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.
![A woman points at a screen showing survey results.](/yrbs/media/images/2024/06/Flu9gTpWYBk-cjY.jpg)
Compare high school data
![2021 YRBS results banner, showing a group of teen students walking in school hallway.](/yrbs/media/images/2024/06/DASH-YRBS_2021_Results.jpg)
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."