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[NCCDPHP] 2025 and 2027 NATIONAL YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEY
YRBS-national-HS-questionnaire
OMB: 0920-0493
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Expiration Date: 11/30/2027
2025 National
Youth Risk Behavior Survey
This survey is about health behavior. It has been developed so you can tell us what you do that may affect your health. The information you give will be used to improve health education for young people like yourself.
The answers you give will be kept private. No one will know what you say. Answer the questions based on what you really do.
Completing the survey is voluntary. Whether or not you answer the questions will not affect your grade in this class. If you are not comfortable answering a question, just leave it blank.
The questions that ask about your background will be used only to describe the types of students completing this survey. The information will not be used to find out your name. No names will ever be reported.
Make sure to read every question. When you are finished, follow the instructions of the person giving you the survey.
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 25 minutes per response, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to: CDC Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton Road, MS D-74, Atlanta, GA 30333, ATTN:PRA (0920-0493)
Thank you very much for your help.
1. How old are you?
12 years old or younger
13 years old
14 years old
15 years old
16 years old
17 years old
18 years old or older
2. What is your sex?
Female
Male
3. In what grade are you?
9th grade
10th grade
11th grade
12th grade
Ungraded or other grade
4. What is your race and/or ethnicity? (Select one or more responses.)
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino
Middle Eastern or North African
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
White
5. How tall are you without your shoes on?
Directions: Use the dropdown below to enter your height in feet and inches.
6. How much do you weigh without your shoes on?
Directions: Use the field below to enter your weight in pounds.
The next 4 questions ask about safety.
7. How often do you wear a seat belt when riding in a car driven by someone else?
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Most of the time
Always
8. During the past 30 days, how many times did you ride in a car or other vehicle driven by someone who had been drinking alcohol?
0 times
1 time
2 or 3 times
4 or 5 times
6 or more times
9. During the past 30 days, how many times did you drive a car or other vehicle when you had been drinking alcohol?
I did not drive a car or other vehicle during the past 30 days Skip to Question
11
I drove a car or other vehicle, but not when I had been drinking alcohol
1 time
2 or 3 times
4 or 5 times
6 or more times
10. During the past 30 days, on how many days did you text or e-mail while driving a car or other vehicle?
I did not drive a car or other vehicle during the past 30 days
I drove a car or other vehicle, but did not text or e-mail while driving
1 or 2 days
3 to 5 days
6 to 9 days
10 to 19 days
20 to 29 days
All 30 days
The next 12 questions ask about violence-related behaviors and experiences.
11. During the past 30 days, on how many days did you carry a weapon such as a gun, knife, or club on school property?
0 days
1 day
2 or 3 days
4 or 5 days
6 or more days
12. During the past 12 months, on how many days did you carry a gun? (Do not count the days when you carried a gun only for hunting or for a sport, such as target shooting.)
0 days
1 day
2 or 3 days
4 or 5 days
6 or more days
13. During the past 30 days, on how many days did you not go to school because you felt you would be unsafe at school or on your way to or from school?
0 days
1 day
2 or 3 days
4 or 5 days
6 or more days
14. During the past 12 months, how many times has someone threatened or injured you with a weapon such as a gun, knife, or club on school property?
0 times
1 time
2 or 3 times
4 or 5 times
6 or 7 times
8 or 9 times
10 or 11 times
12 or more times
15. How long would it take for you to get a loaded gun that is ready for you to fire without a parent or other adult's permission or supervision? The gun could be yours or someone else’s and it could be located in your home or car or someone else’s home or car.
I could not get a gun that is ready to be fired
Less than 10 minutes
10 or more minutes, but less than 1 hour
1 or more hours, but less than 4 hours
4 or more hours, but less than 24 hours
24 or more hours
16. During the past 12 months, how many times were you in a physical fight?
0 times Skip to Question 18
1 time
2 or 3 times
4 or 5 times
6 or 7 times
8 or 9 times
10 or 11 times
12 or more times
17. During the past 12 months, how many times were you in a physical fight on school property?
0 times
1 time
2 or 3 times
4 or 5 times
6 or 7 times
8 or 9 times
10 or 11 times
12 or more times
18. Have you ever seen someone get physically attacked, beaten, stabbed, or shot in your neighborhood?
Yes
No
19. Have you ever been physically forced to have sexual intercourse when you did not want to?
Yes
No
20. During the past 12 months, how many times did anyone force you to do sexual things that you did not want to do? (Count such things as kissing, touching, or being physically forced to have sexual intercourse.)
0 times Skip to Question 22
1 time
2 or 3 times
4 or 5 times
6 or more times
21. During the past 12 months, how many times did someone you were dating or going out with force you to do sexual things that you did not want to do? (Count such things as kissing, touching, or being physically forced to have sexual intercourse.)
I did not date or go out with anyone during the past 12 months Skip to Question 23
0 times
1 time
2 or 3 times
4 or 5 times
6 or more times
22. During the past 12 months, how many times did someone you were dating or going out with physically hurt you on purpose? (Count such things as being hit, slammed into something, or injured with an object or weapon.)
I did not date or go out with anyone during the past 12 months
0 times
1 time
2 or 3 times
4 or 5 times
6 or more times
The next 2 questions ask about experiences with parents or other adults in your home.
23. During your life, how often has a parent or other adult in your home insulted you or put you down?
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Most of the time
Always
24. During your life, how often has a parent or other adult in your home hit, beat, kicked, or physically hurt you in any way?
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Most of the time
Always
The next question asks about times that you felt you were treated badly or unfairly.
25. During your life, how often have you felt that you were treated badly or unfairly in school because of your race or ethnicity?
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Most of the time
Always
The next 2 questions ask about bullying. Bullying is when 1 or more students tease, threaten, spread rumors about, hit, shove, or hurt another student over and over again. It is not bullying when 2 students of about the same strength or power argue or fight or tease each other in a friendly way.
26. During the past 12 months, have you ever been bullied on school property?
Yes
No
27. During the past 12 months, have you ever been electronically bullied? (Count being bullied through texting, Instagram, Facebook, or other social media.)
Yes
No
The next question asks about hurting yourself on purpose.
28. During the past 12 months, how many times did you do something to purposely hurt yourself without wanting to die, such as cutting or burning yourself on purpose?
The next 5 questions ask about sad feelings and attempted suicide. Sometimes people feel so depressed about the future that they may consider attempting suicide, that is, taking some action to end their own life.
29. During the past 12 months, did you ever feel so sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more in a row that you stopped doing some usual activities?
Yes
No
30. During the past 12 months, did you ever seriously consider attempting suicide?
Yes
No
31. During the past 12 months, did you make a plan about how you would attempt suicide?
Yes
No
32. During the past 12 months, how many times did you actually attempt suicide?
0 times Skip to Question 34
1 time
2 or 3 times
4 or 5 times
6 or more times
33. If you attempted suicide during the past 12 months, did any attempt result in an injury, poisoning, or overdose that had to be treated by a doctor or nurse?
I did not attempt suicide during the past 12 months
Yes
No
The next 4 questions ask about cigarette smoking.
34. Have you ever smoked a cigarette, even one or two puffs?
A. Yes
No Skip to Question 38
35. How old were you when you first smoked a cigarette, even one or two puffs?
I have never smoked a cigarette, not even one or two puffs
8 years old or younger
9 or 10 years old
11 or 12 years old
13 or 14 years old
15 or 16 years old
17 years old or older
36. During the past 30 days, on how many days did you smoke cigarettes?
0 days Skip to Question 38
1 or 2 days
3 to 5 days
6 to 9 days
10 to 19 days
20 to 29 days
All 30 days
37. During the past 30 days, on the days you smoked, how many cigarettes did you smoke per day?
I did not smoke cigarettes during the past 30 days
Less than 1 cigarette per day
1 cigarette per day
2 to 5 cigarettes per day
6 to 10 cigarettes per day
11 to 20 cigarettes per day
More than 20 cigarettes per day
The next 3 questions ask about electronic vapor products, such as JUUL, Vuse, NJOY, Elf Bar, or Esco Bars. Electronic vapor products include e-cigarettes, vapes, mods, e-cigs, e-hookahs, or vape pens.
38. Have you ever used an electronic vapor product?
Yes
No Skip to Question 41
39. During the past 30 days, on how many days did you use an electronic vapor product?
0 days Skip to Question 41
1 or 2 days
3 to 5 days
6 to 9 days
10 to 19 days
20 to 29 days
All 30 days
40. During the past 30 days, how did you usually get your electronic vapor products? (Select only one response.)
I did not use any electronic vapor products during the past 30 days
I got or bought them from a friend, family member, or someone else
I bought them myself in a vape shop or tobacco shop
I bought them myself in a convenience store, supermarket, discount store, or gas station
I bought them myself at a mall or shopping center kiosk or stand
I bought them myself on the Internet, such as from a product website, vape store website, or other website like eBay, Amazon, Facebook Marketplace, or Craigslist
I took them from a store or another person
I got them in some other way
The next 2 questions ask about other tobacco products.
41. During the past 30 days, on how many days did you use chewing tobacco, snuff, dip, snus, dissolvable tobacco products, or nicotine pouches, such as Copenhagen, Grizzly, Skoal, Camel Snus, on!, ZYN, or Velo? (Do not count any electronic vapor products.)
0 days
1 or 2 days
3 to 5 days
6 to 9 days
10 to 19 days
20 to 29 days
All 30 days
42. During the past 30 days, on how many days did you smoke cigars, cigarillos, or little cigars, such as Swisher Sweets, Middleton's (including Black & Mild), or Backwoods?
0 days
1 or 2 days
3 to 5 days
6 to 9 days
10 to 19 days
20 to 29 days
All 30 days
The next 4 questions ask about drinking alcohol. This includes drinking beer, wine, flavored alcoholic beverages, and liquor such as rum, gin, vodka, or whiskey. For these questions, drinking alcohol does not include drinking a few sips of wine for religious purposes.
43. How old were you when you had your first drink of alcohol other than a few sips?
I have never had a drink of alcohol other than a few sips Skip to Question 47
8 years old or younger
9 or 10 years old
11 or 12 years old
13 or 14 years old
15 or 16 years old
17 years old or older
44. During the past 30 days, on how many days did you have at least one drink of alcohol?
0 days Skip to Question 47
1 or 2 days
3 to 5 days
6 to 9 days
10 to 19 days
20 to 29 days
All 30 days
45. During the past 30 days, what is the largest number of alcoholic drinks you had in a row, that is, within a couple of hours?
I did not drink alcohol during the past 30 days
1 or 2 drinks
3 drinks
4 drinks
5 drinks
6 or 7 drinks
8 or 9 drinks
10 or more drinks
46. During the past 30 days, how did you usually get the alcohol you drank?
I did not drink alcohol during the past 30 days
I bought it in a store such as a liquor store, convenience store, supermarket, discount store, or gas station
I bought it at a restaurant, bar, or club
I bought it at a public event such as a concert or sporting event
I gave someone else money to buy it for me
Someone gave it to me
I took it from a store or family member
I got it some other way
The next 3 questions ask about marijuana use. Marijuana also is called pot or weed. For these questions, do not count CBD-only or hemp products, which come from the same plant as marijuana, but do not cause a high when used alone.
47. During your life, how many times have you used marijuana?
0 times Skip to Question 50
1 or 2 times
3 to 9 times
10 to 19 times
20 to 39 times
40 to 99 times
100 or more times
48. How old were you when you tried marijuana for the first time?
I have never tried marijuana
8 years old or younger
9 or 10 years old
11 or 12 years old
13 or 14 years old
15 or 16 years old
17 years old or older
49. During the past 30 days, how many times did you use marijuana?
0 times
1 or 2 times
3 to 9 times
10 to 19 times
20 to 39 times
40 or more times
The next 2 questions ask about the use of prescription pain medicine without a doctor's prescription or differently than how a doctor told you to use it. For these questions, count drugs such as codeine, Vicodin, OxyContin, hydrocodone, and Percocet.
50. During your life, how many times have you taken prescription pain medicine without a doctor's prescription or differently than how a doctor told you to use it?
0 times Skip to Question 52
1 or 2 times
3 to 9 times
10 to 19 times
20 to 39 times
40 or more times
51. During the past 30 days, how many times did you take prescription pain medicine without a doctor's prescription or differently than how a doctor told you to use it?
0 times
1 or 2 times
3 to 9 times
10 to 19 times
20 to 39 times
40 or more times
The next 7 questions ask about other drugs.
52. During your life, how many times have you used any form of cocaine, including powder, crack, or freebase?
0 times
1 or 2 times
3 to 9 times
10 to 19 times
20 to 39 times
40 or more times
53. During your life, how many times have you sniffed glue, breathed the contents of aerosol spray cans, or inhaled any paints or sprays to get high?
0 times
1 or 2 times
3 to 9 times
10 to 19 times
20 to 39 times
40 or more times
54. During your life, how many times have you used heroin (also called smack, junk, or China White)?
0 times
1 or 2 times
3 to 9 times
10 to 19 times
20 to 39 times
40 or more times
55. During your life, how many times have you used methamphetamines (also called speed, crystal meth, crank, ice, or meth)?
0 times
1 or 2 times
3 to 9 times
10 to 19 times
20 to 39 times
40 or more times
56. During your life, how many times have you used ecstasy (also called MDMA or Molly)?
0 times
1 or 2 times
3 to 9 times
10 to 19 times
20 to 39 times
40 or more times
57. During your life, how many times have you used hallucinogenic drugs, such as LSD, acid, PCP, angel dust, mescaline, or mushrooms?
0 times
1 or 2 times
3 to 9 times
10 to 19 times
20 to 39 times
40 or more times
58. During your life, how many times have you used a needle to inject any illegal drug into your body?
0 times
1 time
2 or more times
The next 8 questions ask about sexual behavior.
59. Have you ever had sexual intercourse?
Yes
No Skip to Question 66
60. How old were you when you had sexual intercourse for the first time?
I have never had sexual intercourse
11 years old or younger
12 years old
13 years old
14 years old
15 years old
16 years old
17 years old or older
61. During your life, with how many people have you had sexual intercourse?
I have never had sexual intercourse
1 person
2 people
3 people
4 people
5 people
6 or more people
62. During the past 3 months, with how many people did you have sexual intercourse?
I have never had sexual intercourse
I have had sexual intercourse, but not during the past 3 months
1 person
2 people
3 people
4 people
5 people
6 or more people
63. Did you drink alcohol or use drugs before you had sexual intercourse the last time?
I have never had sexual intercourse
Yes
No
64. The last time you had sexual intercourse, did you or your partner use a condom?
I have never had sexual intercourse
Yes
No
65. The last time you had sexual intercourse with an opposite-sex partner, what one method did you or your partner use to prevent pregnancy? (Select only one response.)
I have never had sexual intercourse with an opposite-sex partner
No method was used to prevent pregnancy
Birth control pills (Do not count emergency contraception such as Plan B or the "morning after" pill.)
Condoms
An IUD (such as Mirena or ParaGard) or implant (such as Implanon or Nexplanon)
A shot (such as Depo-Provera), patch (such as Ortho Evra), or birth control ring (such as NuvaRing)
Withdrawal or some other method
Not sure
66. During your life, with whom have you had sexual contact?
I have never had sexual contact
Females
Males
Females and males
The next question asks about sexual identity.
67. Which of the following best describes you?
Heterosexual (straight)
Gay or lesbian
Bisexual
I describe my sexual identity some other way
I am not sure about my sexual identity (questioning)
I do not know what this question is asking
The next 2 questions ask about body weight.
69. How do you describe your weight?
Very underweight
Slightly underweight
About the right weight
Slightly overweight
Very overweight
70. Which of the following are you trying to do about your weight?
Lose weight
Gain weight
Stay the same weight
I am not trying to do anything about my weight
The next 10 questions ask about food you ate or drank during the past 7 days. Think about all the meals and snacks you had from the time you got up until you went to bed. Be sure to include food you ate at home, at school, at restaurants, or anywhere else.
71. During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat fruit? (Do not count fruit juice.)
I did not eat fruit during the past 7 days
1 to 3 times during the past 7 days
4 to 6 times during the past 7 days
1 time per day
2 times per day
3 times per day
4 or more times per day
72. During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat green salad?
I did not eat green salad during the past 7 days
1 to 3 times during the past 7 days
4 to 6 times during the past 7 days
1 time per day
2 times per day
3 times per day
4 or more times per day
73. During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat potatoes? (Do not count french fries, fried potatoes, or potato chips.)
I did not eat potatoes during the past 7 days
1 to 3 times during the past 7 days
4 to 6 times during the past 7 days
1 time per day
2 times per day
3 times per day
4 or more times per day
74. During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat carrots?
I did not eat carrots during the past 7 days
1 to 3 times during the past 7 days
4 to 6 times during the past 7 days
1 time per day
2 times per day
3 times per day
4 or more times per day
75. During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat other vegetables? (Do not count green salad, potatoes, or carrots.)
I did not eat other vegetables during the past 7 days
1 to 3 times during the past 7 days
4 to 6 times during the past 7 days
1 time per day
2 times per day
3 times per day
4 or more times per day
76. During the past 7 days, how many times did you drink a can, bottle, or glass of soda or pop, such as Coke, Pepsi, or Sprite? (Do not count diet soda or diet pop.)
I did not drink soda or pop during the past 7 days
1 to 3 times during the past 7 days
4 to 6 times during the past 7 days
1 time per day
2 times per day
3 times per day
4 or more times per day
77. During the past 7 days, how many times did you drink a can, bottle, or glass of a sports drink such as Gatorade or Powerade? (Do not count low-calorie sports drinks such as Propel or G2.)
I did not drink sports drinks during the past 7 days
1 to 3 times during the past 7 days
4 to 6 times during the past 7 days
1 time per day
2 times per day
3 times per day
4 or more times per day
78. During the past 7 days, how many times did you drink a bottle or glass of plain water? (Count tap, bottled, and unflavored sparkling water.)
I did not drink water during the past 7 days
1 to 3 times during the past 7 days
4 to 6 times during the past 7 days
1 time per day
2 times per day
3 times per day
4 or more times per day
79. During the past 7 days, on how many days did you eat breakfast?
0 days
1 day
2 days
3 days
4 days
5 days
6 days
7 days
80. During the past 30 days, on how many days did you eat an unusually large amount of food in a short period of time and experience a loss of control over how much you were eating or a feeling that you could not stop eating even when full?
0 days
1 or 2 days
3 to 5 days
6 to 9 days
10 to 19 days
20 to 29 days
All 30 days
The next 4 questions ask about physical activity.
81. During the past 7 days, on how many days were you physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day? (Add up all the time you spent in any kind of physical activity that increased your heart rate and made you breathe hard some of the time.)
0 days
1 day
2 days
3 days
4 days
5 days
6 days
7 days
82. During the past 7 days, on how many days did you do exercises to strengthen or tone your muscles, such as push-ups, sit-ups, or weight lifting?
0 days
1 day
2 days
3 days
4 days
5 days
6 days
7 days
83. In an average week when you are in school, on how many days do you go to physical education (PE) classes?
0 days
1 day
2 days
3 days
4 days
5 days
84. During the past 12 months, on how many sports teams did you play? (Count any teams run by your school or community groups.)
0 teams
1 team
2 teams
3 or more teams
The next question asks about concussions. A concussion is when a blow or jolt to the head causes problems such as headaches, dizziness, being dazed or confused, difficulty remembering or concentrating, vomiting, blurred vision, or being knocked out.
85. During the past 12 months, how many times did you have a concussion from playing a sport or being physically active?
0 times
1 time
2 times
3 times
4 or more times
The next question asks about social media, such as Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, and X (formerly known as Twitter).
86. How often do you use social media?
I do not use social media
A few times a month
About once a week
A few times a week
About once a day
Several times a day
About once an hour
More than once an hour
The next 13 questions ask about other health-related topics.
87. During your last check-up, did you talk with the doctor or nurse about your health and behaviors without a parent or guardian being in the room with you?
Yes
No
88. Have you ever been tested for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS? (Do not count tests done if you donated blood.)
Yes
No
Not sure
89. During the past 12 months, have you been tested for a sexually transmitted infection (STI) other than HIV, such as chlamydia or gonorrhea?
Yes
No
Not sure
90. During the past 12 months, how many times have you had a sunburn? (Count the number of times even a small part of your skin turned red or hurt for 12 hours or more after being outside in the sun or after using a sunlamp or other indoor tanning device.)
0 times
1 time
2 times
3 times
4 times
5 or more times
91. When was the last time you saw a dentist for a check-up, exam, teeth cleaning, or other dental work?
During the past 12 months
Between 12 and 24 months ago
More than 24 months ago
Never
Not sure
92. During the past 30 days, how often was your mental health not good? (Poor mental health includes stress, anxiety, and depression.)
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Most of the time
Always
93. During the past 12 months, when you have felt sad, empty, hopeless, angry, or anxious, how often did you get the kind of help you needed?
I did not need help with any of these emotions during the past 12 months
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Most of the time
Always
94. During the past 12 months, which of the following best describes your experience with counseling or therapy from a health professional, such as a doctor, nurse, psychologist, or therapist to help with emotions, concentration, behavior, or mental health?
I did not receive counseling or therapy because I did not need it
I needed counseling or therapy but did not get it because of cost, not knowing how or where to get help, or another reason
I received counseling or therapy
95. On an average school night, how many hours of sleep do you get?
4 or less hours
5 hours
6 hours
7 hours
8 hours
9 hours
10 or more hours
96. During the past 12 months, where did you usually sleep?
In my parent's or guardian's home
In the home of a friend, family member, or other person because I had to leave my home or my parent or guardian cannot afford housing
In a shelter or emergency housing
In a motel or hotel
In a car, park, campground, or other public place
I do not have a usual place to sleep
97. During your life, how often has there been an adult in your household who tried hard to make sure your basic needs were met, such as looking after your safety and making sure you had clean clothes and enough to eat?
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Most of the time
Always
98. During the past 12 months, how often was your family worried that your food would run out before you got money to buy more?
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Most of the time
Always
99. During the past 12 months, how often did the food your family bought run out and they did not have money to buy more?
The next question asks about climate change. Climate change refers to shifts in average weather conditions over many years and includes things like changes in temperature and in the frequency and intensity of severe weather events like storms.
100. How worried are you about climate change?
Not at all worried
A little bit worried
Worried
Very worried
The next question asks about extreme heat. Extreme heat describes weather conditions that are much hotter than average for a particular time and place.
101. How worried are you about extreme heat?
Not at all worried
A little bit worried
Worried
Very worried
The next 5 questions ask about other experiences you may have had during your life.
102. Do you agree or disagree that you feel close to people at your school?
Strongly agree
Agree
Not sure
Disagree
Strongly disagree
103. During the past 12 months, have you been unfairly disciplined at school?
Yes
No
104. How often do your parents or other adults in your family know where you are going or with whom you will be?
Never
Rarely
Sometimes
Most of the time
Always
105. Because of a physical, mental, or emotional problem, do you have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions?
Yes
No
106. How well do you speak English?
Very well
Well
Not well
Not at all
This is the end of the survey.
Thank you very much for your help.
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