YRBSS Results
NEW 2017 YRBS Results are Now Available
YRBSS Results, Slides, and MMWR Publications
2017 High School Results
2017 High School Results
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance – United States, 2017 [PDF – 12 MB]
MMWR 2017;67(SS-8). See also the HTML
2017 High School YRBS Slides
2017 High School YRBS Slides
The 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) results are summarized in a PowerPoint® presentation that presents national prevalence estimates by sex, grade, and race/ethnicity, national trends, state and local medians and ranges, and state maps.
Sections (in PowerPoint® format)
- Introduction and Background [PPT – 571 KB]
- Injury and Violence (including Suicide) [PPT – 3 MB]
- Tobacco, Alcohol, and Other Drug Use [PPT – 4 MB]
- Sexual Risk Behaviors [PPT – 2 MB]
- Dietary Behaviors [PPT – 3 MB]
- Physical Activity [PPT – 2 MB]
- Obesity, Overweight, and Weight Control [PPT – 1 MB]
- Asthma, Sun-Safety, and Sleep [PPT – 1 MB]
Entire Presentation
2017 Middle School Results
MMWR Publications
MMWR Publications
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance – United States, 2017 [PDF – 12 MB]
MMWR 2017;67(SS-8). See also the HTML.
Health-Related Behaviors and Academic Achievement Among High School Students — United States, 2015
MMWR 2017;66:921–927.
Trends in Beverage Consumption Among High School Students — United States, 2007-2015
MMWR 2017;66(4):112–6.
Sexual Identity, Sex of Sexual Contacts, and Health-Related Behaviors Among Students in Grades 9-12 – United States and Selected Sites, 2015
MMWR 2015;65(SS-9). See also the HTML.
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance – United States, 2015 [PDF – 3M]
MMWR 2015;65(SS-6). See also the HTML.
HIV-Related Risk Behaviors Among Male High School Students Who Had Sexual Contact with Males — 17 Large Urban School Districts, United States, 2009–2013
MMWR 2016 / 65(5);106–109
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—United States, 2013 [PDF – 3 MB]
MMWR 2014;63(SS-4). See also the erratum.
Sexual Identity, Sex of Sexual Contacts, and Health-Risk Behaviors Among Students in Grades 9–12 in Selected Sites—Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance, United States, 2001–2009 [PDF – 3 MB] MMWR Early Release 2011;60[June 6]:1–133.
Methodology of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System [PDF – 420 KB]
MMWR 2013;66(RR-01):1-20.
YRBSS Journal Articles
For a list of related journal articles authored or co-authored by CDC staff, please see YRBSS Journal Articles.
YRBSS Fact Sheets and Comparison of State/District and National Results
- National Combination and Trend Fact Sheets
- Compare State and National Results
- Compare District and National Results
National Combination and Trend Fact Sheets
National YRBS/SHPPS Combination Fact Sheets (2017 YRBS and 2014 SHPPS)
These fact sheets present information about the percentages of high school students who engage in certain risk behaviors, along with the status of school health policies and programs designed to address those behaviors.
- The Obesity Epidemic [PDF – 139 KB]
- HIV and Other STD Prevention [PDF – 114 KB]
- Teen Pregnancy Prevention [PDF – 132 KB]
- Tobacco Use [PDF – 121 KB]
Trend Fact Sheets:
- Alcohol Use [PDF – 114 KB]
- Behaviors that Contribute to Unintentional Injury [PDF – 120 KB]
- Behaviors that Contribute to Violence [PDF – 163 KB]
- Behaviors that Contribute to Violence on School Property [PDF – 125 KB]
- Marijuana, Cocaine, and Other Illegal Drug Use [PDF – 160 KB]
- Obesity, Dietary Behaviors and Weight Control Practices [PDF – 189 KB]
- Physical Activity [PDF – 152 KB]
- Sexual Behaviors and HIV Testing [PDF – 150 KB]
- Suicide-Related Behaviors [PDF – 118 KB]
- Tobacco Use [PDF – 130 KB]
Compare State and National Results
Compare State and National Results
The following links provide tables that compare 2017 state YRBS data with 2017 national YRBS data. Each table includes
- Selected state prevalence estimates and confidence intervals
- National prevalence estimates and confidence intervals
- Comparisons between the selected state and national data based on t-test analyses
*States listed had weighted data for the 2017 YRBS. This means that the site achieved at least a 60% overall response rate. With weighted data, it is possible to say, for example, X% of high school students in our state smoked cigarettes during the past month.
Compare District and National Results
Compare District and National Results
The following links provide tables that compare 2017 district YRBS data with 2017 national YRBS data. Each table includes
- Selected district prevalence estimates and confidence intervals
- National prevalence estimates and confidence intervals
- Comparisons between the selected district and national data based on t-test analyses
Boston, MA
Broward County, FL
Chicago, IL
Cleveland, OH
DeKalb County, GA
Detroit, MI
District of Columbia
*Districts listed had weighted data for the 2017 YRBS. This means that the site achieved at least a 60% overall response rate. With weighted data, it is possible to say, for example, “X% of high school students in our state smoked cigarettes during the past month.
- Page last reviewed: June 14, 2018
- Page last updated: June 14, 2018
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