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National Trends in Risk Behaviors

National Trends in Risk Behaviors

These fact sheets show trend data from 19912007 for selected risk behaviors. Each fact sheet provides
  • The percentage and confidence intervals for each year that has available data.
  • Changes from 19912007 based on multivariate trend analysis.
  • Changes from 20052007 based on t-test analyses.

Fact Sheets

Summary:

Summary of Selected Risk Behaviors for All Students (pdf—176k)
Summary of Selected Risk Behaviors by Race/Ethnicity
Black (pdf—155k)| Hispanic (pdf—174k)| White (pdf—175k)

Prevalence of:

Alcohol Use (pdf—92k)
Behaviors that Contribute to Unintentional Injury (pdf—92k)
Behaviors that Contribute to Violence (pdf—134k)
Behaviors that Contribute to Violence on School Property (pdf—92k)
Marijuana, Cocaine, and Other Illegal Drug Use (pdf—101k)
Obesity, Dietary Behaviors and Weight Control Practices (pdf—137k)
Physical Activity (pdf—96k)
Sexual Behaviors (pdf—127k)
Suicide Ideation and Attempts (pdf—92k)
Tobacco Use (pdf—101k)

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Page last reviewed: April 11, 2008
Page last modified: April 11, 2008
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health

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