2009 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)

The 2009 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) data is

available on the Centers for Disease Control website.

2009 Mississippi Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) data:

• Mississippi/National Comparison
• Gender Comparison
• Sexual Risk Behaviors / Alcohol and Other Drug Use
• Tobacco Use
• Obesity / Diet / Activity

2009 High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)

• High School YRBS Questionnaire                                 
• The Item Rationale documents the importance of the questions included on the standard YRBS questionnaire and may be used to facilitate dissemination of your findings.
• The Survey Summary provides a summary of the sample, including the number of participating students and schools, response rates, and weighted percentages of students by demographic characteristics.
• The Summary Graphs contains color bar graphs representing both “positive” and “negative” results for selected behaviors.
• The Demographic Tables contains the number and weighted percentages of students by demographic characteristics.
• The Summary Tables contains the weighted percentage of students for each “response of interest (ROI)” for each question and each supplemental variable. The ROI represents a predetermined combination of response options.
• The Detail Tables contain the number and weighted percentage of students for each response option by demographic characteristics.
• The Graphs section contains color bar charts based on data from the Summary Tables.
• The Trend Analyis Report Documentation describes how trends over time were calculated and should be interpreted
• The Trend Analysis Report describes whether behaviors have increased, decreased, or stayed the same over time. The report provides this analysis for the total population, by sex, and by race/ethnicity categories.

2009 Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)

• The 2009 Middle School YRBS Questionnaire.
• The Item Rationale documents the importance of the questions included on the standard YRBS questionnaire and may be used to facilitate dissemination of your findings.
• The Survey Summary provides a summary of the sample, including the number of participating students and schools, response rates, and weighted percentages of students by demographic characteristics.
• The Summary Graphs contains color bar graphs representing both “positive” and “negative” results for selected behaviors.
• The Demographic Tables contains the number and weighted percentages of students by demographic characteristics.
• The Summary Tables contains the weighted percentage of students for each “response of interest (ROI)” for each question and each supplemental variable. The ROI represents a predetermined combination of response options.
• The Detail Tables contain the number and weighted percentage of students for each response option by demographic characteristics.
• The Graphs section Contains color bar charts based on data from the Summary Tables.
• The Trend Analyis Report Documentation describes how trends over time were calculated and should be interpreted
• The Trend Analysis Report describes whether behaviors have increased, decreased, or stayed the same over time. The report provides this analysis for the total population, by sex, and by race/ethnicity categories.