YRBS

LPS Middle And High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey

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Lexington High along with Clarke and Diamond Middle Schools administered the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) in the spring semester of 2019. The survey, which included more than 200 questions, covered a series of topics associated with youth health behavior, including substance use, automobile safety, bullying and violence, sexual behavior, suicidal ideation and symptoms of depression, and academic stress.

The YRBS was developed by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to monitor health behaviors among middle school and high school students. The questionnaire used by LHS and the Middle Schools is based on the official CDC questionnaire, but with an extensive set of revisions targeted at the specific needs of the LHS student population. Many of the questions in the 2019 survey are identical to those used in 2017 and 2015, which supports the ability to assess how behaviors and attitudes change over time. Also, many of the questions are identical to those used by the national YRBS and statewide YRBS. At points in this report these comparative data are used to provide an interpretive context. Full results from the national YRBS and statewide YRBS can be found here:

https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/results.htm