Youth Risk Behaviors
Youth Risk Behaviors datasets in the CDC Open Data Catalog
This page contains all datasets in the Youth Risk Behaviors category of the CDC Open Data Catalog.
Total Datasets in Category: 18 Last Updated: 07/14/2025
Datasets in this Category
DASH GSHS - Fast Food
Description: 2003-2015. Global School dataset. The Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the United Nations' UNICEF, UNESCO, and UNAIDS; and with technical assistance from CDC. The GSHS is a school-based survey conducted primarily among students aged 13-17 years in countries around the world. It uses core questionnaire modules that address the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children and adults worldwide: 1) Alcohol use, 2) dietary behaviors, 3) drug use, 4) hygiene, 5) mental health, 6) physical activity, 7) protective factors, 8) sexual behaviors that contribute to HIV infection, other sexually-transmitted infections, and unintended pregnancy, 9) tobacco use, and 10) violence and unintentional injury. This dataset contains global data from 2003 – 2015. Additional information about the GSHS can be found at https://www.cdc.gov/gshs/index.htm.
Schema: dwv_yrb_behaviors
Table Name: gshs_fast_food__nwym_29tc
Dataset ID: nwym-29tc
Category: Youth Risk Behaviors
Tags: global, gshs, risk behavior, student health, survey
DASH - Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS)
Description: 2003-2015. Global School dataset. The Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the United Nations' UNICEF, UNESCO, and UNAIDS; and with technical assistance from CDC. The GSHS is a school-based survey conducted primarily among students aged 13-17 years in countries around the world. It uses core questionnaire modules that address the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children and adults worldwide: 1) Alcohol use, 2) dietary behaviors, 3) drug use, 4) hygiene, 5) mental health, 6) physical activity, 7) protective factors, 8) sexual behaviors that contribute to HIV infection, other sexually-transmitted infections, and unintended pregnancy, 9) tobacco use, and 10) violence and unintentional injury. This dataset contains global data from 2003 – 2015. Additional information about the GSHS can be found at https://www.cdc.gov/gshs/index.htm.
Schema: dwv_yrb_behaviors
Table Name: gshs_global_student_health_survey__pxpe_pgrg
Dataset ID: pxpe-pgrg
Category: Youth Risk Behaviors
Tags: global, gshs, risk behavior, student health, survey
DASH – School Health Profiles (Profiles)
Description: 2022 School Health Profiles (Profiles) Dataset. Profiles is a system of surveys assessing school health policies and practices in states, school districts, territories, and tribes. Profiles surveys are conducted biennially by education and health agencies among middle and high school principals and lead health education teachers. Profiles monitors the current status of school health education requirements and content, physical education and physical activity, practices related to bullying and sexual harassment, school health policies related to tobacco-use prevention and nutrition, school-based health and mental health services, family engagement and community involvement, and school health coordination.
Schema: dwv_yrb_behaviors
Table Name: school_health_profiles_profiles_changed__twtn_mxqy
Dataset ID: twtn-mxqy
Category: Youth Risk Behaviors
Tags: health, principal, profiles, school, school health, survey, teacher, youth
Source Data: https://data.cdc.gov/d/twtn-mxqy
Sports Drinks
Description: 1991-2017. High School Dataset. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six categories of priority health behaviors among youth and young adults: 1) behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence; 2) tobacco use; 3) alcohol and other drug use; 4) sexual behaviors related to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; 5) unhealthy dietary behaviors; and 6) physical inactivity. In addition, YRBSS monitors the prevalence of obesity and asthma and other priority health behaviors.
Schema: dwv_yrb_behaviors
Table Name: sports_drinks_ere_s_the_conversion_proc__3hyk_s66z
Dataset ID: 3hyk-s66z
Category: Youth Risk Behaviors
DASH - YRBSS Alcohol and Other Drug Use (HS)
Description: 1991-2017. High School Dataset. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six categories of priority health behaviors among youth and young adults: 1) behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence; 2) tobacco use; 3) alcohol and other drug use; 4) sexual behaviors related to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; 5) unhealthy dietary behaviors; and 6) physical inactivity. In addition, YRBSS monitors the prevalence of obesity and asthma and other priority health behaviors.
Schema: dwv_yrb_behaviors
Table Name: yrbss_alcohol_drug_use_hs__v3ym_qb74
Dataset ID: v3ym-qb74
Category: Youth Risk Behaviors
DASH YRBSS - Alcohol and Other Drug Use (MS)
Description: 1991-2017. Middle School Dataset. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six categories of priority health behaviors among youth and young adults: 1) behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence; 2) tobacco use; 3) alcohol and other drug use; 4) sexual behaviors related to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; 5) unhealthy dietary behaviors; and 6) physical inactivity. In addition, YRBSS monitors the prevalence of obesity and asthma and other priority health behaviors.
Schema: dwv_yrb_behaviors
Table Name: yrbss_aod_ms__bdg5_rnzz
Dataset ID: bdg5-rnzz
Category: Youth Risk Behaviors
Tags: youth online, risk behavior, survey, middle school, yrbs
DASH - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS): High School - Excluding Sexual Identity
Description: 1991-2017. High School Dataset. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six categories of priority health behaviors among youth and young adults: 1) behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence; 2) tobacco use; 3) alcohol and other drug use; 4) sexual behaviors related to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; 5) unhealthy dietary behaviors; and 6) physical inactivity. In addition, YRBSS monitors the prevalence of obesity and asthma and other priority health behaviors.
Schema: dwv_yrb_behaviors
Table Name: yrbss_high_school_excl_sex_identity__svam_8dhg
Dataset ID: svam-8dhg
Category: Youth Risk Behaviors
Tags: behaviors, dash, youth risk, youth risk behavior surveillance system, yrbss
DASH - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS): High School – Including Sexual Orientation
Description: 2015-2017. High School Dataset – Including Sexual Orientation. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six categories of priority health behaviors among youth and young adults: 1) behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence; 2) tobacco use; 3) alcohol and other drug use; 4) sexual behaviors related to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; 5) unhealthy dietary behaviors; and 6) physical inactivity. In addition, YRBSS monitors the prevalence of obesity and asthma and other priority health behaviors. This dataset contains national, state, and local data from 2015 that includes two aspects of sexual orientation – sexual identity and sex of sexual contacts. Additional information about the YRBSS can be found at www.cdc.gov/yrbss.
Schema: dwv_yrb_behaviors
Table Name: yrbss_high_school_sexual_orientation__q6p7_56au
Dataset ID: q6p7-56au
Category: Youth Risk Behaviors
Tags: high school, risk behavior, sexual contacts, sexual identity, sexual orientation
DASH YRBSS - HS Cigar Use (by total grade/sex/race/sexual identity/sexual contacts)
Description: 2015-2017. High School Dataset – Including Sexual Orientation. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six categories of priority health behaviors among youth and young adults: 1) behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence; 2) tobacco use; 3) alcohol and other drug use; 4) sexual behaviors related to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; 5) unhealthy dietary behaviors; and 6) physical inactivity. In addition, YRBSS monitors the prevalence of obesity and asthma and other priority health behaviors. This dataset contains national, state, and local data from 2015 that includes two aspects of sexual orientation – sexual identity and sex of sexual contacts. Additional information about the YRBSS can be found at www.cdc.gov/yrbss.
Schema: dwv_yrb_behaviors
Table Name: yrbss_hs_cigar_use_grade_sex_race_ident__bedg_mmpy
Dataset ID: bedg-mmpy
Category: Youth Risk Behaviors
Tags: youth online, risk behavior, sexual orientation, sexual contacts, sexual identity
DASH YRBSS - HS Cigar Use
Description: 2015-2017. High School Dataset – Including Sexual Orientation. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six categories of priority health behaviors among youth and young adults: 1) behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence; 2) tobacco use; 3) alcohol and other drug use; 4) sexual behaviors related to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; 5) unhealthy dietary behaviors; and 6) physical inactivity. In addition, YRBSS monitors the prevalence of obesity and asthma and other priority health behaviors. This dataset contains national, state, and local data from 2015 that includes two aspects of sexual orientation – sexual identity and sex of sexual contacts. Additional information about the YRBSS can be found at www.cdc.gov/yrbss.
Schema: dwv_yrb_behaviors
Table Name: yrbss_hs_cigar_use__vtt9_bd7m
Dataset ID: vtt9-bd7m
Category: Youth Risk Behaviors
Tags: high school, risk behavior, sexual contacts, sexual identity, sexual orientation
YRBSS - HS Multiple Sexual Partners - Excluding Sexual Identity
Description: 1991-2017. High School Dataset. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six categories of priority health behaviors among youth and young adults: 1) behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence; 2) tobacco use; 3) alcohol and other drug use; 4) sexual behaviors related to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; 5) unhealthy dietary behaviors; and 6) physical inactivity. In addition, YRBSS monitors the prevalence of obesity and asthma and other priority health behaviors.
Schema: dwv_yrb_behaviors
Table Name: yrbss_hs_multiple_sexual_partners_exclu__di8t_hnd8
Dataset ID: di8t-hnd8
Category: Youth Risk Behaviors
YRBSS - HS Multiple Sexual Partners - Including Sexual Identity
Description: 2015-2017. High School Dataset – Including Sexual Orientation. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six categories of priority health behaviors among youth and young adults: 1) behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence; 2) tobacco use; 3) alcohol and other drug use; 4) sexual behaviors related to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; 5) unhealthy dietary behaviors; and 6) physical inactivity. In addition, YRBSS monitors the prevalence of obesity and asthma and other priority health behaviors. This dataset contains national, state, and local data from 2015 that includes two aspects of sexual orientation – sexual identity and sex of sexual contacts. Additional information about the YRBSS can be found at www.cdc.gov/yrbss.
Schema: dwv_yrb_behaviors
Table Name: yrbss_hs_multiple_sexual_partners_inclu__jcjq_kepr
Dataset ID: jcjq-kepr
Category: Youth Risk Behaviors
Tags: youth online, risk behavior, sexual orientation, sexual contacts, sexual identity
YRBSS - HS Multiple Sexual Partners (by total sex/grade/race) - Including Sexual Identity
Description: 2015-2017. High School Dataset – Including Sexual Orientation. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six categories of priority health behaviors among youth and young adults: 1) behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence; 2) tobacco use; 3) alcohol and other drug use; 4) sexual behaviors related to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; 5) unhealthy dietary behaviors; and 6) physical inactivity. In addition, YRBSS monitors the prevalence of obesity and asthma and other priority health behaviors. This dataset contains national, state, and local data from 2015 that includes two aspects of sexual orientation – sexual identity and sex of sexual contacts. Additional information about the YRBSS can be found at www.cdc.gov/yrbss.
Schema: dwv_yrb_behaviors
Table Name: yrbss_hs_multiple_sexual_partners_total__ph9t_7d7h
Dataset ID: ph9t-7d7h
Category: Youth Risk Behaviors
Tags: high school, risk behavior, sexual contacts, sexual identity, sexual orientation
YRBSS - HS Multiple Sexual Partners (by total sex/race/grade) - Excluding Sexual Identity
Description: 1991-2017. High School Dataset. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six categories of priority health behaviors among youth and young adults: 1) behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence; 2) tobacco use; 3) alcohol and other drug use; 4) sexual behaviors related to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; 5) unhealthy dietary behaviors; and 6) physical inactivity. In addition, YRBSS monitors the prevalence of obesity and asthma and other priority health behaviors.
Schema: dwv_yrb_behaviors
Table Name: yrbss_hs_multi_sex_partners_race_grade___vktt_rppe
Dataset ID: vktt-rppe
Category: Youth Risk Behaviors
DASH - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS): Middle School
Description: 1991-2017. Middle School Dataset. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six categories of priority health behaviors among youth and young adults: 1) behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence; 2) tobacco use; 3) alcohol and other drug use; 4) sexual behaviors related to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; 5) unhealthy dietary behaviors; and 6) physical inactivity. In addition, YRBSS monitors the prevalence of obesity and asthma and other priority health behaviors.
Schema: dwv_yrb_behaviors
Table Name: yrbss_middle_school__k5bc_k3g8
Dataset ID: k5bc-k3g8
Category: Youth Risk Behaviors
Tags: middle school, risk behavior, survey, youth online, yrbs
DASH - YRBSS Sexual Behaviors (HS)
Description: 1991-2017. High School Dataset. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six categories of priority health behaviors among youth and young adults: 1) behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence; 2) tobacco use; 3) alcohol and other drug use; 4) sexual behaviors related to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; 5) unhealthy dietary behaviors; and 6) physical inactivity. In addition, YRBSS monitors the prevalence of obesity and asthma and other priority health behaviors.
Schema: dwv_yrb_behaviors
Table Name: yrbss_sexual_behaviors_hs__7v8d_ywav
Dataset ID: 7v8d-ywav
Category: Youth Risk Behaviors
DASH YRBSS - Tobacco Use (HS)
Description: 1991-2017. High School Dataset. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six categories of priority health behaviors among youth and young adults: 1) behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence; 2) tobacco use; 3) alcohol and other drug use; 4) sexual behaviors related to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; 5) unhealthy dietary behaviors; and 6) physical inactivity. In addition, YRBSS monitors the prevalence of obesity and asthma and other priority health behaviors.
Schema: dwv_yrb_behaviors
Table Name: yrbss_tobacco_use_hs__mhmk_cfzz
Dataset ID: mhmk-cfzz
Category: Youth Risk Behaviors
DASH YRBSS - Weight Control (MS)
Description: 1991-2017. Middle School Dataset. The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six categories of priority health behaviors among youth and young adults: 1) behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence; 2) tobacco use; 3) alcohol and other drug use; 4) sexual behaviors related to unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; 5) unhealthy dietary behaviors; and 6) physical inactivity. In addition, YRBSS monitors the prevalence of obesity and asthma and other priority health behaviors.
Schema: dwv_yrb_behaviors
Table Name: yrbss_weight_control_ms__xg5u_askg
Dataset ID: xg5u-askg
Category: Youth Risk Behaviors
Tags: middle school, risk behavior, survey, youth online, yrbs
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