Cortland Counts: An Assessment of Health and Well Being in Cortland County NY

The following table shows the results of four rounds of surveys done over the past six years in the local schools. Zero Adolescent Pregnancy or ZAP! sponsored this research done by an outside evaluator. ZAP is Cortland's award winning teen pregnancy prevention program of the Cortland County Health Department, the YWCA and the City Youth Bureau.
Cortland County Eighth Grade Survey Results: January 2000 (N=570) and January 2002 (N=526)*
	January 2000	January 2002
Yes, I did use something to prevent HIV or pregnancy	56 of 65 say "YES" (86%)	68 of 87 say "YES" (78%)
Forced you to have sex when you didn't want to	No: 98% Yes: 2%	No: 96% Yes: 4%
Physical violence in the last year:
Pushed/shoved	63% (once or more)	65%
Punched/hit	51%	52%
Beat up	30%	31%
Pain from a fight	28%	29%
Threaten with a gun or knife	4%	6%
Actual Survey Questions Did you use or do anything to prevent HIV or pregnancy the last time you had consenting sex? I have not had sex, No I did not use anything, Yes I did Has anyone, ever in your life, forced you to have sex when you didn't want to? No/Yes During the last year, about how often would you say that you pushed or shoved someone else? During the last year, about how often would you say that you punched or hit someone with something that could hurt? During the last year, about how often would you say that you beat up someone? During the last year, about how often would you say that you felt physical pain that still hurt the next day because of a fight with someone? During the last year, about how often would you say that you threatened someone with a knife or a gun? *Entire sample of all eighth-grade students in the county's schools for each year.