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YRBSS
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.

See Interpretation of YRBS Trend Data (pdf—78k) for guidance on interpreting YRBS trend data analyses.

Trend Fact Sheets

Summaries:

All Students (pdf—176k)

By Race/Ethnicity
        Black (pdf—155k)
        Hispanic (pdf—174k)
        White (pdf—175k)

Topic Specific:

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-Related Behaviors (pdf—92k)
Tobacco Use (pdf—101k)

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Page last reviewed: October 16, 2008
Page last modified: February 17, 2009
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health

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