among Students: Grade 7-12 (PDF, 2002)

2000

• Texas School Survey of Substance Use Among Students: Grade 4-6 (PDF, 2000)
• Texas School Survey of Substance Use Among Students: Grade 7-12 (PDF, 2000)
• 2000 Texas School Survey (PDF)

1998

• 1998 Texas School Survey of Substance Use: Grades 4-6 (Published May 1999)
  • Executive Summary (PDF)
  • Full Report (PDF)
  • Survey Instrument Only (PDF)
• 1998 Texas School Survey of Substance Use Among Grades 7-12 (Published February 1999)
  • Executive Summary (PDF)
  • Full Report (PDF)
  • Survey Instrument (PDF)
• 1998 Texas School Survey of Substance Use Among Students on the Border: Grades 4-12
  • Executive Summary (PDF, Published September 1999)
  • Full Report (PDF, Published January 2000)
• Substance Use Among Youths at High Risk of Dropping Out: Grades 7-12 in Texas, 1998 (PDF, Published June 2000)

1996

• 1996 Texas School Survey of Substance Use: Grades 4-6 (Published May 1997)
  • Executive Summary 1996 (PDF)
  • Full Report 1996 (PDF)
  • Survey Instrument (PDF)
• 1996 Texas School Survey of Substance Use: Grades 7-12 (Published June 1997)
  • Executive Summary 1996 (PDF)
  • Full Report 1996 (PDF)
  • Survey Instrument (PDF)

1994

• 1994 Texas School Survey of Substance Use: Grades 4-6 (PDF, May 1995)
• 1994 Texas School Survey of Substance Use: Grades 7-12 (PDF, March 1995)

1992

• 1992 Texas School Survey of Substance Abuse: Grades 4-6 (PDF, July 1993)
• 1992 Texas School Survey of Substance Abuse: Grades 7-12 (PDF, June 1993)
• Substance Use Among Youths At High Risk of Dropping Out: Grades 7-12, 1992 (August 1994, PDF)

1993

• Being Drug Free: Resiliency Factors in Texas Youth (PDF, September 1993)

1990

• 1990 Texas School Survey of Substance Abuse Addendum: Grades 4-6 (PDF, November 1990)
• 1990 Texas School Survey of Substance Abuse (PDF, October 1990)

1988

• Substance Use Among Students in Texas Secondary Schools - 1988 (PDF, January 1989)

Resources

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Note: Search for school district participation by county through our search engine for substance-related statistics. Once you've selected a county, scroll down until you see the chart indicating school districts who have participated in the survey.

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