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2007 YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY
Go to 2007 Illinois (excluding Chicago) and Chicago Results
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) focuses on priority health-risk behaviors established during youth that result in the most significant mortality, disability, and social problems during both youth and adulthood. Questions are about nutrition, tobacco use, alcohol and other drug use, physical activity, injuries, and sexual behavior resulting in sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy. For more information visit the National YRBS site.
The Illinois YRBS was completed by 1,319 students in 28 public high schools in Illinois (excluding Chicago) during the spring of 2007. The school response rate was 74%, the student response rate was 87%, and the overall response rate was 64%. The results are representative of all students in grades 9-12. The weighted demographic characteristics of the sample are as follows:
Illinois (excluding Chicago) YRBS| Gender | Grade Level | Race/Ethnicity | |||||
| Female | 49.0% |
9th | 27.5% |
Black | 12.1% |
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| Male | 51.0% |
10th | 25.9% |
Hispanic/Latino | 12.8% |
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| 11th | 24.2% |
White | 69.9% |
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12th |
22.4% |
All other races | 2.9% |
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| Other | 0.1% |
Multiple races | 2.3% |
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The Chicago YRBS was completed by 1,118 students and the weighted characteristics of the sample are as follows:
Chicago YRBS
| Gender | Grade Level | Race/Ethnicity | |||||
| Female | 52.0% |
9th | 32.6% |
Black | 49.6% |
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| Male | 48.0% |
10th | 26.2% |
Hispanic/Latino | 35.3% |
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| 11th | 21.3% |
White | 10.2% |
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12th |
19.5% |
All other races | 3.6% |
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| Other | 0.3% |
Multiple races | 1.2% |
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Students completed a self-administered, anonymous, 87-item questionnaire. Survey procedures were designed to protect the privacy of students by allowing for anonymous and voluntary participation. Local parental permission procedures were followed before survey administration.
The YRBS is one component of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YBSS) developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in
collaboration with representatives from state and local departments of education and health, other federal agencies, and national education and health organizations. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System was designed to focus the nation on behaviors among youth related to the leading causes of mortality and morbidity among both youth and adults and to assess how these risk behaviors change over time. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
measures behaviors that fall into six categories:
The YRBS also measures self-reported height and weight to allow calculation of body mass index and asthma. More information about the Youth Risk Behavior
Surveillance System can be obtained from www.cdc.gov/yrbss.
2007 Illinois (excluding Chicago) YRBS Results
Results Summary
Summary Tables
Graphs
Demographic Tables
2007 Chicago YRBS Results
Results Summary
Summary Tables
Graphs
Demographic Tables
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