Data and Statistics
YRBSS: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors priority health-risk behaviors and the prevalence of obesity and asthma among youth and young adults. The YRBSS includes a national school-based survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state, territorial, tribal, and district surveys conducted by state, territorial, and local education and health agencies and tribal governments.

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Fact Sheets National Results Overview [pdf 173K] Selected national results National Trends in Risk Behaviors Changes in risk behaviors over time, 1991–2009 Sex Subgroups [pdf 215k] Selected national results by sex Race/Ethnicity Subgroups [pdf 223k] Selected national results by race/ethnicity Student Behaviors and School Policies and Practices National, state, and large urban school district specific fact sheets on childhood obesity, HIV, other STD, and teen pregnancy prevention, and tobacco use that combine YRBS data with either 2006 School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) data or 2008 School Health Profiles data  Comparisons Between State or District and National Results Selected state and large urban school district results compared to national results     Comprehensive Results Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—United States, 2009 [pdf 3.5M] MMWR 2010;59(SS-5):1–142. Youth Online (New and Improved) Analyze and create custom tables and graphs and perform statistical tests on high school and middle school YRBS results from 1991-2009, by site and health topic. Includes enhanced filtering, sorting, and customization. Participation Map 2009 Illustrates the states, large urban school districts, tribal governments, and territories that conducted a YRBS   History of Participation and Data Quality 1991–2009 Participation status for states, large urban school districts, tribal governments, and territories including the quality of the data Slides 2009 YRBS results and maps available as a PowerPoint presentation   Publications and Data Files YRBSS Publications Complete list of YRBSS publications, including MMWR articles, journal articles, and reports 2009 National Data Files and Documentation Data files in SAS, SPSS, ASCII, Access, analysis resources, and a data users manual for the 2009 national YRBS  1991–2007 National Data Files and Documentation Data files in SAS, SPSS, ASCII, and Access, analysis resources, and a data users manual for the 1991–2007 national YRBS      General Information YRBSS in Brief Background information on the YRBSS including uses for the data YRBSS Methods MMWRs, guidance documents, and journal articles that provide information on YRBSS methods, measuring risk behaviors among youth, and analyzing YRBS data Questionnaires and Item Rationale 2011 YRBS questionnaires and item rationale and 2011 middle school questionnaire Frequently Asked Questions Answers to common questions asked about the YRBSS, including results, questionnaire content, validity and reliability, methods, and using the data files   *Documents on this page are available in Portable Document Format (PDF). Learn more about viewing and printing these documents with Acrobat Reader.

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Page last reviewed: June 03, 2010
Page last modified: July 08, 2010
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health

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