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Explore Youth Risk Behavior Survey Questions - United States, 2019
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The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six categories of health-related behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults, including—
-Behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence
-Sexual behaviors related to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV infection
-Alcohol and other drug use
-Tobacco use
-Unhealthy dietary behaviors
-Inadequate physical activity
-YRBSS also measures the prevalence of obesity and asthma and other health-related behaviors plus sexual identity and sex of sexual contacts.
YRBSS is a system of surveys. It includes:
1) a national school-based survey conducted by CDC and state, territorial, tribal
2) local surveys conducted by state, territorial, and local education and health agencies and tribal governments
Unintentional Injuries and Violence
Dietary Behaviors
Tobacco Uses
Physical Activty
Alcohol & Other Drug Uses
Overweight, Obese, and Weight Control
Sexual Behaviors
Other Health Topics
Unintentional Injuries and Violence
UIaV
Made a plan about how they would attempt suicide
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Texted/emailed while driving a car/other vehicle
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Were threatened or injured with a weapon on school property
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Were bullied on school property
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Rode with a driver who had been drinking alcohol
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Carried a weapon
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Were in a physical fight
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Did not go to school because they felt unsafe at school or on their way to or from school
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Drove when they had been drinking alcohol
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Carried a weapon on school property
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Were electronically bullied
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Were ever physically forced to have sexual intercourse
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Rarely or never wore a seat belt
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Carried a gun
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Were in a physical fight on school property
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Experienced sexual violence by anyone
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Experienced sexual dating violence
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Actually attempted suicide
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Felt sad or hopeless
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Suicide attempt resulted in an injury, poisoning, or overdose that had to be treated by a doctor or nurse
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Seriously considered attempting suicide
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Experienced physical dating violence
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Tobacco Use
TU
Usually got their own electronic vapor products by buying them in a store
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Ever tried cigarette smoking
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First tried cigarette smoking before age 13 years
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Currently smoked cigarettes
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Currently smoked cigarettes frequently
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Currently smoked cigarettes daily
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Currently used electronic vapor products
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Smoked more than 10 cigarettes per day
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Ever used electronic vapor products
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Currently used electronic vapor products frequently
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Currently used smokeless tobacco
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Currently used electronic vapor products daily
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Currently smoked
cigars
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Currently smoked cigarettes or cigars or used smokeless tobacco
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Currently smoked cigars daily
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Currently smoked cigarettes or used electronic vapor products
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Currently smoked cigars frequently
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Currently smoked cigarettes or cigars or used smokeless tobacco or electronic vapor products
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Currently smoked cigarettes or cigars
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Tried to quit using all tobacco products
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Alcohol and Other Drug Use
AaODU
Ever used hallucinogenic drugs
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Usually obtained the alcohol they drank by someone giving it to them
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Currently used marijuana
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Ever used cocaine
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Ever used hallucinogenic drugs
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Ever injected any illegal drug
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Had their first drink of alcohol before age 13 years
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Tried marijuana for the first time before age 13 years
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Ever took prescription pain medicine without a doctor's prescription or differently than how a doctor told them to use it
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Ever used inhalants
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Ever took steroids without a doctor's prescription
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Currently drank
alcohol
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Reported that the largest number of drinks they had in a row was 10 or more
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Currently took prescription pain medicine without a doctor's prescription or differently than how a doctor told them to use it
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Ever used heroin
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Ever used select illicit drugs
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Currently were binge drinking
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Ever used
marijuana
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Ever used synthetic marijuana
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Ever used ecstasy
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Were offered, sold, or given an illegal drug on school property
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Sexual Behaviors
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Used both a condom during last sexual intercourse and birth control pills; an IUD (e.g., Mirena or ParaGard) or implant (e.g., Implanon or Nexplanon); or a shot (e.g., Depo-Provera), patch (e.g., OrthoEvra), or birth control ring (e.g., NuvaRing) before last sexual intercourse
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Ever had sexual intercourse
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Used birth control pills before last sexual intercourse
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Used an IUD (e.g., Mirena or ParaGard) or implant (e.g., Implanon or Nexplanon) before last sexual intercourse
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Had sexual intercourse with four or more persons
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Did not use any method to prevent pregnancy during last sexual intercourse
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Used birth control pills; an IUD (e.g., Mirena or ParaGard) or implant (e.g., Implanon or Nexplanon); or a shot (e.g., Depo-Provera), patch (e.g., OrthoEvra), or birth control ring (e.g., NuvaRing) before last sexual intercourse
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Were currently sexually active
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Drank alcohol or used drugs before last sexual intercourse
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Had sexual intercourse for the first time before age 13 years
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Used a condom during last sexual intercourse
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Were tested for a sexually transmitted disease (STD) other than HIV
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Were ever tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
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Dietary Behaviors
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Did not eat fruit or drink 100% fruit juices
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Ate vegetables two or more times per day
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Did not drink soda or pop
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Drank a can, bottle, or glass of soda or pop two or more times per day
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Drank a bottle or glass of plain water one or more times per day
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Ate fruit or drank 100% fruit juices one or more times per day
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Ate vegetables three or more times per day
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Drank a can, bottle, or glass of soda or pop one or more times per day
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Drank a can, bottle, or glass of a sports drink two or more times per day
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Drank a bottle or glass of plain water three or more times per day
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Ate fruit or drank 100% fruit juices two or more times per day
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Did not drink milk
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Drank one or more glasses per day of milk
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Did not drink a sports drink
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Did not drink a bottle or glass of plain water
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Did not eat breakfast
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Did not eat
vegetables
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Ate vegetables one or more times per day
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Drank three or more glasses per day of milk
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Drank a can, bottle, or glass of a sports drink one or more times per day
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Drank a bottle or glass of plain water two or more times per day
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Ate breakfast on all 7 days
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Physical Activity
PA
Attended physical education (PE) classes on all 5 days
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Did not participate in at least 60 minutes of physical activity on at least 1 day
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Played video or computer games or used a computer 3 or more hours per day
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Were physically active at least 60 minutes per day on 5 or more days
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Had a concussion from playing a sport or being physically active
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Watched television 3 or more hours per day
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Were physically active at least 60 minutes per day on all 7 days
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Played on at least one sports team
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Attended physical education (PE) classes on 1 or more days
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Did exercises to strengthen or tone muscles on three or more days
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Obesity, Overweight and Weight Control
OOaWC
Were trying to lose weight
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Described themselves as slightly or very overweight
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Were overweight
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Had obesity
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Other Health Topics
OHT
Had to avoid some foods because eating the food could cause an allergic reaction
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Ever told by a doctor or nurse that they had asthma
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Rarely or never wear sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher
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Used an indoor tanning device
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Never saw a dentist
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Saw a dentist
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Got 8 or more hours of sleep
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