Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)

The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors 6 types of health-risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults, including: behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence; sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including HIV infection; alcohol and other drug use; tobacco use; unhealthy dietary behaviors; inadequate physical activity. YRBSS also measures the prevalence of obesity and asthma among youth and young adults. YRBSS includes a national school-based survey conducted by CDC and state, territorial, tribal, and local surveys conducted by state, territorial, and local education and health agencies and tribal governments.

Data and Resources

Field Value
accessLevel public
bureauCode {009:20}
dataQuality true
identifier 1d615c07-1847-4fc6-bee6-326fe46b9b33
landingPage http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/yrbs/data/index.htm
modified 2013-01-01
programCode {009:000}
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
references {http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/rr/rr6201.pdf}
resource-type Dataset
source_datajson_identifier true
source_hash 3c03c923b929b19b569157e5d3d12cfcaa70ae5e
source_schema_version 1.0
temporal 1991-01-01/1991-01-01
theme {"Children's Health",Epidemiology,"Population Statistics"}
Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
  • North America
Tags
  • AmeriGEO
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • CKAN
  • GEO
  • GEOSS
  • National
  • North America
  • United States
  • health-related-behaviors
  • national
  • sexual-assault
  • surveillance
  • survey
  • youth
isopen False
license_id notspecified
license_title License not specified
maintainer YRBSS
maintainer_email yrbss@cdc.gov
metadata_created 2025-09-23T20:51:47.957298
metadata_modified 2025-09-23T20:51:47.957306
notes The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors 6 types of health-risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults, including: behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence; sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including HIV infection; alcohol and other drug use; tobacco use; unhealthy dietary behaviors; inadequate physical activity. YRBSS also measures the prevalence of obesity and asthma among youth and young adults. YRBSS includes a national school-based survey conducted by CDC and state, territorial, tribal, and local surveys conducted by state, territorial, and local education and health agencies and tribal governments.
num_resources 1
num_tags 14
title Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)