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United States Combined National Youth Risk Behavior Survey 1991-2015

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General Info
Provider 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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Geography 
United States of America (USA)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/1991 - 12/2015
Series or system 
United States National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Individual
  • Nationally representative
  • Subnationally representative
Summary 

Youth Risk Behavior Surveys (YRBS) are implemented at the national level by the Centers for Disease Control, and at the state, territorial, tribal, and local levels by area departments of health and education. Conducted every 2 years, the YRBS includes a national high school, local high school, and middle school questionnaire that collects information on physical inactivity, alcohol and illicit drug use, unhealthy diet, and behaviors that contribute to STDs, unintended pregnancies, injuries and violence. The 1991-2015 combined YRBS dataset includes select variables from all national high school YRBS, and the majority of the state and district high school YRBS that were conducted from 1991-2015. The variables in the combined YRBS dataset have been standardized across years.

Keywords 
Adolescents, Age at first sex, Alcohol use, Amphetamine use disorders, Asthma, Birth control pills, Body mass index, Cannabis use disorders, Cocaine use disorders, Condoms, Contraceptive implants, Contraceptives, Dental care, Drug consumption, Education, Ethnicity, FFQ, Fruits, Fruits and vegetables, Health care use, Health education, Health literacy, Height, IUDs, Illicit drug use, Injectable contraceptives, Intentional injuries, Interpersonal violence, Intimate partner violence, Leisure activities, Lifestyle risk factors, Mass media, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mental health symptoms, Milk, Obesity, Opioid use disorders, Physical activity, Processed foods, Race, Reproductive and sexual risk factors, Safety, Seat belts, Self-inflicted injuries, Sexual abstinence, Sexual behavior, Sexual violence, Sleep, Starchy vegetables, Sugar-sweetened beverages, Tobacco, Tobacco smoking, Traditional birth control, VCT, Vegetables, Violence, Violence-related risk factors, Weight
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021