Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance - United States, 2013

• NCJ Number: 247128
• Journal: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Volume: 63 Issue: 4 Dated: June 2014 Pages: 1-172
• Author(s): Laura Kann, Ph.D.; Steve Kinchen; Shari L. Shanklin, M.P.H.; Katherine H. Flint, M.A.; Joseph Hawkin, M.A.; William A. Harris, M.M.; Richard Lowry, M.D.; Emily O’Malley Olsen, M.S.P.H; Tim McManus, M.S.; David Chyen, M.S.; Lisa Whittle, M.P.H.; Eboni Taylor, Ph.D.; Zewditu Demissie, Ph.D.; Nancy Brener, Ph.D.; Jemekia Thornton; John Moore, Ph.D.; Stephanie Zaza, M.D.
• Date Published: June 2014
• Length: 172 pages
• Corporate Author: Ctr's for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Annual/Periodic)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This report presents the results of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey for the period September 2012 through December 2013.

Abstract

Highlights of the findings from this survey include the following: 41.4 percent of survey respondents had texted or e-mailed while driving, 34.9 had drunk alcohol, and 23.4 percent had used marijuana in the 30 days prior to the survey; in the 12 months prior to the survey, 14.8 percent had been the victim of electronic bullying, 19.6 percent had been bullied on school property, and 8.0 percent had attempted suicide; 46.8 percent of respondents had ever had sexual intercourse, 34 percent had had sexual intercourse in the 3 months prior to the survey, and 15 percent had had sexual intercourse with four or more persons during their life; and in the 30 days before the survey, 15.7 percent of respondents had smoked cigarettes and 8.8 percent had used smokeless tobacco. This report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention presents the results of the Youth Risk Behavior survey for the period September 2012 through December 2013. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six categories of priority health-risk behaviors among youth and young adults aged 10-24 years. The data in this report was obtained from the 2013 national survey, 42 State surveys, and surveys from 21 large urban school districts conducted among students in grades 9-12. The findings in this report suggest that many high school students engage in behaviors that place them at an increased risk for the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. In addition, the findings show that the prevalence of most health-risk behaviors varies by sex, race/ethnicity, and grade, as well as across States and large urban school districts. Implications for policy are discussed. Figure and tables