Underage Drinking and Alcohol Abuse in Kent County, Delaware

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1 Underage Drinking and Alcohol Abuse in Kent County, Delaware Delaware Drug and Alcohol Tracking Alliance (DDATA) Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies University of Delaware April 2013

2 42% of Delaware 5 th graders say that they are White, 26% Black, 16% Hispanic, 17% are mixed-race or other. 16% 19% 26% 39% White Black Hispanic Other/Mixed Source: 2012 Delaware School Survey, University of Delaware Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies

3 51% of 5 th graders say they get a free or reduced-price lunch at school. Not free/reducedprice lunch 48% Free/reducedprice lunch 52% Source: 2012 Delaware School Survey, University of Delaware Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies

4 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 31% of 5 th graders report living in a one-parent household (86% of which are headed by women), and 1% live with a grandparent with no parent in 0% 55% Two parent household the home. 5% One parent and one step-parent 31% One parent or stepparent household 1% Grandparent household Source: 2012 Delaware School Survey, University of Delaware Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies

5 More than one in four 5 th graders has moved 3 or more times since starting Kindergarten. 16% 14% 12% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% Percent Who Moved 3+ Times Since Kindergarten 11% Two parent household 2% One parent and one step-parent 14% One parent household Source: 2012 Delaware School Survey, University of Delaware Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies

6 Let s take a look at an average Delaware child...

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8 This is Sophia.

9 Sophia just started Kindergarten. She lives in our most densely populated county, one of over 5,000 Delaware girls her age, one of over 10,000 children her age.

10 Like half of all children born in Delaware, Sophia received WIC. Her mom, a single parent, works and takes classes at Del Tech so she can eventually better support her two girls.

11 Sophia has had health insurance through Medicaid and the Delaware Healthy Children Program, and attends day care with Purchase of Care payments. The State of Delaware has a BIG investment in her.

12 She is healthy, happy, smart, and secure.

13 Sophia cares for others, especially her active younger sister.

14 She is involved in the community,

15 and has dreams for the future.

16 Someday, Sophia will be part of an average classroom of 25 students.

17 In Delaware, Students are surveyed each year about their perceptions and behaviors that might help or hinder them as they progress through school and life. Source: 2012 Delaware School Survey, Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies, University of Delaware.

18 Each student sits in a classroom of approximately 25 students, and the behavior of some may have an impact on them all.

19 Most 5 th graders feel safe in their neighborhood (86%). Most spend the after-school hours somewhere where there is an adult (85%). Those who don t are about 50% more likely to have tried alcohol. Source: 2012 Delaware School Survey, University of Delaware Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies

20 Almost all 5 th graders (91%) feel safe at school. Source: 2012 Delaware School Survey, University of Delaware Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies

21 At home, students spend their time: Online/watching TV/playing video games 33% spend ½ hour or less; 39% spend two hours or more Doing school work 61% spend ½ hour or less; 10% spend two hours or more Physically playing or exercising 19% spend ½ hour or less; 10% spend two hours or more Source: 2012 Delaware School Survey, University of Delaware Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies

22 The number of books in a student s household also is associated with school performance and behavior 21% report having 20 or fewer books at home, while 55% have 50 or more. 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 33% 33% 44% Get 'A" Grades 56% 0 Books 1-19 Books Books 50+ Books Source: 2012 Delaware School Survey, University of Delaware Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies

23 Parents usually know where their 5 th graders are (95%), although some lie to their parents about where they are (10%), and these students are 250% more likely to report having experimented with alcohol, having stolen something, or having destroyed someone else s property. Source: 2012 Delaware School Survey, University of Delaware Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies

24 Most students (95%) report that their parents ask if they have completed their homework, and most (90%) say their parents tell them when they have done a good job at school or at home. Source: 2012 Delaware School Survey, University of Delaware Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies

25 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 9% of 5 th graders almost one in 10 report having seen or heard adults in their household hurting each other in the past year. These students are more likely to experiment with cigarettes, alcohol and marijuana and more likely to hit someone else. 8% 3% 10% 24% 4% 1% 16% 37% Didn't See Violence Saw Violence Source: 2012 Delaware School Survey, University of Delaware Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies

26 Two out of three Delaware 5 th graders (64%)say their parents have spoken to them about the risks of alcohol use, and 69% say parents told them not to use alcohol. These students are less likely to have tried alcohol. 13% 11% 9% 7% 5% 11% Alcohol 12% Parents Talked about Risks Parents didn't Talk about Risks Source: 2012 Delaware School Survey, University of Delaware Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies

27 In Sophia s average 5 th grade classroom: 11% will have tried an alcoholic drink (not just a sip) this represents about 3 children in Sophia s classroom; only 17% will perceive a lot of risk in one or two drinks, and fewer than half (46%) will perceive a lot of risk in daily use. Source: 2012 Delaware School Survey

28 32% of Delaware 8 th graders (about 8 in the average classroom) drank alcohol in the past year 49% do not see great risk in binge drinking Almost 1 in 3 know where they can buy alcohol

29 Students who drink alcohol, smoke marijuana, or use other drugs in the past thirty days are more than three times as likely to skip class and almost twice as likely to cheat on a test. 16% of 8 th grade students have used alcohol in the past month.

30 These are the big kids Sophia now looks up to.

31 63% of Delaware 11 th graders (about 16 in the average classroom) drank alcohol in the past year 45% do not see great risk in binge drinking Almost 1 in 2 know where they can buy alcohol

32 Percent of Delaware High School Students Self-Reporting Alcohol Use in the Past 30 Days 50% 47% 40% 40% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% New Castle County Kent County Sussex County Source: 2011 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey, University of Delaware Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies

33 Percent of 11 th Grade Delaware Students Self-reporting Alcohol Use in the Past 30 Days 50% 40% 38% 35% 37% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% New Castle County Kent County Sussex County Wilmington Source: 2012 Delaware School Survey, University of Delaware Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies

34 Percent of 11 th Grade Delaware Students Self-reporting Binge Alcohol Use in the Past 30 Days 50% 40% 30% 20% 22% 19% 23% 22% 10% 0% New Castle County Kent County Sussex County Wilmington Source: 2012 Delaware School Survey, University of Delaware Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies

35 Percent of Delaware High School Students Self-reporting Binge Alcohol Use in the Past 30 Days 50% 40% 30% 20% 21% 26% 30% 10% 0% New Castle Kent Sussex Source: 2011 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey, University of Delaware Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies

36 Delaware 11 th Grade Students Who Report Driving Drunk in Past Year 14% 13% 13% 13% 12% 12% 12% 12% 11% 11% 11% 10% New Castle County Kent County Sussex County Wilmington Source: 2012 Delaware School Survey, University of Delaware Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies

37 50% Percent of Delaware High School Students Self-reporting Alcohol Use Before the Age of 13 40% 30% 20% 20% 20% 23% 10% 0% New Castle Kent Sussex Source: 2011 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey, University of Delaware Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies

38 50% Percent of Delaware High School Students Self-reporting Perceiving Great Risk in Drinking Alcohol Daily 40% 30% 37% 34% 31% 20% 10% 0% New Castle Kent Sussex Source: 2011 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey, University of Delaware Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies

39 Delaware High School Students Who Report Giving Someone Money to Buy Alcohol For Them % 12% 10% New Castle County Kent County Sussex County Source: 2011 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey, University of Delaware Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies

40 Delaware High School Students Who Report They Drank at Someone Else s House % % 22% New Castle County Kent County Sussex County Source: 2011 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey, University of Delaware Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies

41 Delaware High School Students Report 0.3 Types of Alcohol Drunk % 18% 25% 0.15 Beer % 8% 10% Liquor 0 New Castle County Kent County Sussex County Source: 2011 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey, University of Delaware Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies

42 Delaware 11 th Grade Students Report Sources of Alcohol 45% 40% 37% 40% 35% 30% 25% 27% 33% 24% 26% 31% 32% 25% Party Where Parents Bought Alcohol for Teens 20% 15% 10% 5% 16% 17% 14% Party with Alcohol/ No Parents Present Someone Over 21 Bought For Them 0% New Castle County Kent County Sussex County Wilmington Source: 2012 Delaware School Survey, University of Delaware Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies

43 High school students who are current drinkers are more than three times as likely as nondrinkers to have had sexual intercourse.

44 Delaware High School Students Self- Report Having Had Sexual Intercourse 64% 62% 60% 58% 61% 62% 56% 54% 54% 52% 50% New Castle County Kent County Sussex County Source: 2011 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey, University of Delaware Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies

45 Delaware High School Students Self- Report Having Had Sexual Intercourse With Four or More Partners 30% 26% 25% 22% 20% 19% 15% 10% 5% 0% New Castle County Kent County Sussex County Source: 2011 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey, University of Delaware Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies

46 And then there s college....

47 Binge Drinking, Delaware 8 th Grade-College (percentages) 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 56% 56% 60% 63% 57% 59% 60% 61% 63% 64% 66% 61% 61% 59% 29% 27% 29% 27% 28% 27% 27% 26% 26% 23% 24% 21% 21% 21% 14% 14% 12% 12% 11% 12% 11% 12% 11% 11% 11% 9% 8% 7% 8th Grade 11th Grade College

48 Past 30 Day Alcohol Use by Age Group Delaware BRFSS

49 Binge Drinking by Age Group, Delaware BRFSS

50 Delaware is in the top quartile for drinking and binge drinking among women aged (child bearing age). There is no data on the number of children born with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.

51 Delaware s alcohol-related robbery rate is estimated to be 16% higher than the national average. Alcohol positive fatal vehicle accidents (all ages) are 11% above the national average.

52 Delaware Adults Self-Reporting Having Drunk Alcohol in the Past 30 Days 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 64% 50% 53% 0% New Castle County Kent County Sussex County Source: 2010 Delaware Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System

53 Delaware Adults Self-Reporting Binge 25% Drinking 20% 21% 17% 15% 14% 10% 5% 0% New Castle County Kent County Sussex County Source: 2010 Delaware Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System Note: Binge drinking is defined as five or more drinks at a time for a male and four or more for a woman

54 Delaware Adults Self-Reporting Heavy Drinking 7% 6% 6% 6% 5% 4% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0% New Castle County Kent County Sussex County Source: 2010 Delaware Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System Note: Heavy drinking is defined as more than 2 drinks per day for a male and more than one per day for a female

55 Alcohol and Drug DUI Arrests per 100,000 in Population New Castle Kent Sussex Alcohl and Drug DUI

56 Drug DUI Arrests per 100,000 in Population New Castle Kent Sussex Drug DUI

57 Alcohol DUI Arrests per 100,000 in Population New Castle Kent Sussex 0.00 Alcohol DUI

58 Alcohol-Involved Traffic Related Crashes per 100,000 in Population New Castle Kent Sussex 0.00 Alcohol Related Crashes

59 Alcohol-Involved Traffic Related Deaths 8.00 per 100,000 in Population New Castle Kent Sussex 0.00 Alcohol Related Deaths

60 Not just the drinkers are killed.

61 Traffic Related Fatalities per 100,000 in Population New Castle Kent Sussex 0.00 Fatalities

62 Traffic Related Injuries per 100,000 in Population Injuries New Castle Kent Sussex

63 Drug and Narcotic Offenses per 100, People Received by Police by County New Castle Kent Sussex Source: Crime in Delaware Report prepared by the Office of Management and Budget and Statistical Analysis Center

64 Increases in Group A Offenses % 20.00% 21.50% 15.00% 10.00% 11% 5.00% 4.20% 0.00% New Castle County Kent County Sussex County Note: Group A Offenses include 22 crimes ranging from arson through assault, burglary, vandalism, drug offenses, homicides and forcible sex offenses Source: Crime in Delaware report of Delaware Statistical Analysis Center

65 Context of Review We saw data from: youth from the Delaware School Survey and the Youth Risk Behavior Survey Adults from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System for Delaware Adults from Highway Safety and Criminal Justice statistics

66 In general Sussex County youth and show levels of substance consumption and consequences similar to those in the other Delaware substate planning areas with the exception of cigarettes and alcohol For adults, alcohol-related consequences are higher in Sussex County Despite having a population more than four times that of Wilmington, each of Sussex, Kent, and the rest of New Castle County have less than half as many existing prevention Service agencies as does Wilmington pointing to a gap in service availability Extensive summary data are included in the Appendix document 2012 Delaware Substate Profile

67 Some Youth Specifics Kent high school youth report the least amount of past month drinking than others in the State Kent high school age youth report less binge drinking than in other parts of the State Kent 11 th graders are least likely to report driving while drunk Kent high school youth are least likely to report first drinking before age 13 Kent youth however are less likely to see a great risk from regular drinking

68 More Youth Specifics Kent youth are the least likely to get someone else to buy alcohol for them Kent youth are least likely to drink at a someone else s house, while they are most likely to drink riding in a car. Kent youth are least likely to drink hard liquor than youth in other parts of the State Kent youth are more likely than New Castle youth, but less likely than Sussex youth, to have parents or other adults buy alcohol for their parties Kent youth are least likely to have no parents present at parties

69 Adult Consequences Both Alcohol and Drug arrests for DUI are considerably higher in Sussex than in New Castle or Kent Counties per 100,000 pop. Alcohol-related crashes and fatalities are much more likely in Kent and Sussex Counties than in New Castle County per 100,000 pop. Traffic fatalities are greater in Kent and Sussex Counties, while traffic-related injuries are greater in New Castle County per 100,000 pop.

70 Potential Correlate of Alcohol use in Sussex and Kent Counties There are higher rates of drug and narcotic offenses in Sussex and Kent Counties compared to New Castle County The rate of Type A offenses (violent) is increasing most sharply in Sussex, next in Kent, and slowest in New Castle County. The rate of increase in Sussex is 5 times the rate in New Castle County

71 Existing Prevention Resources There are more than twice as many existing agencies providing prevention services in Wilmington, as compared to each of the rest of New Castle County, Kent County, and Sussex County This is true even though the population of Wilmington is one-fourth or less than that of the other three Substate planning areas

72 Distribution of Delaware Prevention, Treatment and Referral Resources Prevention Programs are more than twice as likely to exist in Wilmington than in each of the other Substate Planning areas (rest of New Castle County, Kent County, Sussex County)