Data & Statistics | YRBSS | SHPPS | Profiles
Summary of Surveillance Activities
Surveillance is the ongoing collection, analysis, and interpretation of data from generalizable samples. CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) collects data on youth and school health policies and practices.
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Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) |
School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS) |
School Health Profiles (Profiles) |
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To provide national data on eight components of school health at the state, school district, school, and classroom levels | To provide data on health policies and activities at schools for states and large urban school districts, territories, and tribal governments | ||
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Nationally representative sample of public and private high school students |
Representative sample of public high school students in each jurisdiction |
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Representative sample of public middle schools and high schools in each state, territory, tribal government, or school district |
Methods | Self-administered paper-and-pencil questionnaires, conducted in classrooms | Computer-assisted personal interviews, Web-based surveys, and self-administered, mailed questionnaires | Self-administered, mailed questionnaires | ||
Timing | Biennially, since 1991 | Varied | Every 6 years, since 1994 | Biennially, since 1994 | |
Example Statements | In 2011, 48.6% of Hispanic female high school students in the U.S. attended physical education classes on 1 or more days in an average week when they were in school. | In 2011, 26.5% of female high school students in Kentucky attended physical education classes on 1 or more days in an average week when they were in school. | In 2011, 88.2% of middle school students in Wyoming attended physical education classes on 1 or more days in an average week when they were in school. |
State: District: School: |
In 2010, 78.0% of secondary schools in Arizona required physical education for students in any of grades 6 through 12. |
Ownership of Data | CDC | States, territories, tribal governments, and school districts | Varied | CDC | States, territories, tribal governments, and school districts |
Contractor | ICF Macro, Inc., an ICF International Company | Westat, Inc., plus companies hired by states, territories, tribal governments, and school districts | Varied | ICF Macro, Inc., an ICF International Company | Westat, Inc., plus companies hired by states, territories, tribal governments, and school districts |
Web Site | www.cdc.gov/yrbs | www.cdc.gov/shpps | www.cdc.gov/schoolhealthprofiles | ||
* Surveillance is the ongoing collection, analysis, and interpretation of data from generalizable samples. |