Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Encyclopedia
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is an American
biannual survey of adolescent health risk and health protective behaviors such as smoking, drinking, drug use, diet, and physical activity conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
. It is one of the major sources of information about these risk behaviors
, and is used by federal agencies to track drug use, sexual behavior, and other risk behaviors.
The YRBS was created in the early 1990s in order to monitor progress towards protecting youth from HIV
infection. There are only two repeated nationally-representative surveys which give all the information in existence about youth risk behavior; YRBS and the University of Michigan
's Monitoring the Future
(MTF). Every academic research study which evaluates national US trends over time in adolescent smoking, drinking, drug use, sexual activity, or other health behaviors is based on these two studies. There are no other nationally-representative sources of information about these behaviors other than YRBS and MTF.
The YRBS is the official source of information about adolescent risk behaviors used to evaluate federal, state, and local public health initiatives to decrease these risk behaviors.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
biannual survey of adolescent health risk and health protective behaviors such as smoking, drinking, drug use, diet, and physical activity conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are a United States federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services headquartered in Druid Hills, unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, in Greater Atlanta...
. It is one of the major sources of information about these risk behaviors
Recklessness (psychology)
Recklessness is disregard for or indifference to the dangers of a situation or for the consequences of one's actions....
, and is used by federal agencies to track drug use, sexual behavior, and other risk behaviors.
The YRBS was created in the early 1990s in order to monitor progress towards protecting youth from HIV
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
infection. There are only two repeated nationally-representative surveys which give all the information in existence about youth risk behavior; YRBS and the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
's Monitoring the Future
Monitoring the Future
The Monitoring the Future study, also known as the National High School Senior Survey, is a long-term epidemiological study that surveys trends in legal and illicit drug use among American adolescents and adults as well as personal levels of perceived risk and disapproval for each drug...
(MTF). Every academic research study which evaluates national US trends over time in adolescent smoking, drinking, drug use, sexual activity, or other health behaviors is based on these two studies. There are no other nationally-representative sources of information about these behaviors other than YRBS and MTF.
The YRBS is the official source of information about adolescent risk behaviors used to evaluate federal, state, and local public health initiatives to decrease these risk behaviors.
External links
- http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/yrbs/index.htm
- Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System homepage
- Monitoring the Future homepage