YRBSS Results

Key points

  • CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors priority health behaviors and experiences among students across the country.
  • The results help in understanding the factors that contribute to the leading causes of illness, death, and disability among youth and young adults.
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Results

Compare high school data

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View 2021 YRBS national, state, and local school district results.

Find selected state prevalence estimates and confidence intervals and compare them to national data based on t-test analyses.

*States listed had representative data for the 2021 YRBS. With representative data, it is possible to say, for example, "X% of high school students in our state smoked cigarettes during the past month."

Find selected district prevalence estimates and confidence intervals and compare them to national data based on t-test analyses.

*Districts listed had representative data for the 2021 YRBS. With representative data, it is possible to say, for example, “X% of high school students in our district smoked cigarettes during the past month."

MMWR supplemental tables

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YRBSS — United States, 2021 Supplementary Tables
See tables for supplementary information on YRBSS.

CDC feature and toolkit

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2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Results
Female and LGBTQ+ students are experiencing more poor mental health and suicide-related behaviors.
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Results Toolkit
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Content Source:
Division of Adolescent and School Health; National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion