Data & Statistics
YRBSS: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

IN THE NEWS Methodology of the YRBSS For a comprehensive description of the methodologic features of the YRBSS, see this recent MMWR [pdf 270K] Risky Behaviors Press Release [pdf 70K] MORE YRBSS PUBLICATIONS About the YRBSS Trend Fact Sheets Journal Articles MMWR Surveillance Summaries CURRENT QUESTIONNAIRES 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Survey [pdf 300K] 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Item Rationale [pdf 170K] 2005 Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey [pdf 100K]

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—United States, 2003 [pdf 300K]
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 2004;53(SS-2):1–29. See also the HTML version.

Youth Online: Comprehensive Results
Detailed data results by location and health topic, 1991-2003. Compare categories online

State Fact Sheets
Selected results for the United States and by individual states, including mortality data on leading causes of death.

Slide Set
The 2003 YRBS results are available as a Power Point presentation.

Survey Participation Map
Map and list of 2003 YRBS state and local participants.

Data Files and Documentation
National YRBS data and documentation files in ASCII, SAS and SPSS formats, 1991-2003.

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This page last reviewed September 24, 2004

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