ERIC Number: ED543267
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Aug
Pages: 5
Abstractor: ERIC
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Sports Team Participation: A Risk Behavior Comparison of Montana High School Students Based on Sports Team Participation. 2011 Montana Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Montana Office of Public Instruction
The Montana Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is administered by the Montana Office of Public Instruction every two years to students in grades 7 through 12. The purpose of the survey is to help monitor the prevalence of behaviors that not only influence youth health, but also put youth at risk for the most significant health and social problems that can occur during adolescence. While all schools in Montana can participate in the survey on a volunteer basis, approximately 50 high schools are randomly selected to be included to provide the Montana statewide data to be used in other national YRBS reports. The 2011 YRBS was conducted in February 2011. Schools administering the survey were provided with detailed written instructions on conducting a random survey in their schools. Data used in this report from the 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey are based on a random survey of Montana high school students. According to the 2011 YRBS, 63% of Montana high school students reported having played on a sports team during the past 12 months. Sixty-five percent of males and 62% of females played on a sports team. Of those who had played on a sports team, 69% were ninth graders, 66% were tenth graders, 61% were eleventh graders and 58% were twelfth grade students.
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Adolescents, High School Students, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 9, Comparative Analysis, Athletics, Team Sports, Gender Differences, Eating Habits, Safety, Telecommunications, Psychological Patterns, Suicide, Smoking, Marijuana, Drug Abuse, Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Restraints (Vehicle Safety), Bullying, Sexuality
Montana Office of Public Instruction. P.O. Box 202501, Helena, MT 59620-2501. Tel: 888-231-9393; Tel: 406-444-3095; Web site: http://opi.mt.gov
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Grade 10; Grade 11; Grade 12; Grade 9; High Schools
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Montana Office of Public Instruction
Identifiers - Location: Montana
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Youth Risk Behavior Survey
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