A2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) Results
Item Details
- Meeting
- May 7, 2018 – Board of Education Meeting
- Category
- 17. General Information Packet
- Type
- Information item
Public Content
Every two years the state of Alaska conducts the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), and the state has recently released the results from the 2017 administration of the survey.
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey is part of a national surveillance system developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to assist with assessing and addressing the health risks of youth. It is conducted in Alaska every other year by the Department of Education & Early Development and the Department of Health and Social Services in cooperation with public high schools.
In spring 2017, the department surveyed 1,332 students from 40 high schools from all across Alaska that were scientifically selected to represent all public high schools (excluding boarding schools, alternative schools, correspondence and home study schools, and correctional schools) in Alaska. These results are representative of Alaska’s high school students grades 9-12 in traditional public high schools.
Attached are the results from the 2017 Survey.