Study to Examine Web-based Administration of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

Appendix M. 2008 Methodological Study Table Shells

Percentage of Principals Reporting Their School Has Ever Conducted A Web-based Student Assessment or Survey

Ever conducted a web-based student assessment or survey in school		95 % CI
Yes	%	± %
No	%	± %

Mode Preferences for Conducting Mandatory Student Assessments and Voluntary Student Surveys, US High School Principals, 2008

	Student Assessments		Student Surveys
Preferred Mode		95 % CI		95 % CI
Online, using the school’s computer lab	%	± %	%	± %
Online, using computers in the student’s regular classroom	%	± %	%	± %
Paper-and-pencil in student’s regular classroom	%	± %	%	± %
No preference	%	± %	%	± %
Other	%	± %	%	± %

Extent to Which Principals Perceive Inadequate Computer Resources Would Be A Problem With Conducting Web-based Student Surveys in Schools, US High School Principals, 2008

	Mean Score (Standard Deviation) (1=Not at all a problem, 5=Very much a problem)
Unreliable internet connections
Slow internet connections
Inadequate number of computers connected to the internet
Logistics of providing enough computers for an entire class

Student Health Survey Participation Rates and Data Completeness, by Condition

	Participation Rate (%)	Questions Answered (%)
Classroom PAPI (No Skip Pattern)
Computer Lab Web-based (No Skip Pattern)
Computer Lab Web-based (Skip Patterns)
On Your Own (No Skip Pattern)

Percentage of Students Reporting Engaging in Health Risk Behaviors by Condition and Adjusted Odds Ratios (AOR) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI)

	Condition (%)				Mode (PAPI is referent)
Variable	Classroom PAPI (No Skip Pattern)	Computer Lab Web-based (No Skip Pattern)	Computer Lab Web-based (Skip Patterns)	On Your Own (No Skip Pattern)	AOR*	95% CI
Rarely or never wore bicycle helmet
In a physical fight
Lifetime cigarette use
Lifetime alcohol use
Lifetime marijuana use
Ever had sexual intercourse
Were trying to lose weight
Overweight

*Controlling for respondents’ privacy, perceived anonymity, trust, and comfort and experience with computers.

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