kentucky students’ health and academic achievement
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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]
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
Pe
rce
nt
of
Stu
de
nts
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%
KY High School Students Health and Academic AchievementInjuries and Violence
A'sB'sC'sD's/F's
Injury and Violence Behavior
Pe
rce
nt
of
Stu
de
nts
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%
KY High School Students Health and Academic AchievementInjuries and Violence
A'sB'sC'sD's/F's
Injury and Violence Behavior
Pe
rce
nt
of
Stu
de
nts
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
Injury and Violence Behavior
Pe
rce
nt
of
Stu
de
nts
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
Perc
ent o
f Stu
dent
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
Tobacco Use Behavior
Perc
ent o
f Stu
dent
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
Pe
rce
nt
of
Stu
de
nts
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%
KY High School Health and Academic AchievementAlcohol & Other Drugs
A'sB'sC'sD's/F's
Alcohol & Other Drug Behavior
Perc
ent o
f Stu
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
Alcohol & Other Drug Behavior
Pe
rce
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%
KY High School Health and Academic AchievementAlcohol & Other Drugs
A'sB'sC'sD's/F's
Alcohol & Other Drug Behavior
Pe
rce
nt
of
Stu
de
nts
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
Pe
rce
nt
of
Stu
de
nts
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
Perc
ent o
f Stu
dent
s
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
Perc
ent o
f Stu
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
Perc
ent o
f Stu
dent
s
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%
KY High School Health and Academic AchievementDietary Behaviors
A'sB'sC'sD's/F's
Dietary Behavior
Perc
ent o
f Stu
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%
KY High School Health and Academic AchievementDietary Behaviors
A'sB'sC'sD's/F's
Dietary Behavior
Perc
ent o
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%
KY High School Health and Academic AchievementDietary Behaviors
A'sB'sC'sD's/F's
Dietary Behavior
Pe
rce
nt
of
Stu
de
nts
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
Perc
ent o
f Stu
dent
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
Pe
rce
nt
of
Stu
de
nts
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
rce
nt
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
Tobacco Use Behavior
Perc
ent o
f Stu
dent
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
Tobacco Use Behavior
Perc
ent o
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
Alcohol & Other Drug Behavior
Perc
ent o
f Stu
dent
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
ent o
f Stu
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
f Stu
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
Pe
rce
nt
of
Stu
de
nts