Several major, federal datasets provide national- and/or state-level information on adolescent health. The following nine datasets may be of use to researchers. Also data on adolescent health status, diseases, and related conditions are collected across HHS agencies through three approaches: vital records, surveillance systems and nationally representative surveys. Click here for a PDF of HHS Sources for Adolescent Health Data.

Data Set	Reproductive Health	Mental Health	Physical Health	Substance Abuse
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)	X	X	X	X
The National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH)		X	X
National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (NS-CSHCN)		X	X
National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)	X		X
The National Vital Statistics System (Vital Stats)	X		X
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)			X	X
The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)	X	x (up to 2004)	X
Monitoring the Future
National Survey on Drug Use & Health (NSDUH) formerly called the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA)		X		X
MedlinePlus (NIH)	X	X	X	X
National Center for Health Statistics	X	X	X	X