Data Files & Methods
Data Files
National Alternative High School1998
Documentation [pdf 250K] |
National College1995
Documentation [pdf 80K]
ASCII data [dat 740K] SPSS data [sav 740K] SAS data [sas7bdat 865K] SAS formats [sas7bcat 130K] |
Methods
Methodology of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System [pdf 270K]
MMWR 2004;53(RR-12):1–13; also available as HTML or for order
A Guide to Conducting Your Own Youth Risk Behavior Survey [pdf 108K]
Information useful to communities and groups that plan to conduct their own YRBS survey
Interpretation of YRBS Trend Data [pdf 78K]
Guidance on interpreting YRBS trend data analyses
Software for Analysis of YRBS Data [pdf 285K]
A review of software packages suitable for analyzing YRBS data and guidance on how to use them
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions asked about the YRBSS, including results, questionnaire content, validity and reliability, methods, and using the data files
Journal Articles
Brener ND, Billy JOG, Grady WR. Assessment of factors affecting the validity of self-reported health-risk behavior among adolescents: evidence from the scientific literature [pdf 200K]. Journal of Adolescent Health 2003;33:436–457.
Brener ND, Collins JL, Kann L, Warren CW, Williams BI. Reliability of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey questionnaire. American Journal of Epidemiology 1995;141:575–80.
Brener ND, Grunbaum JA, Kann L, McManus T, Ross J. Assessing health risk behaviors among adolescents: the effect of question wording and appeals for honesty. Journal of Adolescent Health 2004;35:91–100.
Brener ND, Kann L, McManus TL, Kinchen S, Sundberg EC, Ross JG. Reliability of the 1999 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Questionnaire [pdf 200K]. Journal of Adolescent Health 2002;31:336–342.
Brener ND, McManus T, Galuska DA, Lowry R, Wechsler H. Reliability and validity of self-reported height and weight among high school students. Journal of Adolescent Health 2003;32:281–287.
Brener ND; Eaton DK, Kann L, et al.
The association of survey setting and mode with self-reported health risk behaviors among high school students [pdf 120K]. Public Opinion Quarterly 2006;70:354–374.
Brener ND, Kann L, McManus T. A comparison of two survey questions on race and ethnicity among high school students. Public Opinion Quarterly 2003;67:227–236.
Eaton DK, Brener ND, Kann L, Pittman V. High school student responses to different question formats assessing race/ethnicity. Journal of Adolescent Health 2007;41:488–494.
Eaton DK, Lowry R, Brener ND, Grunbaum JA, Kann L. Passive versus active parental permission in school-based survey research: does the type of permission affect prevalence estimates of risk behaviors? Evaluation Review 2004;28(6):564–577.
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