Some of the major behavioral changes identified in the South Dakota Youth Risk Behavior Survey Trend Report include the following:

Decrease in the percentage of students who, during the past 30 days, rode in a vehicle with a driver who had been drinking alcohol (50 percent in 1991 to 32 percent in 2005)

• Decrease in the percentage of students who, during the past 30 days, drove a vehicle when they had been drinking alcohol (28 percent in 1991 to 17 percent in 2005)
• Decrease in the percentage of students who reported binge drinking within the past month (41 percent in 1991 to 34 percent in 2005)
• Decrease in the percentage of students who considered attempting suicide (30 percent in 1991 to 19 percent in 2005)
• Decrease in the percentage of students who have ever tried cigarettes (69 percent in 1991 to 61 percent in 2005), used smokeless tobacco (23 percent in 1995 to 13 percent in 2005), or used methamphetamine (10 percent in 1999 to 7 percent in 2005)
• Increase in the percentage of students who ever used marijuana (21 percent in 1991 to 37 percent in 2005)
• Decrease in the percentage who have ever had sexual intercourse (48 percent in

  1991 to 44 percent in 2005)

• Decrease in the percentage who have been taught about AIDS/HIV in school (88 percent in 1991 to 86 percent in 2005)
• Increase in the percentage of students who are at risk for becoming overweight (11 percent in 1999 to 14 percent in 2005)

A complete copy of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey Trend Report is available at the Department of Education's Web site at www.doe.sd.gov.