Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System 2017

<div><div><font size='3'>The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors health-related behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults. It also monitors the prevalence of obesity and asthma and other health-related behaviors plus sexual identity and sex of sexual contacts.</font></div><div><font size='3'><br /></font></div><div><font size='3'>The survey is conducted every two years at the national, state, territorial, tribal government, and local level. The school-based survey is designed to be representative of 9th through 12th grade students.</font></div><div><font size='3'><br /></font></div><div><font size='3'>Data broken down by race/ethnicity, grade, and sexual orientation can be found at the source. </font></div></div><div><br /></div>