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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
District and Year

Weighted Weighted1 Unweighted Unweighted2 -- Did not participate
 

States 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007
Baltimore, MD

--

-- Unweighted Unweighted Unweighted Unweighted Weighted Weighted Weighted
Boston, MA Unweighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted
Broward County, FL Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted
Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Weighted Weighted
Chicago, IL Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted
Dallas, TX Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted
DeKalb County, GA -- -- -- -- -- -- Weighted Weighted Weighted
Denver, CO -- Unweighted Weighted -- -- -- -- -- --
Detroit, MI -- -- Unweighted Weighted Weighted Unweighted Weighted Weighted Weighted
District of Columbia Unweighted Weighted Unweighted Weighted Weighted Unweighted Weighted Weighted Weighted
Hillsborough County, FL -- -- -- -- -- -- Weighted Weighted Weighted
Houston, TX -- -- Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Unweighted Unweighted Weighted
Jersey City, NJ Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted -- -- -- -- --
Los Angeles, CA -- -- Unweighted Weighted -- Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted
Memphis, TN -- -- -- -- -- -- Weighted Weighted Weighted
Miami-Dade County, FL Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted
Milwaukee, WI -- -- -- -- -- Unweighted Weighted Weighted Weighted
New Orleans, LA -- Unweighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Unweighted Weighted Weighted --
New York City, NY Unweighted Unweighted -- Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted
Newark, NJ -- -- -- Unweighted -- -- -- -- --
Orange County, FL -- -- -- -- -- Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted
Palm Beach County, FL -- -- -- Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted
Philadelphia, PA Weighted Unweighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Unweighted Weighted
San Bernardino, CA -- -- -- -- Unweighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted
San Diego, CA Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted
San Francisco, CA Unweighted Unweighted Unweighted Weighted Unweighted Weighted Unweighted Weighted Weighted
Seattle, WA -- Weighted Weighted -- Weighted -- -- -- --
Total Participating 11 14 17 17 17 19 22 23 22
Total Unweighted 4 5 5 2 3 5 2 2 0
Total Weighted 7 9 12 15 14 14 20 21 22
Percent Weighted 63.6 64.3 70.6 88.2 82.4 73.7 90.9 91.3 100.0

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 district 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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Page last modified: May 6, 2008
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