Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Alternate Titles(s): YRBS, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
UID: 10143
- Description
- The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) collects information about six types of health-risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults in the United States, including: (1) Behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence; (2) Sexual behaviors related to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitting diseases, including HIV infection; (3) Tobacco use; (4) Unhealthy dietary behaviors; and (5) Inadequate physical activity. YRBSS also monitors the prevalence of obesity and asthma. The Youth Risk Behavior Survey is conducted during the spring of odd-numbered years and the results are typically released in the summer of the following year. Participating sites may vary from year to year; refer to the Methods page for guidance from the CDC on best practices for combining data from multiple survey years.
- Publisher
- Timeframe
- 1990 - Present
- Geographic Coverage
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AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaSee all...Cherokee NationColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew York (State)North CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaPalauPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUnited StatesUtahVermontVirginiaWashington (State)West VirginiaWinnebago Tribe of NebraskaWisconsinWyoming
Access
- Restrictions
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Free to AllApplication Required
- Instructions
- National-level YRBS datasets are freely available for download from the CDC website. To request state, district, territory, tribal government, or site-level data, researchers must complete a Data Request Form. A list of participating high school and middle schools by year can be found here.
Observational
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- Other Resources
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Questionnaires and Documentation
For 1991 - 2017
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