Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six types of health-risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults, including—
- Behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence
- Sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV infection
- Alcohol and other drug use
- Tobacco use
- Unhealthy dietary behaviors
- Inadequate physical activity
YRBSS also measures the prevalence of obesity and asthma among youth and young adults.
YRBSS includes a national school-based survey conducted by CDC and state, territorial, tribal, and local surveys conducted by state, territorial, and local education and health agencies and tribal governments.
Note: National, state, and local YRBS 2011 results will be released in early summer of 2012.
Youth Online Interactive Data Tables
Analyze and create custom tables and graphs and perform statistical tests on high school and middle school YRBS results from 1991 to 2009, by site and health topic
Results & Fact Sheets, 2009
2009 Results
- Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—United States, 2009 [pdf 3.5M]
Health Risk Behaviors by Sex [pdf 333K]
Health Risk Behaviors by Race/Ethnicity [pdf 259K]
Compare State/District and National Results
Results and Maps in Slide Format
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National Trends, 1991—2009
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All Students [pdf 176K]
By Race/Ethnicity
Topic Specific
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All Students [pdf 176K]
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Participation
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Youth Risk Behavior & School Health Policy Fact Sheets
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Obesity
Sexual Risk Behaviors
Tobacco
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Contact Us:
- Division of Adolescent and School Health
4770 Buford Hwy, NE
MS K29
Atlanta, GA 30341 - 800-CDC-INFO
(800-232-4636)
TTY: (888) 232-6348
Hours of Operation
8am-8pm
ET/Monday-Friday
Closed Holidays - cdcinfo@cdc.gov
