United States Commonwealth Fund Survey of the Health of Adolescent Girls and Boys 1996-1997
General Info
Original or alternative title
Commonwealth Fund Survey of the Health of Adolescent Girls and Boys 1997
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Time period covered
December, 1996 - June, 1997
Data type
Survey:
Cross-sectional - Facility (non-health) - Individual - Interview - Nationally representative
Summary
The Commonwealth Fund 1997 Survey of the Health of Adolescent Girls and Boys was a study on the link between adolescent behaviors and their health, conducted by Louis Harris and Associates, Inc. from December 1996 to June 1997. An in-class interview method was used to collect data from a nationally representative cross-section of schools, on students from grades five through twelve, as well as a sample of 218 high school dropouts. Included in the survey instrument were questions on health care use, diet, abuse, and risk behaviors such as alcohol and tobacco use. In total, 3,586 girls and 3,162 boys were interviewed.
Keywords
Adolescents, Alcohol use, Calcium, Childhood sexual violence, Domestic violence, Eating disorders, Employment, Fruits and vegetables, Gynecology, Health behaviors, Health care access, Health care use, Health insurance, Hours worked, Illicit drug use, Intimate partner violence, Menstruation, Mental health symptoms, Parents, Physical activity, Physical examinations, Race, Tobacco smoking, Unprocessed red meat, Weight
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Publisher
Publication year
1997
Suggested citation
Louis Harris and Associates. United States Commonwealth Fund Survey of the Health of Adolescent Girls and Boys 1996-1997. New York, United States of America: Commonwealth Fund, 1997.