Suburban Myths....

Among 12th-graders, 74 percent of suburban students have drunk more than two or three times, compared with 71 percent of urban students. What's more, 63 percent of suburban 12th-graders say they drink without family members present, compared with 58 percent of urban 12th-graders. And 22 percent of suburban 12th-graders say they have driven while drunk, compared to 16 percent of urban 12th-graders
Amonng 12th grade, 62 percent of suburban students have smoked cigarettes, compared to 54 percent of urban students. Perhaps more important, 37 percent of suburban 12th-graders have smoked regularly (that is, at least once a day for a period of at least 30 days), compared to 30 percent of urban 12th-graders.
Among 12th-graders, 74 percent of suburban students have drunk more than two or three times, compared with 71 percent of urban students. What's more, 63 percent of suburban 12th-graders say they drink without family members present, compared with 58 percent of urban 12th-graders. And 22 percent of suburban 12th-graders say they have driven while drunk, compared to 16 percent of urban 12th-graders.
Two thirds of suburban and urban 12th graders have had sex; 43 percent of suburban 12th-graders and 39 percent of urban 12th-graders have had sex outside of a "romantic relationship"
20 percent of urban 12th-graders have been pregnant; 14 percent of suburbam girls have.
suburbam teenswere more likely to report chewing tobacco compared to rural white teens. This pattern was strikingly different from the racial differences found among urban teens (9 differences) and suburban teens (7 differences).
Mental health care staff from suburban schools were less likely than their counterparts in urban schools to receive training for certain teen violence services.
Suburban schools were more likely than urban schools to monitor school hallways and to arm their security staff, but less likely to use a closed campus, prohibit bookbags, require school uniforms, use surveillance cameras, use uniformed police,use undercover police, and use security guards.