Table 13. High school students who engaged in unhealthy behaviors to lose weight or keep from gaining weight by gender, race/ethnicity, and grade, in percent
			Took Diet Pills, Powders, or Liquids to Lose or Keep From Gaining Weight**†				Vomitted or Took Laxatives to Lose Weight or Keep From Gaining Weight**
			Female	Male	Total		Female	Male	Total
Galveston*
	Race/ethnicity
	White		7.3	3.2	5.5		6.3	5.4	5.7
	Black		5.5	6.9	6.2		2.8	4.9	4.1
	Hispanic		8.7	5.7	7.0		5.9	3.2	4.4
	All other		5.8	4.4	4.7		2.9	4.3	3.3
	Grade
	9		7.4	2.8	5.1		3.9	3.6	3.6
	10		5.5	7.3	6.4		4.3	5.5	5.2
	11		8.8	4.0	6.5		8.8	3.3	6.3
	12		8.1	9.7	8.5		2.7	5.3	3.7
	2007 Total*		7.2	5.5	6.4		4.9	4.5	4.7
Texas*			10.7	5.8	8.2		7.0	3.8	5.4
United States*			8.1	4.6	6.3		6.2	2.8	4.5
*Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance survey. Galveston 2007, Texas and United States 2005.
** During the 30 days preceding the survey.
† Without a doctor's advice.
White = non-Hispanic white,   Hispanic = any race, Black = non-Hispanic black,
All other = any other non-Hispanic