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The Violence Prevention United States [pdf134k] fact sheet combines results from the 2007 national YRBS and SHPPS 2006 to

  • Identify the percent of high school students who carry weapons, engage in physical violence, and feel unsafe.
  • Describe characteristics of health education, violence prevention programs, and the school environment among U.S. high schools that may help address the problem.

State and Large Urban School District Fact Sheets*

These fact sheets combine results from the 2007 state and district YRBS and 2006 state and district Profiles to

  • Identify the percent of high school students who carry weapons, engage in physical violence, and feel unsafe.
  • Describe state and local characteristics of health education, violence prevention programs, and the school environment among middle and high schools that may help address the problem.

States1

Alaska (pdf146K) Mississippi (pdf127K)
Arizona (pdf131K) Missouri (pdf127K)
Arkansas (pdf131K) Montana (pdf127K)
Connecticut (pdf132K) New Hampshire (pdf127K)
Delaware (pdf131K) New York (pdf127K)
Florida (pdf117K) North Carolina (pdf127K)
Georgia (pdf127K) North Dakota (pdf126K)
Hawaii (pdf128K) Rhode Island (pdf127K)
Idaho (pdf127K) South Carolina (pdf127K)
Illinois (pdf127K) South Dakota (pdf127K)
Iowa (pdf127K) Tennessee (pdf127K)
Kansas (pdf127K) Texas (pdf127K)
Maine (pdf127K) Utah (pdf127K)
Massachusetts (pdf127K) Vermont (pdf127K)
Michigan (pdf127K) West Virginia (pdf115K)

Districts1

Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC (pdf132K) Memphis, TN (pdf127K)
Chicago, IL (pdf135K) Miami-Dade County, FL (pdf127K)
Dallas, TX (pdf131K) Orange County, FL (pdf127K)
District of Columbia (pdf127K) Philadelphia, PA (pdf127K)
Hillsborough County, FL (pdf127K) San Diego, CA (pdf127K)
Los Angeles, CA (pdf127K) San Francisco, CA (pdf127K)

1. States and districts listed above had weighted data for both the 2007 YRBS and 2006 Profiles. This means that for YRBS, the site achieved at least a 60% overall response rate. For Profiles, the site achieved at least a 70% school response rate. With weighted data, it is possible to say, for example, "X% of high school students in our state smoked cigarettes during the past month and X% of middle schools and high schools in our state taught tobacco use prevention education."

YRBS

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

Profiles

The School Health Profiles Survey (Profiles) is a system of surveys assessing school health policies and programs in states, territories, tribes, and large urban school districts. Profiles surveys are conducted biennially by state, territorial, and local education and health agencies and tribal governments among middle school and high school principals and lead health education teachers.

SHPPS

The School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) is a national survey periodically conducted to assess school health policies and practices at the state, district, school, and classroom levels.

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