Provides vital information on risk behaviors among young people to more effectively target and improve health programs.
Years Available: 1991-Present, every other year.
Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria: Includes youth in grades 9-12.
Methods: Survey conducted every other year to a random national sample of youth, as well as by most states in the nation.
Sampling Design: Self-administered questionarre.
Sample Size: 10,000-17,000
Unit of Observation: Individual
Limitations:
Data Format: ASCII/SAS/SPSS
Publisher: CDC
URL:
http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/yrbs/index.htm
Variables: Codebooks and Data Documentation found here