They acknowledged certain limitations of the study, including its observational design and the fact that
Youth Risk Behavior Survey data are self-reported.
Youth Risk Behavior Survey coordinators in the 17 large urban school districts.
Intersecting identities and the association between bullying and suicide attempt among New York City youths: results from the 2009 New York City
youth risk behavior survey. Am J Public Health.
In the
Youth Risk Behavior Survey, conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (C.D.C.)> marijuana remained high in popularity among this group; 23 percent of all students reported to have tried marijuana at least once in the past 30 days.
Yet only 10 percent of US teens get the recommended hours of shut-eye, according to the study, for which Fitzgerald and her fellow researchers analyzed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2009
Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
The Study: The
Youth Risk Behavior Survey is a voluntary survey completed by students in grades nine to twelve.
The 2011 Report Card goals, objectives, and targets were established by an interdisciplinary team of scientists and professionals, and are based on the continuity and availability of data from the following sources: the 2009-2010 Health-Related Physical Fitness Assessments, the 2009 Louisiana Youth Tobacco Survey (LYTS), the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH), the 2009 Louisiana
Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS], the Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS), and the Louisiana School-based Health Centers (SBHCs) Obesity Data.
Last February, Arlene Tessitore objected to the Fitchburg schools administering the
Youth Risk Behavior Survey to her daughters.
New data spurred the switch: According to a 2010
Youth Risk behavior survey, by the time they graduate from high school, 76 percent of Arlington students will have tried alcohol and nearly 50 percent will have experimented with illegal drugs.
high school students admit to having taken a prescription drug without a doctor's prescription, according to the 2009 National
Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
There are many instruments available to assess youth risk behaviors including the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Middle School
Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and the High School
Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), the PRIDE Survey, and the Monitoring the Future Survey.