YRBSS Results

2015 High School Results

Sexual Identity, Sex of Sexual Contacts, and Health-Related Behaviors Among Students in Grades 9-12 – United States and Selected Sites, 2015
MMWR 2015;65(SS-9). See also the HTML.

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance – United States, 2015 [PDF – 3M]
MMWR 2015;65(SS-6). See also the HTML.

Youth Online High School Results

2015 Data & Documentation

Childhood Obesity Over Time

2015 High School YRBS Slides

The 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) results are summarized in a PowerPoint® presentation that presents national prevalence by sex, grade, and race/ethnicity, national trends, state and local medians and ranges, and state maps.

Sections (in PowerPoint® format)

• Introduction and Background [PPT – 681 KB]
• Injury and Violence (including Suicide) [PPT – 2.6 MB]
• Tobacco, Alcohol, and Other Drug Use [PPT – 3.7 MB]
• Sexual Risk Behaviors [PPT – 1.8 MB]
• Dietary Behaviors [PPT – 2.8 MB]
• Physical Activity [PPT – 1.3 MB]
• Obesity, Overweight, and Weight Control [PPT – 850 KB]
• Asthma, Sun-Safety, and Sleep [PPT – 800 KB]

Entire Presentation

• PDF Format [PDF – 19 MB]

2015 Middle School Results

Youth Online Middle School Results

2015 Participation and Data Quality

MMWR Publications

Health-Related Behaviors and Academic Achievement Among High School Students — United States, 2015
MMWR 2017;66:921–927.

Trends in Beverage Consumption Among High School Students — United States, 2007-2015
MMWR 2017;66(4):112–6.

Sexual Identity, Sex of Sexual Contacts, and Health-Related Behaviors Among Students in Grades 9-12 – United States and Selected Sites, 2015
MMWR 2015;65(SS-9). See also the HTML.

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance – United States, 2015 [PDF – 3M]
MMWR 2015;65(SS-6). See also the HTML.

HIV-Related Risk Behaviors Among Male High School Students Who Had Sexual Contact with Males — 17 Large Urban School Districts, United States, 2009–2013
MMWR 2016 / 65(5);106–109

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—United States, 2013 [PDF – 3 MB]
MMWR 2014;63(SS-4). See also the erratum.

Sexual Identity, Sex of Sexual Contacts, and Health-Risk Behaviors Among Students in Grades 9–12 in Selected Sites—Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance, United States, 2001–2009 [PDF – 3 MB] MMWR Early Release 2011;60[June 6]:1–133.

Methodology of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System [PDF – 420 KB]
MMWR 2013;66(RR-01):1-20.

Additional YRBS MMWR Publications

National YRBS/SHPPS Combination Fact Sheets (2015 YRBS and 2014 SHPPS)

These fact sheets present information about the percentages of high school students who engage in certain risk behaviors, along with the status of school health policies and programs designed to address those behaviors.

• The Obesity Epidemic [PDF – 93 KB]
• HIV and Other STD Prevention [PDF – 245 KB]
• Teen Pregnancy Prevention [PDF – 98 KB]
• Tobacco Use [PDF – 98 KB]

Trend Fact Sheets:

• Alcohol Use [PDF 147 KB]
• Behaviors that Contribute to Unintentional Injury [PDF – 114 KB]
• Behaviors that Contribute to Violence [PDF – 173 KB]
• Behaviors that Contribute to Violence on School Property [PDF – 128 KB]
• Marijuana, Cocaine, and Other Illegal Drug Use [PDF – 186 KB]
• Obesity, Dietary Behaviors and Weight Control Practices [PDF – 187 KB]
• Physical Activity [PDF – 157 KB]
• Sexual Behaviors and HIV Testing [PDF – 156 KB]
• Suicide-Related Behaviors [PDF – 126 KB]
• Tobacco Use [PDF – 134 KB]

Compare State and National Results

The following links provide tables that compare 2015 state YRBS data with 2015 national YRBS data. Each table includes

• Selected state prevalence estimates and confidence intervals
• National prevalence estimates and confidence intervals
• Comparisons between the selected state and national data based on t-test analyses

*States listed had weighted data for the 2015 YRBS. This means that the site achieved at least a 60% overall response rate. With weighted data, it is possible to say, for example, “X% of high school students in our state smoked cigarettes during the past month.

Compare District and National Results

The following links provide tables that compare 2015 district YRBS data with 2015 national YRBS data. Each table includes

• Selected district prevalence estimates and confidence intervals
• National prevalence estimates and confidence intervals
• Comparisons between the selected district and national data based on t-test analyses

*Districts listed had weighted data for the 2015 YRBS. This means that the site achieved at least a 60% overall response rate. With weighted data, it is possible to say, for example, “X% of high school students in our state smoked cigarettes during the past month.