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YRBSS
History of Participation & Data Quality, 19912007

The following is the participation status for states, territories, and districts
including the quality of the data (weighted or unweighted).
 

Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 19912007
Participation History and Data Quality by
Territory and Year

Weighted Weighted1 Unweighted Unweighted2 -- Did not participate
 

States 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007
American Samoa

--

Weighted

--

Weighted

Weighted

Unweighted Unweighted

--

Weighted
Guam

--

--

Weighted Weighted Unweighted Weighted Unweighted Unweighted Weighted
Marshall Islands

--

--

Unweighted

--

Unweighted Unweighted Weighted -- Weighted
Northern Mariana Islands -- -- Unweighted Unweighted -- Unweighted Weighted Weighted Weighted
Palau -- -- -- -- Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted
Puerto Rico Weighted -- Weighted Weighted -- Unweighted -- Weighted --
Virgin Islands Unweighted Weighted Weighted Weighted -- Unweighted Weighted -- --
Total Participating 2 2 5 5 4 7 6 4 5
Total Unweighted 1 0 2 1 2 5 2 1 0
Total Weighted 1 2 3 4 2 2 4 3 5
Percent Weighted 50.0 100.0 60.0 80.0 50.0 28.6 66.7 75.0 100.0

1. Weighted results mean that the overall response rate was at least 60%. The overall response rate is calculated by multiplying the school response rate times the student response rate. Weighted results are representative of all students in grades 912 attending public schools in each jurisdiction. With weighted data, it is possible to say, for example, "X% of students in territory Y never or rarely wore a seat belt when riding in a car driven by someone else."

2. Unweighted data represent only the students who completed the survey.

 


       




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Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health

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