Line Chart: High School Students Who Carried a Weapon in the Past
30 Days, by Sex and Race/Ethnicity: 1993-2003

(Percent of Students)

Non Hispanic White Male:
1993: 33.4; 1995: 30.6; 1997: 27; 1999: 28.6; 2001: 31.3; 2003: 27.1

Non-Hispanic White Female:
1993: 6.9; 1995: 5.5; 1997: 4.4; 1999: 3.6; 2001: 5.1; 2003: 5.5

Non-Hispanic Black Male:
1993: 38.2; 1995: 29.6; 1997: 29.1; 1999: 23.1; 2001: 22.4; 2003: 24.9

Non-Hispanic Black Female:
1993: 18.9; 1995: 15.7; 1997: 14.7; 1999: 11.7; 2001: 8.6; 2003: 9.8

Hispanic Male:
1993: 37.3; 1995: 36.6; 1997: 35; 1999: 29.5; 2001: 26; 2003: 24.3

Hispanic Female:
1993: 11.5; 1995: 13.2; 1997: 9.6; 1999: 8.4; 2001: 7.4; 2003: 8.5

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth risk behavior surveillance: United States, 2003. MMWR, Vol. 53, No. SS-2; 2004 May.