Kentucky Incentives for Prevention (KIP) Survey
The KIP survey is Kentucky’s largest source of data related to student use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD), as well as a number of factors related to potential substance use.
REACH Evaluation is the contractor responsible for administration, scoring, and dissemination of results, and has held this responsibility for eight survey administrations in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2021. (Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and widespread school closures and hybrid learning environments across the state, the survey was not held in fall 2020 as originally planned.)
The KIP survey provides information about student self-reported use of substances (e.g., within the last 30 days, last year), student perceptions about substance use (e.g., level of risk, peer and parent disapproval), and perceived accessibility of substances in the community.
The 2021 KIP Survey included the addition of several new critical new items to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, impacts of the racial justice movement, experience of race-based discrimination, and risk perception associated with vaping, cannabis use, sleep habits, gender identity, and more.
Once the survey data are gathered and analyzed, each participating school district receives a report outlining district-specific results, and depicting comparisons to the region, state and (when available) the rest of country. Statewide and regional trend reports are also published each administration and available to the public on the KIP website.
In 2021, over 93,000 students representing 127 school districts completed the survey, and the information gathered provided an invaluable substance abuse prevention tool for those communities. Districts utilize their KIP results extensively for grant-writing purposes, prevention activities, and various other needs related to program planning.
For expanded information on the KIP Survey initiative, including a technical overview, resources, related research, and most recent publications, please visit the KIP website.