YRBSS Results

At a glance

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

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Youth Online will be updated with 2023 YRBSS data in early 2025.

High schools

Middle schools

Compare high school data

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View 2021 YRBSS 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 YRBSS. 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 YRBSS. 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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YRBS Supplementary Tables
View 2023 tables those provide background and supplementary information on the YRBS.

CDC toolkit

Results Toolkit
YRBSS Results Toolkit
View and download resources to help inform partners and community members.
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Content Source:
Division of Adolescent and School Health; National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion