Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

Alternate Titles(s): YRBSS
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, 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. YRBSS is conducted during the spring of odd-numbered years, and the results are released in the summer of the following year.
Publisher
Timeframe
1990 - Present
Geographic Coverage
National
Subject Domain
Population Age
Adolescent (13 years - 18 years)
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Restrictions
Free to All
Instructions
National-level YRBSS datasets are freely available for download from the CDC website. State-level datasets are available for most states at high school age as well as middle school age. Questions about accessing the data can be asked through the Data Request Form.
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ASCII
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