99 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
99.1 Organization
Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
99.3 Description
- De-identified survey responses from high school students, and in some cases middle school students
- Monitors six categories of health-related behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults.
- Risk behavior, sexual behavior, alcohol and drug use, tobacco use, dietary behaviors, physical activity, obesity and asthma
- National, state, and large urban school district data from selected surveys as well as a combined dataset
- Combined datasets include sample variables, demographics, BMI, sexual minority, questionnaire and supplemental variables, and risk behavior optional question variables.
99.6 Collection Methodology
- National survey with a three-stage cluster sample design to produce a representative sample of 9-12th grade students.
- YRBS combined datasets include survey data from all national and the majority of weighted national, state, and large urban school districts
- Some sites did not grant CDC permission to include their data in the combined datasets
99.8 User Guide/Data Dictionary
Documentation available at same website as data download and at https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/methods.htm