DASH - Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS): Middle School

Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | Metadata Last Checked: June 26, 2025 | Last Modified: 2023-08-25

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.

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Complete Metadata

bureauCode	[ "009:20" ]
describedBy	https://chronicdata.cdc.gov/Youth-Risk-Behaviors/DASH-Youth-Risk-Behavior-Surveillance-System-YRBSS/k5bc-k3g8
identifier	https://data.cdc.gov/api/views/k5bc-k3g8
issued	2023-07-19
landingPage	https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/about/index.htm
programCode	[ "009:020" ]
theme	[ "Youth Risk Behaviors" ]