A.C.T.I.O.N. Coalition Inc.

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To contact us:

A.C.T.I.O.N. Coalition Inc.

138 East Main Street

Mountain City, TN 37683

Phone:423-727-0780

Fax: 423-727-0788

E-mail: kcox@jctnac.org

 

                 Johnson County, Tennessee

 

Population-17,925

Average Household Income-$23,067      (National Average-$41,994)

49% county residents (18-24 yrs) hold a HS diploma (2000)

Tobacco Use*

 

7th graders

9-12th graders

Have you ever smoked

26%

54%

Smoked in the last year

16%

34%

Smoked in the last 30 days

7%

20%

In a study of point-of-sale compliance 24 of 54 (44%) of businesses sold tobacco to minors.

Alcohol Use*

 

7th Graders

9th -12th graders

Have you drunk alcohol

18%

64%

Have had alcohol in last 12 months

13%

51%

Have had alcohol in last 30 days

5%

25%

Have been to a party with alcohol in last 12 months

9%

34%

Have driven a car after drinking

5%

13%

Ridden in a car whose driver has been drinking

19%

42%

 

Marijuana/cocaine use*

 

7th graders

9th – 12th graders

Have ever used marijuana

5%

41%

Have used marijuana in last 12 months

5%

32%

Have ever used cocaine

 

7%

Have used cocaine in last 12 months

 

3%

Have huffed in last 12 months

14%

22%

Have huffed in last 30 days

11%

13%

 

Less that 10% of both 7th and 9th-12th graders have used heroin, LSD, and amphetamines

 

*From Search Institute’s Developmental Assets Survey (2005)

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