Data and Policy Consultant – DPI – Healthy SchoolsHope E. White, Ph.D.

2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) Results:

North Carolina

What is the YRBS?

The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is a survey of youth health risk and health protective behaviors such as smoking, drinking, drug use, diet, and physical and sexual activity which is conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) every two years.

What is the YRBS?

• NC conducted at middle and high school levels

• 1993 first year administered in NC• All self reported data• All schools and classes are randomly

selected• Participation is voluntary at each level• Parental consent is required

What is the YRBS?

• Unintentional injury and violence• Mental health• Substance use• Sexual behavior• Weight, physical activity, and dietary

behavior

Survey covers risk and protective behavior:

CDC

YRBS coordinators

Students and parents

DPI – Healthy Schools4

3

2

1

Target60%

Participation in YRBS - CRITICAL

National Map of Participation

YRBS Results

Compare

trends at state

and nation

Evaluate interventions

Why conduct YRBS?

PoliciesHAC/Healthy

2020

Activity

Year started in NC?

How often conducted?

Which agency conducts YRBS?

Do you recall?

Unintentional Injury and Violence

High School

Bullying

Bullied on school property Cyber - Bullying0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

19%

13%

20%

15%

NCNation

41% of students admitted to emailing and texting while driving - Nationally

What do you think the percentage is for NC? (not a

prize question)

60% 25%50% 34%

34% of students admitted to emailing/texting while driving

Emailing and Texting while driving…

Mental Health

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

29%

13%

5%

30%

13%

3%

NCNation

Depression/Suicide

Tobacco AlcoholOther drugs

Substance Use

Tobacco

Smoke ciga-rettes for first time before 13

Smoke 1 or more past 30

days

Smoke 20 or more past 30

days

Did not try to stop smoking

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

9%15%

5%

48%

9%

16%

6%

52%

NCNation

Drink alcohol before 13

At least 1 drink in past 30 days

5 or more drinks in a couple of

hours in past 30 days

Got alcohol from someone who gave it to

them

0%5%

10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%

14%

32%

15%

38%

19%

35%

21%

42%

NCNation

Alcohol

0%

10%

20%23%

5%8%

23%

6%9%

NCNation

Other Drugs

Prescriptions (il-legal)

Steroids (illegal) Offer, sold, or given illegal drugs

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

17%

2%

24%

18%

3%

22%

NCNation

Other Drugs

Sexual Activity

47% has had sex - Nationally

What do you think the percentage is for NC? (not a

prize question)

10% 30%47% 20%

47% of students has had sex

Has had sex…

Sex first time before 13

Had sex with 4 or more

people during their life

Currently sexually active

NC

15%

NC 21%

Use alcohol or

drugs before

last sexual

encounter

NC

7%

NC

32%

Nation

41%

Nation

15%

Nation

34%

Nation 6%

Sexual Activity

NC

39%

Nation

41%

Sexual Activity

Did not use a

condom

Weight, physical activity, and dietary behavior

Slightly or very

overweight

Did not eat breakfast on

all 7 days

Were not physically

active for 60 minutes per day during past 7 days

NC

65%

NC 42%

NC

29%

NC

74%

Nation

41%

Nation

62%

Nation

73%

Nation

31%

Played video or computer

games or used

computer 3 or more hours

Weight, physical activity, and dietary behavior

Do you recall?In NC % attempted suicide and needed medical attention was

higher, lower, or same than nation

Higher Lower Same

In NC % consume marijuana in past 30 days was higher, lower,

or same than nation Higher Lower Same

In NC % not physically active for 60 minutes during 7 days was

higher, lower, or same than nation

Higher Lower Same

Activity

Middle School Highlights

Bullying

Bullied

on

scho

ol pr

oper

ty

Cyber

- Bull

ying

0%

15%

30%

45% 43%

19%

NC

Suicide

0%4%8%

12%16% 14%

11%

NC

Middle School Highlights

Risk Behaviors

Ever d

rank

alco

hol

Ever u

sed

mar

ijuan

a

Ever h

ad se

x0%

10%

20%

30% 26%

13% 11%

NC

Diet and Physical Activity

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

52%

68%

41%

NC

Personal

safety and

violence

Less likely to carry weapon

on school property

Less likely to ride in a car

with someone drunk

Increase in

seat belt

use

Less

physical

fighting

Positive Trend Changes

Decrease in

smoking

before 13

Positive Trend Changes

Decrease in drinking before 13

Decrease in sex

Decrease in

inhalants

Drugs, Alcohol, and Sex

Increase in

marijuana use

Bullying

on school

property

Eating less to

loss weight

Hours playing

video

games

Negative Trend Changes

Activity

Having heard the current YRBS trends discuss within your some of the highlights

of the data and how the data could be use to impact or enhance policies within your LEA.

Also discuss examples of success stories recognized by the CDC including one of our

own!!!

For More Information:http://www.nchealthyschools.org/data/yrbs/http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/yrbs/

Hope E. White, Ph.D.919-807-3834Hope.White@dpi.nc.gov

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