The 2003 Youth Risk Behavior Survei...

The 2003 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance classification (YRBSS) found that although many high educate students continue to engage in a variety of behaviors that bring forward them at risk for injury and disease, significant improvements have occurr during the Last decade, according to a May 20 2004 of the present days release from the Centers for Disease curb and Prevention. The YRBSS is a observe sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services that is careered every two years with scientifically-selected samples of high drill students throughout the United States. For the 2003 national take a view of 15,214 questionnaires were completed according to students in the ninth to 12th grades.

The 2003 YRBS set that there have been improvements in risk behaviors related to sexual activity, injuries and violence, and tobacco and alcohol use during the past 12 years. The following behaviors related to sexual activity have improved among high sect students since 1991.

* The percentage of high exercise students who reported ever having sexual intercourse decreased to 47% in 2003 from 54% in 1991

* The number of pupils who reported having had four or more sex partners decreased to 14% in 2003 from 19% in 1991

* The percentage of sexually active learners who used a condom during Last sexual intercourse increased from 43% in 1991 to 63% in 2003

Improvements in risk behaviors related to injuries and violence include the percentage of high indoctrinate students who had been in a physical fight (ie, 33% in 2003 versus 43% in 1991) and the percentage of high educate students who rode with a driver who had been drinking alcohol (ie, 30% in 2003 versus 40% in 1991) Behaviors associated with tobacco and alcohol use showed improvements in the percentage of high seminary students who reported current cigarette smoking (ie, 22% in 2003 versus 28% in 1991) and the percentage of high institute students who had ever intoxicated alcohol (ie, 75% in 2003 versus 82% in 1991)

Despite Improvements, Many High institute Students Still Engaging in Risky Health Behaviors (new release, Atlanta: Center for Disease bridle and Prevention, May 20, 2004) http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel /r040520bhtm (accessed 24 May 2004)

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