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Kann, Laura; Kinchen, Steve; Shanklin, Shari L.; Flint, Katherine H.; Hawkins, Joseph; Harris, William A.; Lowry, Richard; Olsen, Emily O'Malley; McManus, Tim; Chyen, David; Whittle, Lisa; Taylor, Eboni; Demissie, Zewditu; Brener, Nancy; Thornton, Jemekia; Moore, John; Zaza, Stephanie – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014
Problem: Priority health-risk behaviors contribute to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among youth and adults. Population-based data on these behaviors at the national, state, and local levels can help monitor the effectiveness of public health interventions designed to protect and promote the health of youth nationwide. Reporting…
Descriptors: Risk, Youth, Health Behavior, Death
Montana Office of Public Instruction, 2011
This report presents the 2011 Montana Youth Risk Behavior alternative school student frequency distributions. These frequency distributions are based upon surveys with 274 alternative school students in Montana during February of 2011. Frequency distributions may not total 274 due to nonresponse and percents may not total 100 percent due to…
Descriptors: Sexuality, At Risk Students, Physical Activities, Adolescents
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011
The national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) monitors priority health risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death, disability, and social problems among youth and adults in the United States. The national YRBS is conducted every two years during the spring semester and provides data representative of 9th through 12th grade…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Ethnicity, Private Schools, Health Behavior
Montana Office of Public Instruction, 2011
This report presents the 2011 Montana Youth Risk Behavior Survey high school student frequency distributions for nonpublic accredited schools. These frequency distributions are based upon surveys with 349 high school students in Nonpublic Region during February of 2011. Frequency distributions may not total 349 due to nonresponse and percents may…
Descriptors: Sexuality, At Risk Students, Physical Activities, High School Students
Montana Office of Public Instruction, 2011
This report presents the 2011 Montana Youth Risk Behavior Survey high school student frequency distributions for American Indian students on or near a reservation. These frequency distributions are based upon surveys with 720 high school American Indian students on or near a reservation in Montana during February of 2011. Frequency distributions…
Descriptors: American Indian Students, Reservation American Indians, Sexuality, At Risk Students
Montana Office of Public Instruction, 2011
This report presents the 2011 Montana Youth Risk Behavior Survey high school student frequency distributions for American Indian students in urban schools. These frequency distributions are based upon surveys with 808 high school American Indian students in urban schools during February of 2011. Frequency distributions may not total 808 due to…
Descriptors: American Indians, American Indian Students, Urban Schools, Sexuality
Montana Office of Public Instruction, 2011
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is an epidemiologic surveillance system that was established by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 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…
Descriptors: Reservation American Indians, American Indian Students, Comparative Analysis, Urban Schools
Lipsitt, Lewis P., Ed. – 1994
This document is an edited transcript of the addresses given at a symposium on violence at Brown University. The "Foreword" (Lewis P. Lipsitt) calls for better methodologies or "path analyses" to show the courses of development that conduce to criminal careers, family destruction, and community insouciance. Keynote speeches…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Child Behavior, Child Psychology
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Cunningham, Michelle Doucette – 1994
Recent surveys of Americans reveal that most think children are worse off today than they were 10 years ago. This report on child well-being in Connecticut reveals that such intuitions are correct: in the 10 years since the publication of "Growing Up at Risk in Connecticut," children in the state have become more likely to be victims or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Abuse
Child Trends, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1997
This is the second edition of an annual report on trends in the well-being of America's children and youth. Presented in five sections, the report describes national trends for over 80 indicators of the well-being of children and youth, based on data collected by the federal government. The information provided for each indicator includes one or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Health
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (DHHS), Washington, DC. – 1996
This is the first edition of what is intended to be an annual, comprehensive report on trends in the well-being of America's children and youth. It contains two sections: the first is a quick-reference guide describing national trends for 74 indicators of child and youth well-being based on data collected by the federal government. The information…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Abuse
Child Trends, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1998
This is the third edition of an annual report on trends in the well-being of America's children and youth. Part 1 of the report describes national trends for over 90 indicators of child and youth well-being based on data collected by the federal government. The information provided for each indicator includes one or more tables documenting recent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Child Abuse
Brown, Brett; Vandivere, Sharon; Lindberg, Laura Duberstein; Boggess, Scott; Porter, Laura; Williams, Sean – 1999
This is the fourth edition of an annual report on trends in the well-being of America's children and youth. Part 1 of the report describes national trends for over 90 indicators of child and youth well-being based on data collected by the federal government. The information provided for each indicator includes one or more tables documenting recent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Birth Weight