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Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System

A CDC surveillance system that monitors health-related behaviors contributing to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and young adults.

Overview

The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) tracks risk behaviors among U.S. high school students. Browse national datasets and documentation by year, exploring questions, dichotomous, and supplemental variables — or search directly.

Dataset Resources

Browse Collections

Explore YRBSS by navigating through its collections, modules, and variables.

Search Variables

Search for specific variables by name or label across the entire YRBSS dataset.