Cleveland/Lincoln Youth Perceptions Survey
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1. In what County is your school located?

2. How old are you?

3. What grade are you in?

4. Are you:

5. What is your race?

6. Putting them all together, what were your grades like last year?

7. I feel safe at my school.

8. Think of your four best friends (the friends you feel closest to). In the past year (12 months), how many of your best friends have:

Been suspended from school?

9. Think of your four best friends (the friends you feel closest to). In the past year (12 months), how many of your best friends have:

Carried a handgun?

10. Think of your four best friends (the friends you feel closest to). In the past year (12 months), how many of your best friends have:

Sold illegal drugs?

11. Think of your four best friends (the friends you feel closest to). In the past year (12 months), how many of your best friends have:

Stolen or tried to steal a car?

12. Think of your four best friends (the friends you feel closest to). In the past year (12 months), how many of your best friends have:

Been arrested or charged with a crime?

13. Think of your four best friends (the friends you feel closest to). In the past year (12 months), how many of your best friends have:

Dropped out of school?

14. Think of your four best friends (the friends you feel closest to). In the past year (12 months), how many of your best friends have:

Been members of a gang?

15. Do any of the students at your school belong to a gang?

16. What about gangs that don't have members attending your school... have any of those gangs come around your school in the past six months?

If you answered YES to any of the three previous questions, please answer questions 17-20, otherwise continue on to the next section.

17. How often have gangs been involved in fights, attacks, or violence at your school in the past six months?

18. Have gangs been involved in the sale of drugs at your school in the past six months?

19. Have any gang members brought guns to your school in the past six months?

20. Do the gangs around your school do the following things:

The next section asks about your experiences with gangs. (A "crew" or a "posse" is considered a gang.) If you have NEVER been in a gang, please skip to question #32.

21. Have you ever belonged to a gang?

22. If you belonged to a gang, did that gang have a name?

23. If you answered yes to question #22, what was the name of the gang?

24. Are you a gang member now?

25. How many members are there in your gang?

26. How many boys belong to your gang?

27. How many girls belong to your gang?

28. If you belong to a gang, suppose the circle below represents your gang. How far from the center of the gang are you? Choose the number

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29. If you are in a gang, do the following describe your gang? Pick all that apply.

30. Why did you join the gang? Mark all that apply.

31. If you are in a gang, does your gang do the following things? If you are not in a gang, do not answer this question.

The next questions ask about the neighborhood and community where you live.

32. If you wanted to get some beer, wine, or hard liquor (for example, vodka, whiskey, or gin), it would be hard to get.

33. If you wanted to get some cigarettes, they would be hard to get.

34. If you wanted to get a drug like cocaine, LSD, or amphetamines, it would be hard to get.

35. If you wanted to get a handgun, it would be hard to get.

36. If you wanted to get some marijuana, it would be hard to get.

37. If a kid smoked marijuana in your neighborhood, he or she would be caught by the police.

38. About how many adults (over 21) have you known personally who in the past year have:

Used marijuana, crack, cocaine, or other drugs?

39. About how many adults (over 21) have you known personally who in the past year have:

Sold or dealt drugs?

40. About how many adults (over 21) have you known personally who in the past year have:

Done other things that could get them in trouble with the police like stealing, selling stolen goods, mugging, or assulting others, etc?

41. About how many adults (over 21) have you known personally who in the past year have:

Gotten drunk or high?

42. Which of the following activities for people your age are available in your community

43. How many times have you changed schools including changing from elementary to middle and middle to high school since kindergarten?

44. Have you changed homes in the past year(the last 12 months)?

45. I feel safe in my neighborhood.