Data and Statistics
YRBSS: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors priority health-risk behaviors and the prevalence of obesity and asthma among youth and young adults. The YRBSS includes a national school-based survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state, territorial, tribal, and local surveys conducted by state, territorial, and local education and health agencies and tribal governments.

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Fact Sheets National Results Overview [pdf 205K] Selected national results National Trends in Risk Behaviors Change in risk behaviors over time, 1991–2007 Sex Subgroups [pdf 215k] Selected national results by sex Race/Ethnicity Subgroups [pdf 223k] Selected national results by race/ethnicity Student Behaviors and School Policies and Practices National, state, and large urban school district specific fact sheets on childhood obesity, the HIV epidemic, tobacco-use, and violence prevention that combine YRBS data with either School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) data or School Health Profiles data  Comparisons Between State or District and National Results Selected state and large urban school district results compared to national results     Comprehensive Results Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance –United States, 2007 [pdf 1m] Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 2008;57(SS-4):1–131. See also the HTML version Youth Online Detailed results by site and health topic, 1991–2007 Participation Map 2007 Illustrates the states, territories, and large urban school districts that conducted a YRBS   History of Participation and Data Quality 1991–2007 Participation status for states, large urban school districts, and territories including the quality of the data Slides 2007 YRBS results available as a Power Point presentation   Publications and Data Files YRBSS Publications Complete list of YRBSS publications, including MMWR articles, journal articles, and reports 2007 National Data Files and Documentation Data files in SAS, SPSS, ASCII, Access, analysis resources, and a data users manual for the 2007 national YRBS  1991–2005 National Data Files and Documentation Data files in SAS, SPSS, ASCII, and Access, analysis resources, and a data users manual for the 1991–2005 national YRBS      General Information YRBSS in Brief Background information on the YRBSS including uses for the data YRBSS Methods MMWRs, guidance documents, and journal articles that provide information on YRBSS methods, measuring risk behaviors among youth, and analyzing YRBS data Questionnaires and Item Rationale 2009 YRBS questionnaire and item rationale and 2009 middle school questionnaire Frequently Asked Questions Answers to common questions asked about the YRBSS, including results, questionnaire content, validity and reliability, methods, and using the data files   *Documents on this page are available in Portable Document Format (PDF). Learn more about viewing and printing these documents with Acrobat Reader.

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Page last reviewed: October 16, 2008
Page last modified: April 02, 2009
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health

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