Table 3. Sample sizes, response rates, and demographic characteristics* — United States and selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2021

Table 3. Sample sizes, response rates, and demographic characteristics* — United States and selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2019
Site Student
Sample size
Response rate (%) Sex (%) Grade (%) Race/Ethnicity (%)
School Student Overall Female Male 9 10 11 12 White Black Hispanic Other§
National survey 17,232 73 79 58  48.3  51.7  26.6  25.4  24.3  23.5  50.7  12.1  25.4  11.8
State surveys              
Alabama    419 23 74 17  49.0  51.0  28.4  24.8  23.9  22.6  53.9  31.1   9.8   5.2
Arizona  1,181 58 78 45  49.5  50.5  25.3  24.9  23.5  25.5  37.5   4.8  46.7  11.1
Arkansas  1,552 91 69 63  51.5  48.5  25.8  25.6  24.5  23.6  60.6  19.3  13.9   6.2
Colorado  1,036 60 74 44  48.7  51.3  26.9  25.4  24.3  23.3  54.1   3.4  32.9   9.6
Connecticut  1,760 50 80 40  48.9  51.1  27.5  24.9  23.6  23.7  51.4  12.7  27.2   8.7
Delaware  1,578 86 74 63  49.5  50.5  28.1  25.5  22.7  23.6  42.9  31.3  17.6   8.2
Florida  4,672 99 64 64  49.1  50.9  26.4  25.4  24.2  23.5  37.5  21.4  34.3   6.7
Georgia    604 16 80 13  49.7  50.3  27.8  26.3  23.7  22.0  39.9  36.0  16.5   7.6
Hawaii  5,637 100 73 73  47.8  52.2  30.3  25.2  23.4  20.8  17.2   0.9  11.6  70.3
Idaho    990 45 71 32  50.7  49.3  27.6  25.7  24.2  22.2  74.9   1.3  18.6   5.2
Illinois  2,975 76 80 61  48.8  51.2  26.0  25.4  24.6  24.0  49.9  13.9  26.6   9.6
Indiana  1,029 88 81 71  49.0  51.0  25.9  25.8  24.5  23.8  70.3  10.8  11.7   7.3
Iowa  1,387 57 89 51  51.8  48.2  26.2  25.1  24.3  24.2  74.7   5.7  12.3   7.3
Kansas  1,517 76 77 59  49.0  51.0  26.6  24.9  24.2  24.0  63.7   6.6  20.3   9.4
Kentucky  2,178 93 78 72  48.9  51.1  26.8  25.9  23.9  23.3  76.3  10.3   7.5   5.9
Louisiana    639 41 76 31  49.2  50.8  26.2  26.6  24.7  22.0  46.2  41.8   6.9   5.0
Maine  6,526 65 71 46  48.2  51.8  24.9  25.2  25.0  24.8  89.1   2.8   3.0   5.1
Maryland 35,605 99 74 73  49.2  50.8  27.7  25.8  23.2  22.9  36.5  33.0  18.7  11.8
Michigan  3,751 67 70 47  49.2  50.8  26.4  25.4  24.3  23.6  68.3  15.7   8.1   7.9
Mississippi  1,747 95 76 72  49.8  50.2  28.8  25.3  23.7  21.9  44.1  47.6   5.1   3.2
Missouri    892 49 76 37  48.8  51.2  26.5  25.2  24.3  23.8  70.3  15.0   7.4   7.3
Montana  4,467 100 85 85  48.8  51.2  27.4  25.5  24.4  22.5  78.7   0.9   5.2  15.1
Nebraska    676 48 74 35  48.2  51.8  24.7  24.8  24.5  25.6  66.1   6.7  19.3   7.9
Nevada  1,715 100 73 73  48.8  51.2  26.7  25.8  24.6  22.6  29.6  10.7  44.5  15.1
New Hampshire 13,757 85 78 66  48.6  51.4  27.3  24.5  24.3  23.6  83.4   2.4   7.3   6.9
New Jersey    695 46 56 26  55.1  44.9  25.1  25.1  25.0  24.7  46.0  12.9  27.9  13.1
New Mexico  4,554 81 63 51  49.2  50.8  30.7  25.1  22.6  21.4  21.6   1.2  63.0  14.2
New York  4,634 60 71 42  48.9  51.1  26.0  25.4  24.4  23.8  45.7  16.7  25.7  11.9
North Carolina  1,720 45 66 30  49.2  50.8  30.5  25.4  23.4  20.4  46.9  24.5  19.3   9.3
North Dakota  2,009 87 78 68  48.5  51.5  27.0  25.6  23.9  23.6  75.5   5.8   3.7  15.0
Oklahoma  1,690 74 81 60  48.4  51.6  26.7  25.0  24.6  23.6  48.3   8.3  18.2  25.3
Pennsylvania  1,639 73 75 55  48.6  51.4  25.9  25.3  24.5  24.2  66.3  13.9  11.9   7.9
Rhode Island  2,153 88 72 63  46.7  53.3  27.2  24.2  23.7  23.6  54.0   8.9  29.0   8.1
South Carolina  1,602 46 78 36  49.5  50.5  27.4  25.1  22.1  22.5  53.1  33.7   8.0   5.2
South Dakota    944 60 70 42  48.5  51.5  28.8  26.0  23.6  21.4  71.8   1.8   6.1  20.3
Tennessee  1,974 94 71 67  49.0  51.0  27.5  26.9  23.1  22.1  65.6  14.0   8.2  12.2
Texas  1,682 60 79 47  49.0  51.0  27.1  26.1  24.1  22.6  27.5  12.6  52.4   7.5
Utah  1,501 94 58 55  48.9  51.1  26.0  25.7  24.7  23.5  74.1   1.7  17.3   7.0
Vermont 17,412 98 73 72  47.9  52.1  26.3  24.7  25.1  23.6  83.1   2.9   5.3   8.7
Virginia  3,083 68 67 46  49.9  50.1  26.1  25.0  24.3  24.6  31.8  17.6  18.1  32.5
West Virginia    483 44 64 28  48.5  51.5  26.8  26.3  24.2  22.6  89.9   1.2   1.9   7.0
Wisconsin  1,838 86 81 70  48.6  51.4  25.3  24.8  24.7  24.7  70.1   8.8  12.4   8.7
District surveys             
Albuquerque, NM  2,456 89 59 52  49.0  51.0  36.7  24.9  20.1  18.2  18.9   2.2  69.1   9.8
Broward County, FL    802 100 35 35  48.8  51.2  24.9  25.4  24.0  25.7  19.6  39.5  34.6   6.4
Chicago, IL  1,092 74 73 54  47.7  52.3  26.9  25.2  24.2  23.7  12.5  29.7  49.9   8.0
Cleveland, OH  1,242 100 63 63  47.9  52.1  29.2  29.7  20.8  20.1  11.9  65.6  19.6   2.9
Duval County, FL  3,387 100 66 66  49.9  50.1  28.0  27.6  22.6  21.6  31.6  45.3  13.0  10.1
Eaton Consortium, MI  1,133 100 71 71  48.8  51.2  28.0  25.6  24.4  21.9  53.9  20.5  13.3  12.3
Ft. Worth, TX  1,813 100 77 77  49.9  50.1  32.4  23.6  23.6  20.2   9.9  20.0  67.2   2.9
Gaston County, NC  1,446 100 80 80  48.2  51.8  31.1  25.0  22.6  20.5  52.8  23.7  16.8   6.7
Genesee Consortium, MI    935 100 70 70  50.3  49.7  29.9  25.8  23.5  20.8  33.1  54.6   4.9   7.4
Hillsborough County, FL  1,223 100 76 76  50.1  49.9  26.5  25.8  24.4  23.2  33.8  20.6  36.5   9.1
Houston, TX  2,348 97 76 74  49.0  51.0  34.0  23.7  21.9  19.9   7.7  24.1  62.8   5.4
Los Angeles, CA  2,127 96 79 76  48.3  51.7  26.8  26.3  22.1  21.5   6.7   7.2  79.4   6.8
New York City, NY  3,944 72 72 52  49.0  51.0  27.6  25.6  23.7  22.7  12.5  28.2  39.7  19.6
Newark, NJ  1,143 100 56 56  48.8  51.2  28.3  25.4  23.4  22.7   0.2  42.9  47.4   9.5
Oakland, CA  1,309 100 67 67  50.5  49.5  24.5  24.2  25.1  26.1   7.5  25.1  45.8  21.6
Orange County, FL  1,441 100 70 70  49.8  50.2  26.1  26.4  24.3  23.1  25.2  24.4  42.7   7.7
Palm Beach County, FL  2,177 100 73 73  49.5  50.5  25.9  26.0  24.2  23.5  31.3  25.5  36.6   6.6
Pasco County, FL  1,374 100 75 75  47.4  52.6  27.3  24.3  24.5  23.6  64.8   6.5  21.9   6.8
Philadelphia, PA  1,351 94 72 67  49.6  50.4  29.6  25.3  23.1  21.7  12.7  49.9  21.2  16.1
Portland, OR  1,424 100 78 78  50.9  49.1  27.1  25.4  23.6  23.8  55.8   8.2  17.3  18.7
San Diego, CA  1,551 100 80 80  47.9  52.1  31.0  24.5  22.8  21.4  23.4   6.3  45.4  24.9
San Francisco, CA  2,291 95 59 56  46.7  53.3  23.7  24.2  25.9  25.8  10.9   5.2  30.8  53.1
Seattle, WA  1,532 100 93 93  47.5  52.5  39.5   9.2  41.5   9.7  45.4  14.9  14.6  25.1
Shelby County, TN  1,384 96 74 71  49.8  50.2  29.8  25.2  23.3  21.5   5.3  72.4  16.7   5.5
Spartanburg County, SC  1,372 100 78 78  47.6  52.4  29.6  26.1  22.2  22.1  61.9  21.5   8.7   8.0

* Weighted population estimates for the United States and each site.
 Non-Hispanic.
§ American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and multiple race (non-Hispanic).