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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
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Dietary Behaviors
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Tobacco Uses
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Physical Activty
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Alcohol & Other Drug Uses
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Overweight, Obese, and Weight Control
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Sexual Behaviors
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Other Health Topics
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Unintentional Injuries and Violence
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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