What to know
- Resources to inform partners and community members about adolescent health risk behaviors and experiences.
- The YRBSS results toolkit helps in identifying the factors that contribute to the leading causes of illness, death, and disability among young people.
Web and data analysis tools
Web pages
Key trends in adolescent behaviors and experiences from 2015-2025.
This allows users to access Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) data and perform statistical tests. Users can also create customized tables, maps, and graphs.
2023 National and Combined datasets now available in Access and ASCII.
View or download most recent MMWR Supplements, related MMWR publications, and YRBSS reports.
Data analysis tools
This allows users to access Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) data and perform statistical tests. Users can also create customized tables, maps, and graphs.
This provides YRBSS data in pre-created tables and graphs. YRBS Explorer allows users to examine national, state, and local data without conducting analyses.
This tool allows users to run a real-time data analysis that generates frequencies, cross tabulations, and stratified results.
Sample social media posts
- JUST RELEASED: CDC'S Youth Health in Focus: Findings from the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) 2015–2025 is now available. Get a first look at key YRBS data and trends in health behaviors and experiences of U.S. high school students. Read the report.
- NOW AVAILABLE: The new Youth Health in Focus report from CDC highlights 10-year trends and 2-year changes in health behaviors among high school students in the United States. Report shows that while some behaviors & experiences worsened for youth from 2023–2025, there were signs of progress, including in the areas of nutrition & mental health. Explore the Full Report.
- New CDC data available: See the latest data on health risks and experiences among U.S. high school students. #CDCYRBS https://bit.ly/4448MCp
Content Source
Adolescent and School Health; National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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Published: September 25, 2024
Updated: August 29, 2024
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