The best way to know how our youth are doing is to ask them directly. The TAP Survey provides a safe, confidential and anonymous way for a large number of youth to respond directly to a wide range of questions. The questions cover such topics as - how they spend their time, the importance of their education, what worries them, how closely parents monitor their behavior, substance abuse, sexuality and much more. Their responses to these questions are documented and analyzed in this report. This provides a unique assessment on the status of youth in Oneida County.
The report reviews the findings from this survey, looks at trends using the results from the three previous TAP Surveys conducted in 1999, 2003 and 2007, and compares these local findings with national survey results. The 2011 Oneida County Teen Assessment Project (TAP) Survey is the fourth one the Herkimer-Oneida Counties Comprehensive Program (HOCCPP) has conducted. Since the first done in Oneida County in 999, HOCCPP has administered the survey every four years. Oneida County now has valuable local information regarding the concerns, perceptions and behaviors of our youth that spans 12 years.
If you are interested in seeing the survey in its entirety you can download the 2011 Oneida County TAP Survey Report. If you have questions about the survey or the report, you can contact Chip Bassett, a Principal Planner with HOCCPP, at cbassett@ocgov.net.
Here are several slides showing data concerning smoking, drinking, marijuana use, and mental health/suicide ideation issues. Much more data is available in the report !
