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Download full textMeehan, Merrill L.; And Others – 1993
In 1990, the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) was completed by a random sample of 1,448 West Virginia public-school students in grades 9-12. The sample was 51 percent male and 89 percent white. About 71 percent of subjects were aged 15-17; 39 percent were in the ninth grade. The YRBS covered behaviors producing vehicle-related or other injuries,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Health Behavior, High School Students
Sarvela, Paul D.; Monge, Eduardo A. – Rural Research Report, 1999
A study of patterns of health behavior among rural and small-town children surveyed 1,950 K-6 students from seven southern Illinois elementary schools. Findings indicate that less than half of the students ate the recommended amounts of fruits, vegetables, and grain each day. Males and females smoked at about the same rates, but sixth-grade boys…
Descriptors: Bicycling, Child Behavior, Children, Drinking
