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Methodology

CDC. Methodology of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System [pdf 270K]. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 2004;53(RR-12):1–13. Also available as HTML or order a printed copy.

YRBS Surveillance Summaries, by date

CDC. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—Selected Steps Communities, 2005 [pdf 575K]. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 2007;56(SS-02):1–16. Also available as  HTML.

CDC. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—United States, 2005 [pdf 300K]. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 2006;55(SS-05):1–108. Also available as  HTML or order a printed copy.

CDC. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—United States, 2003 [pdf 300K]. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 2004;53(SS-02):1–96. Also available as HTML or order a printed copy. See also the MMWR erratum.

CDC. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—United States, 2001 [pdf 16.1Mb]. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 2002;51 (SS-04):1–64. Also available as HTML.

CDC. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—United States, 1999 [pdf 435K]. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 2000;49(SS-05):1–96. Also available as HTML or order a printed copy.

CDC. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—United States, 1997 [pdf 810K]. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 1998;47(SS-03):1–92. Also available as HTML.

CDC. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—United States, 1995 [pdf 715K]. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 1996;45(SS-04):1–86. Also available as HTML.

CDC. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance— United States, 1993 [pdf 500K]. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 1995;44(SS-01):1–56. Also available as HTML.

Alternative and College Surveillance Summaries

CDC. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—National Alternative High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey—United States, 1998 [pdf 475K]. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 1999;48(SS-07):1–44. Also available as HTML.

CDC. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—National College Health Risk Behavior Survey—United States, 1995. [pdf 1.7Mb]. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 1997;46(SS-06):1–56. Also available as HTML.

Weekly MMWR Articles, by date

CDC. Trends in HIV-Related Risk Behaviors Among High School Students—United States, 1991-2005. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 2006; 55(31):851-854.

CDC. Cigarette use among high school students—United States, 1991-2005. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 2006;55(26):724-726.

CDC. Physical Dating Violence Among High School Students—United States, 2003. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 2006;55(19):532–535.

CDC. Self-reported asthma among high school students—United States, 2003. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2005;54(31):765-767.

CDC. Participation in high school physical education—United States, 1991-2003 [pdf 350K]. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 2004;53(36):844-847.  Also available as HTML.

CDC. Violence-related behaviors among high school students—United States, 1991–2003 [pdf 300K]. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 2004;53(29):651-655. Also available as HTML.

CDC. Cigarette use among high school students—United States, 1991-2003. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 2004;53(23):499-502.

CDC. Tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use among high school students in Bureau of Indian Affairs-funded schools. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 2003;52(44):1070-1072.

CDC. Trends in sexual risk behaviors among high school students—United States, 1991-2001. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 2002;51(38):856–859.

CDC. Trends in cigarette smoking among high school students— United States, 1991-2001. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 2002;51(19):409–412.

CDC. Trends in cigarette smoking among high school students— United States, 1991-1999. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 2000;49(33):755–758, 2000.

CDC. Cigarette smoking among high school students—11 states, 1991-1997. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 1999;48(31):686–692.

CDC. Trends in HIV-related sexual risk behaviors among high school students—selected U.S. cities, 1991–1997. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 1999;48(21):440–443.

CDC. Selected cigarette smoking initiation and quitting behaviors among high school students—United States, 1997 [pdf 300K]. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 1998;47(19):386–389.

CDC. Health risk behaviors among adolescents who and do not attend school—United States, 1992. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 1994;43(8):129-132.

CDC. Health risk behaviors among persons aged 12-21 years—United States, 1992. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 1994;43(13):231-235.

CDC. Selected behaviors that increase risk for HIV infection, other STDs, and unintended pregnancy among high school students—United States, 1991. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 1992;41(50):945-950, 1992.

CDC. Behaviors related to unintentional and intentional injuries among high school students—United States, 1991Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 1992;41(41):760-765, 771-772.

CDC. Tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use among high school students—United States, 1991 Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 1992;41(37):698-703.

CDC. Participation in school physical education and selected dietary patterns among high school students—United States, 1991 Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 1992;41(33):597-601, 607.

CDC. Selected tobacco-use behaviors and dietary patterns among high school students—United States, 1991 Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 1992;41(24):417-421.

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Reports

Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2005. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2007.

Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2003. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004.

Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2003: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau [pdf 2.5 Mb—this file may take up to 10 minutes to download over a modem connection]. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005.

Journal Articles

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Adams PF, Schoenborn CA, Warren, CW, Kann L. Health risk behaviors among our nation's youth: United States, 1992. Vital and Health Statistics 10(192):1-51, 1995.

Barrios LC, Everett SA, Simon TR, Brener ND. Suicide ideation among US college students: associations with other injury risk behaviors. Journal of American College Health 2000;48(5):229–233.

Brener ND, Billy JOG, Grady WR. Assessment of factors affecting the validity of self-reported health-risk behavior among adolescents: evidence from the scientific literature [pdf 200K]. Journal of Adolescent Health 2003;33:436-457.

Brener ND, Collins JL. Co-occurrence of health-risk behaviors among adolescents in the United States. Journal of Adolescent Health 1998;22:209-213.

Brener ND; Eaton DK, Kann L, et al. The association of survey setting and mode with self-reported health risk behaviors among high school students*[pdf 120K]. Public Opinion Quarterly 2006;70:354-374.

Brener ND, Eaton DK, Lowry R, McManus T. The association between weight perception and BMI among high school students. Obesity Research 2004;12(11):1866-1874.

Brener ND, Grunbaum JA, Kann L, McManus T, Ross J. Assessing health risk behaviors among adolescents: the effect of question wording and appeals for honesty. Journal of Adolescent Health 2004;35:91-100.

Brener ND, Kann L, McManus T. A comparison of two survey questions on race and ethnicity among high school students. Public Opinion Quarterly 2003;67:227–236.

Brener ND, McManus T, Galuska DA, Lowry R, Wechsler H. Reliability and validity of self-reported height and weight among high school students. Journal of Adolescent Health 2003;32:281–287.

Brener ND, Kann L, McManus TL, Kinchen S, Sundberg EC, Ross JG. Reliability of the 1999 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Questionnaire [pdf 200K]. Journal of Adolescent Health 2002;31:336–342.

Brener ND, Simon TR, Anderson M, Barrios LC, Small ML. Effect of the incident at Columbine on students’ violence- and suicide-related behaviors. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2002;22(3):146–150.

Brener ND, Gowda VR. US college students’ reports of receiving health information on college campuses. Journal of American College Health 2001;49:223–228.

Brener ND, Wilson TW. Substance use on school property among students attending alternative high schools in the United States. Journal of Drug Education 2001;31(4):329–342.

Brener ND, Krug EG, Simon TR. Trends in suicide ideation and suicidal behavior among high school students in the United States, 1991-1997. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior 2000;30(4):304–312.

Brener ND, Hassan SS, Barrios LC. Suicidal ideation among college students in the United States. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 1999;67(6):1004–1008.

Brener ND, McMahon PM, Warren CW, Douglas KA. Forced sexual intercourse and associated health-risk behaviors among female college students in the United States. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 1999;67(2):252–259.

Brener ND, Simon TR, Krug EG, Lowry R. Recent trends in violence-related behaviors among high school students in the United States. JAMA 1999;282(5):440–446.

Brener, Nancy D.; Collins, Janet L.; Kann, Laura; Warren, Charles W.; Williams, Barbara I. Reliability of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey questionnaire. American Journal of Epidemiology 1995;141(6):575-580.

Burstein GR, Lowry R, Klein JD, Santelli JS. Missed opportunities for sexually transmitted diseases, human immunodeficiency virus, and pregnancy prevention services during adolescent health supervision visits. Pediatrics 2003;111(5 Pt 1):996–1001.

Douglas, Kathy; Collins, Janet L.; Warren, Charles; et al. Results from the 1995 National College Health Risk Behavior Survey. Journal of the American College Health Association 1997;46(2):55-66, 1997.

Eaton DK, Lowry R, Brener ND, Grunbaum JA, Kann L. Passive Versus Active Parental Permission in School-Based Survey Research: Does the Type of Permission Affect Prevalence Estimates of Risk Behaviors? Evaluation Review 2004;28(6):564-577.

Eaton DK, Lowry R, Brener ND, Galuska DA, Crosby AE. Associations of body mass index and perceived weight with suicide ideation and suicide attempts among high school students. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine 2005; 159:513-519.

Everett SA, Giovino GA, Warren CW, Crossett L, Kann L. Other substance use among high school students who use tobacco. Journal of Adolescent Health 1998;23:289-296.

Everett SA, Malarcher AM, Sharp DJ, Husten CG, Giovino GA. Relationship between cigarette, smokeless tobacco, and cigar use, and other health risk behaviors among US high school students. Journal of School Health 2000;70(6):234–240.

Everett SA, Husten CG, Kann L, Warren CW, Sharp D, Crossett L. Smoking initiation and smoking patterns among US college students. Journal of American College Health 1999;48:55–60.

Everett SA, Husten CG, Warren CW, Crossett L, Sharp D. Trends in tobacco use among adolescents in the United States, 1991-1995. Journal of School Health 1998;68(4):137-140.

Everett SA, Lowry R, Cohen LR, Dellinger AM. Unsafe motor vehicle practices among substance-using college students. Accident Analysis and Prevention 1999;31(6):667–673.

Everett SA, Shults R, Barrios LC, Sacks JJ, Lowry R, Oeltmann J. Trends and subgroup differences in transportation-related injury risk and safety behaviors among high school students, 1991–1997. Journal of Adolescent Health 2001;28(3):228–234.

Everett SA, Warren CW. Trends and subgroup differences in tobacco use among high school students in the United States, 1991-1997. In Changing Adolescent Smoking Prevalence. Smoking and Tobacco Control Monograph No. 14. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, NIH Pub. No. 02-5086;2001.

Everett SA, Warren CW, Santelli JS, Kann L, Collins JL, Kolbe LJ. Use of birth control pills, condoms, and withdrawal among U.S. high school students. Journal of Adolescent Health 2000;27(2):112–118.

Everett SA, Warren CW, Sharp D, Kann L, Husten CG, Crossett LS. Initiation of cigarette smoking and subsequent smoking behavior among U.S. high school students. Preventive Medicine 1999;29(5):327–333.

Everett, Sherry A; Kann, Laura; McReynolds, Larkin. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System: Policy and program applications. Journal of School Health 1997;67(8):333-335.

Everett Jones S, Merkel S, Wheeler L, Mannino DM, Crossett L. Tobacco and other drug use among high school students with asthma. Journal of Adolescent Health 2006;39:291-294.

Everett Jones S, Saraiya M. Sunscreen use among US high school students, 1999-2003. Journal of School Health 2006;76(4):150-153.

Everett Jones S, Sharp DJ, Husten CG, Crossett LS. Cigarette acquisition and proof of age among U.S. high school students who smoke. Tobacco Control 2002;11(1):20–25.

Everett Jones S, Oeltmann J, Wilson TW, Brener ND, Hill CV. Binge drinking among undergraduate college students in the United States: implications for other substance use. Journal of American College Health 2001;50(1): 33–8.

Greggo J, Everett Jones S, Kann L. Population density and alcohol-related risk behaviors among U.S. high school students. American Journal of Health Education 2005;36:148-154.

Grunbaum JA, Kann L, Kinchen SA, et al. Youth risk behavior surveillance—United States, 2001. Journal of School Health 2002; 72(8):313–28.

Grunbaum JA, Lowry R, Kann L. Prevalence of health-related behaviors among alternative high school students as compared to students attending regular high school. Journal of Adolescent Health 2001;29(5):337–343, 2001.

Grunbaum JA, Kann L, Kinchen SA, et al. Youth risk behavior surveillance. National Alternative High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 1998. Journal of School Health 2000;70(1):5–17.

Grunbaum JA, Lowry R, Kann L, Pateman B. Prevalence of health risk behaviors among Asian American/Pacific Islander high school students. Journal of Adolescent Health 2000;27(5):322–330.

Hall HI, Everett Jones S, Saraiya M. Prevalence and correlates of sunscreen use among U.S. high school students. Journal of School Health 2001;71(9): 453-457.

Kann L, Brener ND, Warren CW, Collins JL, Giovino GA. An assessment of the effect of data collection setting on the prevalence of health risk behaviors among adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health 2002;31(4):327–335.

Kann L. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System: Measuring health-risk behaviors. American Journal of Health Behavior 2001;25(3):272–277.

Kirby D, Brener N, Brown N, Peterfreund N, Hillard P, Harrist R. The impact of condom availability in Seattle schools on sexual behavior and condom use. American Journal of Public Health 1999;89:182-187.

Kulig K, Brener ND, McManus T. Sexual activity and substance use among adolescents by category of physical activity plus team sports participation. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 2003;157:905-912.

Lowry R, Lee SM, Galuska DA, Fulton JE, Barrios LC, and Kann L. Physical activity-related injury and body mass index among US high school students. Journal of Physical Activity and Health 2007;4:325-342.

Lowry R, Galuska DA, Fulton JE, Burgeson CR, Kann L. Weight management goals and use of exercise for weight control among U.S. high school students, 1991–2001. Journal of Adolescent Health 2005;36:320–326.

Lowry R, Galuska DA, Fulton JE, Wechsler H, Kann L. Weight management goals and practices among US high school students: Associations with physical activity, diet, and smoking. Journal of Adolescent Health 2002;31:133–144.

Lowry, Richard; Kann, Laura; Collins, Janet L; Kolbe, Lloyd J. The effect of socioeconomic status on chronic disease risk behaviors among U.S. adolescents. Journal of the American Medical Association 1996;276(10):792-797.

Lowry, Richard; Powell, Kenneth E; Kann, Laura; Collins, Janet L; Kolbe, Lloyd J. Weapon-carrying, physical fighting, and fight-related injury among U.S. adolescents. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 1998;14(2):122-129.

Lowry R, Wechsler H, Galuska DA, Fulton JE, Kann L. Television viewing and its associations with overweight, sedentary lifestyle, and insufficient consumption of fruits and vegetables among US high school students. Journal of School Health 2002;72(10):413–421.

Lowry R, Wechsler H, Kann L, Collins JL. Recent trends in participation in physical education among US high school students. Journal of School Health 2001;71(4):145–152.

Lowry R, Galuska DA, Fulton JE, Wechsler H, Kann L, Collins JL. Physical activity, food choice, and weight management goals and practices among US college students. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2000;18(1):18–27.

Lowry R, Cohen LR, Modzeleski W, Kann L, Collins J, Kolbe LJ. School violence, substance use, and availability of illegal drugs on school property among US high school students. Journal of School Health 1999;69(9):347–355.

Robin L, Brener N, Donahue SF, Hack T, Hale K, Goodenow C. Associations between health risk behaviors and opposite-, same-, and both-sex sexual partners in representative samples of Vermont and Massachusetts high school students. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 2002;156(4):349–355.

Santelli JS, Brener ND, Lowry R, Bhatt A, Zabin LS. Multiple sexual partners among U.S. adolescents and young adults. Family Planning Perspectives 1998;30:271-275.

Santelli JS, Robin L, Brener ND, Lowry R. Timing of alcohol and other drug use and sexual risk behaviors among unmarried adolescents and young adults. Family Planning Perspectives 2001;33:200–205.

Santelli JS, Lowry R, Brener ND, Robin L. The association of sexual behaviors with socioeconomic status, family structure, and race/ethnicity among US adolescents. American Journal of Public Health 2000;90(10):1582–1588.

Shaughnessy L, Doshi SR, Everett Jones S. Attempted suicide and associated health risk behaviors among Native American high school students. Journal of School Health 2004;74:177-182.

Sussman MP, Everett Jones S, Wilson TW, Kann L. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System: Policy and program applications—an update. Journal of School Health 2002;72(1):13–17.

Warren, Charles W; Kann, Laura; Small, Meg Leavy; Santelli, John S; Collins, Janet L; Kolbe, Lloyd J. Age of initiating selected health-risk behaviors among high school students in the United States. Journal of Adolescent Health 1997;21:225-231.

Warren CW, Santelli JS, Everett SA, et al. Sexual behavior among U.S. high school students. Family Planning Perspectives 1998;30(4):170-172, 200.

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