Summary of Surveillance Activities
Youth Online, the YRBS Explorer, and the YRBS Analysis Tool offer easy access to national, state, and local YRBSS data!
Data users can examine prevalence estimates and long term trends on health-risk behaviors and experiences that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults. Users can view data by health topic, location, and year. Filter and sort data by race/ethnicity, sex, academic grade, sexual orientation, age, location, and year (going back to 1991).
Youth Online, the YRBS Explorer, and the YRBS Analysis Tool are valuable tools for monitoring trends, setting research priorities, and planning programs and initiatives.
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) | School Health Profiles (Profiles) | |||
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National | State/Territorial/Tribal/District | Other | ||
What is the surveillance system’s purpose? |
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To provide data on health policies and activities in schools for states, school districts, territories, and tribes. Profiles also provides nationwide estimates. | ||
What does the surveillance system monitor? |
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Which population(s) are represented? | Public and private high school students | Public high school students in each jurisdiction | Middle school and alternative school students | Public middle and high schools in each state, territory, tribe, or school district |
How are the surveys administered? | Self-administered electronic questionnaires, conducted on tablets in classrooms | Self-administered or electronic questionnaires, conducted in classrooms | Self-administered or electronic questionnaires, conducted in classrooms | Self-administered, mailed or electronic questionnaires |
When are the surveys administered? | Biennially, since 1991 | Varied | Biennially, since 1994 | |
Example of key results | In 2023, 31.8% of Hispanic female high school students in the U.S. had ever had sexual intercourse. | The percentage of high school students in Kentucky who had ever had sexual intercourse decreased from 48.3% in 2009 to 35.7% in 2023. |
In 2023, 10.4% of middle school students in Shelby County, TN had ever had sexual intercourse. | In 2022, 68.5% of secondary schools in Kentucky had teachers who taught HIV prevention in a required course |
How can I access the data? | Data available for download Youth Online data analysis tool and YRBS Analysis Tool YRBS Explorer |
Data available upon request | ||
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) website | School Health Profiles (Profiles) website |
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