Kentucky Students’ Health and Academic Achievement

Kentucky Students’ Health and Academic Achievement

YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY (YRBS)

What is the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)?

• A nationwide survey produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to monitor the six health-risk behaviors of youth:– Physical activity– Dietary behaviors– Tobacco use– Alcohol and other drug use– Behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence

(including suicide)– Sexual risk behaviors

• Data is collected every other year, during the odd numbered years, in grades 6-8 and 9-12

How is YRBS Data Used?

• Describe risk behaviors• Create awareness• Set program goals• Develop programs and polices• Support health-related legislation• Seek funding

For More Information on the YRBS, Contact:Stephanie Bunge, School Health ConsultantCoordinated School Health TeamKentucky Department of Education500 Mero Street, 19th FloorFrankfort, KY 40601(502) 564-2106 [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

INJURIES AND VIOLENCE

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

6.6%12.9%

1.6%

32.7%

8.0%12.6%

6.8%

37.4%

15.0%23.0%

5.4%

39.3%

27.6% 30.0%

16.7%

49.3%

KY High School Students Health and Academic AchievementInjuries and Violence

A'sB'sC'sD's/F's

Injury and Violence Behavior

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0.0%5.0%

10.0%15.0%20.0%25.0%30.0%35.0%40.0%

4.7% 2.8% 3.3%

12.9%

1.1%3.5%4.7% 5.7% 6.0%

20.0%

3.3% 4.4%

11.2% 9.8%5.1%

33.6%

2.7%

10.3%

18.9% 17.2% 16.7%

31.5%

10.7%14.3%


A'sB'sC'sD's/F's


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of

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0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

8.7%5.5%

8.0%8.9% 10.0%8.2%

10.9%13.5% 12.0%

19.2%

25.5%23.1%


A'sB'sC'sD's/F's


Pe

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of

Stu

de

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0.0%5.0%

10.0%15.0%20.0%25.0%30.0%35.0%40.0%

18.3%

10.8%8.4%

3.7%1.0%

27.2%

16.3%13.7%

8.3%3.8%

32.5%

19.4% 17.9%

11.6%

4.3%

36.7%

20.0%15.7%

13.1%

4.6%

KY High School Students Health and Academic AchievmentInjuries and Violence

A'sB'sC'sD's/F's


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TOBACCO USE

Ever tried cigarette smoking, even one or two puffs

Smoked a whole cigarette for the first time before age 13

years

Smoked cigarettes on one or more of the past 30 days

Smoked cigarettes on 20 or more of the past 30 days

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

30.9%

6.7%8.3%

2.6%

47.8%

13.3%14.9%

6.2%

63.9%

21.6%

34.3%

13.5%

78.7%

32.2%

36.7%

18.3%

KY High School Health and Academic AchievementTobacco Use

A'sB'sC'sD's/F's

Tobacco Use Behavior

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s

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

1.6%6.7% 7.2% 8.1%

13.7%

3.7%10.9% 9.2% 10.9%

23.8%

9.9%

24.9% 22.7% 22.6%

45.2%

11.7%

26.9%

43.4%

28.1%

60.4%

KY High School Health and Academic AchievementTobacco Use

A'sB'sC'sD's/F's


Perc

ent o

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s

ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS

0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%70.0%80.0%90.0%

55.5%

12.4%24.1%

13.0%3.3%

61.7%

19.8%28.1%

17.1%5.5%

74.2%

22.9%

45.3%

32.4%

11.8%

80.6%

34.3%45.9%

30.7%

13.4%

KY High School Health and Academic AchievementAlcohol & Other Drugs

A'sB'sC'sD's/F's

Alcohol & Other Drug Behavior

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of

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de

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0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

21.8%

4.3%8.9% 9.2%

32.9%

7.9%17.1% 14.3%

51.0%

12.4%

30.0%25.9%

60.7%

20.3%

41.2% 42.2%


A'sB'sC'sD's/F's


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dent

s

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

1.7%

5.3%2.2% 1.5%

3.9% 5.0%3.2% 4.4%

7.3%9.8%

4.3%6.3%

19.8%18.3%

16.1% 16.3%

KY High School Health and Academic AchievementAlochol & Other Drugs

A'sB'sC'sD's/F's


Pe

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nt

of

Stu

de

nts

0.0%5.0%

10.0%15.0%20.0%25.0%30.0%35.0%40.0%45.0%

2.3%7.8%

20.0%

7.2%2.0%

11.6%16.5%

13.3%

2.6%

17.4%

26.2% 25.5%

15.5%

33.2% 32.8%

42.2%


A'sB'sC'sD's/F's


Pe

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nt

of

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SEXUAL BEHAVIORS

0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%70.0%80.0%

31.3% 33.8%

7.0%

23.4%13.0%

44.7% 41.9%

10.4%

31.6%

12.5%

64.5%57.5%

22.4%

43.5%

30.0%

72.2%

50.3%

31.2%

48.6%

25.1%

KY High School Health and Academic AchievementSexual Behaviors

A'sB'sC'sD's/F's

Sexual Behavior

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0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%70.0%80.0%90.0% 83.1%

1.7%

41.8%

80.9%

4.3%

48.7%

81.3%

5.2%

42.6%

70.1%

12.3%

57.2%

KY High School Health and Academic AchievementSexual Behaviors

A'sB'sC'sD's/F's

Sexual Behavior

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DIETARY BEHAVIORS

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

12.6%

30.1%

46.4%

10.5%5.1% 4.7%

18.4%

34.0%

47.7%

13.8%6.3% 5.2%

23.0%29.2%

41.8%

15.2%9.0% 7.9%

32.3%40.3%

58.2%

23.2%17.9%

8.7%

KY High School Health and Academic AchivementDietary Behaviors

A'sB'sC'sD's/F's

Dietary Behavior

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dent

s

Ate green salad one or more times dur-ing the past seven days

Ate carrots one or more times during the past seven days

Ate other vegetables one or more times during the past seven days

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

60.5%

53.1%

84.9%

52.3%

39.4%

78.4%

44.3%

32.6%

70.8%

43.7% 43.2%

73.3%

KY High School Health and Academic AchievementDietary Behaviors

A'sB'sC'sD's/F's

Dietary Behavior

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Ate fruits or drank 100% fruit juices two or more times per day during the

past seven days

Ate fruits or drank 100% fruit juices one or more times per day during the

past seven days

Ate vegetables one or more times per day during the

past seven days

Ate vegetables two or more times per day during the

past seven days

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

29.1%

61.4%64.3%

25.8%23.2%

52.3% 53.0%

20.3%22.7%

51.6% 50.2%

19.1%

25.7%

55.5%

65.0%

31.8%


A'sB'sC'sD's/F's

Dietary Behavior

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dent

s

Drank a can, bottle, or glass of soda or pop

one or more times per day during the past

seven days

Drank a can, bottle, or glass of soda or pop 0 times per day during the past seven days

Drank a can, bottle, or glass of soda or pop

two or more times per day during the past

seven days

Drank a can, bottle, or glass of soda or pop three or more times per day during the

past seven days

drank three or more glasses per day of milk during the past seven

days

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

45.0%

50.0%


A'sB'sC'sD's/F's

Dietary Behavior

Perc

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f Stu

dent

s

0.0%5.0%

10.0%15.0%20.0%25.0%30.0%35.0%40.0%45.0%50.0% 47.0%

8.9%2.3%

38.8%

12.9%6.8%

30.4%

15.4%10.0%

31.3%

21.1% 20.1%


A'sB'sC'sD's/F's

Dietary Behavior

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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Were physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day on five or more of

the past seven days

were physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes

per day on 7 of the past seven days

Watched three or more hours per day of TV on an

average school day

Played on one or more sports teams during the past

12 months

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

43.6%

26.0%

20.3%

62.2%

35.1%

17.7%

28.4%

48.0%

42.1%

25.7%

30.5%

40.2%

29.9%

15.4%

38.2% 38.2%

KY High School Health and Academic AchivementPhysical Activity

A'sB'sC'sD's/F's

Physical Activity Behavior

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s

MISCELLANEOUS

0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%70.0%80.0%90.0%

100.0%84.7% 79.3%

12.8%

90.9%77.5%

67.2%

15.7%

81.4%

66.7%60.2%

19.8%

72.5%60.8%

52.0%

31.8%

52.3%

KY High School Health and Academic AchievementMiscellaneous

A'sB'sC'sD's/F's

Health Risk Behavior

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KENTUCKY MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

INJURIES AND VIOLENCE

Never

or rare

ly wore

a bicy

cle helm

et

Never

or rare

ly wore

a sea

t belt

when

riding i

n a car

Ever

rode i

n a car

driven

by someo

ne who had

been drin

king a

lcohol

Ever

carrie

d a wea

pon, such

as a

gun, k

nife, o

r club

Have e

ver b

een in

a physi

cal figh

t

Eeve

r in a

physical

fight in

which

they

were

hurt an

d had to

be trea

ted by a

doctor o

r nurse

0.0%

20.0%

40.0%

60.0%

80.0%

100.0%

120.0%

74.9%

2.4%

18.1%31.2% 33.2%

2.2%

84.5%

5.3%18.2%

35.4%

53.4%

3.4%

93.2%

10.9%24.5%

53.7%

72.6%

10.4%

96.2%

19.6%

42.7%51.5%

77.7%

11.5%

KY Middle School Health and Academic AchievementInjuries & Violence

A'sB'sC'sD's/F's

Injury & Violence Behavior

Perc

ent o

f Stu

dent

s

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

10.7%6.7%

3.9%

9.0%

17.0%

11.2%9.0% 10.6%

19.5%

11.9%7.8%

16.0%

32.6%

20.9%

13.4%

29.0%

KY Middle School Health & Academic AchievementInjuries & Violence

A'sB'sC'sD's/F's

Injury & Violence Behavior

Pe

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of

Stu

de

nts

TOBACCO USE

Ever

tried

cigare

tte smokin

g, ev

en one o

r two puffs

Smoke

d a whole

cigare

tte for t

he first

time befo

re ag

e 11 ye

ars

Smoke

d cigare

ttes on one o

r more

of the p

ast 30 day

s

Smoke

d cigare

ttes on 20 or m

ore of th

e past

30 days

Ever

smoke

d cigare

ttes dail

y, that

is, at

least

one ciga

rette e

very

day fo

r 30 day

s0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

14.5%

2.3% 2.3% 0.4% 0.7%

26.6%

6.8% 6.4%1.6% 4.3%

39.1%

12.1% 13.1%

2.1%8.1%

55.5%

9.2%

26.0%

13.7%19.7%

KY Middle School Health and Academic AchievementTobacco Use

A'sB'sC'sD's/F's


Perc

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s

0.0%5.0%

10.0%15.0%20.0%25.0%30.0%35.0%40.0%

2.4% 1.7%4.5%

6.6%4.5%

12.2%14.2%

8.9%

22.6%26.7%

17.9%

37.9%

KY Middle School Health and Academic AchievementTobacco Use

A'sB'sC'sD's/F's


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f Stu

dent

s

ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

19.0%

3.5% 0.8%4.9%

0.5%4.3%

27.9%

12.6%

3.8%9.3%

3.2%9.5%

45.8%

20.5%

6.5%12.9%

3.1%9.3%

50.9%

20.2%

10.6%

18.5%

2.1%

14.2%

KY Middle School Health and Academic AchievementAlcohol & Other Drugs

A'sB'sC'sD's/F's


Perc

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s

SEXUAL BEHAVIORS

Ever had sexual intercourse Ever had sexual intercourse with three or more people

Ever had oral sex0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

4.3%

1.2%

6.0%

12.8%

3.6%

10.9%

14.9%

6.7%

19.5%

30.2%

16.3%

26.0%

KY Middle School Health and Academic AchievementSexual Behaviors

A'sB'sC'sD's/F's

Sexual Behavior

Perc

ent o

f Stu

dent

s

DIETARY BEHAVIORS

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

45.2%

10.8%

47.3%

7.6%

54.8%

18.4%

40.1%

12.9%

52.5%

25.8%

40.2%

16.1%

50.6%

22.3%

39.2%

17.1%

KY Middle School Health and Academic AchievementDietary Behaviors

A'sB'sC'sD's/F's

Dietary Behavior

Perc

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dent

s

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%70.0%80.0%

60.4%

7.9%

69.4%

51.7%

12.1%

63.5%

49.0%

21.9%

47.1%53.3%

20.5%

40.1%

KY Middle School Health and Academic AchievementPhysical Activity

A'sB'sC'sD's/F's

Physical Activity

Perc

ent o

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dent

s

MISCELLANEOUS

0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%70.0%80.0%90.0% 80.4%

19.6%

78.0%

8.5%

79.2%67.9%

25.0%

64.0%

12.9%

72.8%65.6%

24.1%

53.6%

16.0%

63.9%

47.9%

16.6%

48.2%

35.0%

64.5%

KY Middle School Health and Academic AchievementMiscellaneous

A'sB'sC'sD's/F's

Health Risk Behavior

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