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Boston Youth Survey

UID: 10053

Description
The Boston Youth Survey was conducted in 2004, 2006, and 2008. The 2004 survey was based on a representative sample of 1079 9th - 12th graders from Boston Public Schools. The 2004 Boston Youth Survey includes the PDF of report highlights, the full report, and fact sheets of school safety and violence, findings about girls, and gun carrying. The 2006 survey was conducted with 1233 high school students. The 2008 Boston Youth Survey was administered to 1,878 youth in 22 public high schools across Boston. Data includes measures of aggressive behavior, bullying, peer victimization, witnessing of violence, violence and weapons, and safety.
Publisher
Harvard University - Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Timeframe
2004 - 2008
Geographic Coverage
Massachusetts - Boston
Subject Domain
Population Characteristics
Population Age
Adolescent (13 years - 18 years)
Keywords
Adolescents
Aggression
Bullying
High School
Safety
Victimization
Violence
Weapons

Access

Restrictions
Free to All
Application Required
Instructions
Boston Youth Survey website includes link to the results of the survey in PDF form. The full survey instrument can also be downloaded from the website. For additional information about the study, contact the Director of Research Dr. Azrael.
Data Type
Surveys
Study Type
Observational
Dataset Format(s)
PDF
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