Wisconsin Youth Risk Behavior Survey

The Wisconsin Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is conducted as part of a national effort by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to monitor health-risk behaviors of the nation's high school students. These behaviors, in turn, result in the most significant causes of both mortality and morbidity during youth and adulthood. The behaviors monitored by the Wisconsin YRBS include traffic safety; weapons and violence; suicide; tobacco use; alcohol and other drug use; sexual behavior; and diet, nutrition and exercise.

The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has administered the YRBS every two years beginning with 1993. The YRBS is administered to students in Wisconsin's public high schools. Survey procedures were designed to protect the privacy of students by allowing anonymous and voluntary participation. Local parent permission procedures were followed before administration, including informing parents that their child's participation was voluntary.

YRBS 2007
The following 2007 Youth Risk Behavior Survey results are now available:

• State Superintendent Burmaster's YRBS News Release
• Executive Summary
• Wisconsin High School YRBS Survey
• 2007 Wisconsin YRBS PowerPoint Presentation
• Summary Tables by Gender and Grade Level
• Learning Modules on Social Norms: Using the 2007 Wisconsin YRBS Results
• YRBS 1993-2007 Summary Trend Graphs

YRBS 2005

• Executive Summary
• Summary Tables by Gender and Grade Level

YRBS 2003

• Executive Summary
• Summary Tables by Gender and Grade Level (pdf format)

YRBS 2001

• Full Report
• Executive Summary

Other YRBS Resources

Online YRBS

National YRBS
National Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System. This Web site includes the most recent YRBS questionnaire for surveys of 9th - 12th grade students, published reports, data files and documentation, and Youth Online, which provides interactive access to national, state, and local survey results.

Youth Online: Comprehensive Results. 
YRBS Youth Online lets you:

• Examine risk behaviors in six categories: unintentional injuries and violence, tobacco use, alcohol and other drug use, sexual behaviors, dietary behaviors, and physical activity;
• Compare results from national, state, territorial, and local surveys ;
• Examine trends over time;
• Stratify by race/ethnicity, sex, or grade; and
• View results as tables or graphs.

ESEA Bulletin: Student Privacy 

For questions about this information, contact Brian J. Weaver (608) 266-7921

Last updated on 2/22/2008 8:00:53 AM