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Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)

The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) was developed in 1990 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) to monitor priority health risk behaviors of adolescents that contribute to the leading causes of death, disability, and social problems among youth and adults in the United States.  These behaviors, often established during childhood and early adolescence, include:

• Tobacco Use
• Unhealthy Dietary Behaviors
• Inadequate Physical Activity
• Alcohol and Other Drug Use
• Sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted  infections (STI), including HIV infection
• Behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence

The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) will help Arkansas identify public school students' current health and safety habits so that improvements can be made where needed.  Healthy lifestyles for Arkansas students mean longer, more productive lives for the states' young people, as well as imporved learning in the classroom.

Arkansas Trend Analysis Report  

2007 Arkansas YRBS - National YRBS Results

2007 Arkansas Youth Risk Behavior Survey Results  ppt  

2007 YRBS Key findings  

2005 Arkansas Youth Risk Behavior Survey Results  pdf  ppt

• 2007 Arkansas High School YRBS Codebook 
• 2005 Arkansas High School YRBS Codebook Information
• 2003 Arkansas High School YRBS Codebook Information
• 2001 Arkansas High School YRBS Codebook Information
• 2001 Arkansas Juvenile Detention Centers YRBS Codebook Information
• 2003 Arkansas Juvenile Detention Centers YRBS Codebook Information
• 2005 Arkansas Juvenile Detention Centers YRBS Codebook Information

CDC - DASH Youth On-Line Comprehensive Results

• View comprehensive results of YRBS from other states; compare results from other states; view results by health topics; obtain past YRBS results
• 2005 YRBS Results - Arkansas vs. United States

CDC-DASH Youth On-Line Arkansas Comprehensive Results

• View comprehensive results of Arkansas YRBS data by topics

2007 Arkansas HIV Fact Sheet

• The HIV Epidemic and Arkansas Students

2007 United States HIV Fact Sheet

• The HIV Epidemic and United States Students

2005 Arkansas HIV Fact Sheet

•  The HIV Epidemic and Arkansas Students

Methodology of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System - MMWR Report

New Futures For Youth - Arkansas Teen Sexuality Estimates - by Counties - Based on YRBS data and Census Data