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    The Pennsylvania Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is part of the national Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System created and managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to monitor health-related behaviors and experiences of the nation's high school students. These behaviors and experiences can result in death and disability among youth and adults. The Pennsylvania YRBS provides information about:

    • Youth health conditions and behaviors: asthma, obesity, mental health including suicide, injury and violence, diet and physical activity, sexual behavior, and substance use including use of tobacco and e-cigarettes, alcohol, and other drugs
    • Student experiences: bullying, parental monitoring, school connectedness, unstable housing, and exposure to community violence

    The Pennsylvania Departments of Education and Health, through a collaborative effort to reduce the burden of surveys on Pennsylvania schools, administer the YRBS biannually in randomly selected high schools across the commonwealth. For each selected school, only one to three 9th-12th grade classes are randomly selected to complete the survey. All samples are selected using CDC standardized procedures to ensure the highest quality, credibility, and usefulness of YRBS data. Pennsylvania has administered the YRBS biannually since 1991.

    Pennsylvania Youth Risk Behavior Survey Results

    To view 2023 YRBS results, please visit CDC’s interactive tool, YRBS Explorer.

    YRBS datasets can be downloaded from CDC’s YRBS Data and Documentation.