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**California, High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2019**
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Sex Question	Total	Female	Male
Unintentional Injuries and Violence
Rarely or never wore a seat belt (when riding in a car driven by someone else)	14.8 (6.2–31.1) 1,325^†	14.2 (6.4–28.6) 658	15.1 (5.7–34.5) 660
Rode with a driver who had been drinking alcohol (in a car or other vehicle, one or more times during the 30 days before the survey)	20.7 (16.4–25.7) 1,329	21.4 (17.0–26.6) 660	19.8 (14.4–26.6) 662
Drove when they had been drinking alcohol (in a car or other vehicle, one or more times during the 30 days before the survey, among students who had driven a car or other vehicle during the 30 days before the survey)	5.7 (4.5–7.2) 510	2.9 (1.3–6.2) 254	7.9 (6.1–10.3) 254
Texted or e-mailed while driving a car or other vehicle (on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey, among students who had driven a car or other vehicle during the 30 days before the survey)	30.8 (25.4–36.8) 520	26.5 (19.3–35.2) 255	34.7 (26.2–44.3) 263
Carried a weapon (such as a gun, knife, or club, on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Carried a weapon on school property (such as a gun, knife, or club, on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	2.7 (1.8–4.0) 1,330	2.3 (1.5–3.5) 660	3.1 (1.7–5.4) 663
Carried a gun (on at least 1 day during the 12 months before the survey,not counting the days when they carried a gun only for hunting or for a sport such as target shooting)	5.8 (3.7–9.1) 1,329	3.2 (1.5–6.7) 659	8.1 (5.1–12.6) 663
Were threatened or injured with a weapon on school property (such as a gun, knife, or club, one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)	12.3 (6.0–23.5) 1,328	10.6 (5.1–20.7) 660	13.9 (6.8–26.4) 661
Were in a physical fight (one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)	25.5 (16.3–37.7) 1,298	20.3 (12.5–31.2) 642	30.5 (19.4–44.5) 650
Were in a physical fight on school property (one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)	14.7 (6.3–30.7) 1,295	11.3 (4.6–24.9) 641	18.0 (7.6–36.9) 648
Were electronically bullied (counting being bullied through texting, Instagram, Facebook, or other social media, during the 12 months before the survey)	14.7 (12.9–16.9) 1,325	19.9 (17.1–23.1) 657	9.9 (7.3–13.2) 661
Were bullied on school property (during the 12 months before the survey)	23.5 (16.0–33.1) 1,305	27.0 (19.5–36.3) 649	20.1 (12.0–31.8) 649
Did not go to school because they felt unsafe at school or on their way to or from school (on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	11.0 (9.0–13.3) 1,332	13.5 (10.6–17.0) 659	8.3 (5.8–11.9) 666
Were ever physically forced to have sexual intercourse (when they did not want to)	8.2 (6.9–9.8) 1,313	11.3 (9.6–13.2) 652	5.2 (3.3–8.1) 654
Experienced sexual violence by anyone (including kissing, touching, or being physically forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want to, one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)	19.2 (10.2–33.2) 1,332	22.1 (14.6–31.9) 660	16.3 (6.1–36.6) 665
Experienced sexual dating violence (being forced to do sexual things (counting such things as kissing, touching, or being physically forced to have sexual intercourse) they did not want to do by someone they were dating or going out with, one or more times during the 12 months before the survey, among students who dated or went out with someone during the 12 months before the survey)	—	—	—
Experienced physical dating violence (being physically hurt on purpose (counting such things as being hit, slammed into something, or injured with an object or weapon) by someone they were dating or going out with, one or more times during the 12 months before the survey, among students who dated or went out with someone during the 12 months before the survey)	4.8 (3.1–7.3) 767	6.5 (3.7–11.1) 390	3.1 (1.8–5.3) 374
Felt sad or hopeless (almost every day for 2 or more weeks in a row so that they stopped doing some usual activities, during the 12 months before the survey)	45.3 (38.8–51.9) 1,279	57.1 (51.1–62.9) 632	33.7 (25.3–43.3) 640
Seriously considered attempting suicide (during the 12 months before the survey)	26.6 (17.0–38.9) 1,324	31.1 (22.7–40.9) 657	22.1 (11.3–38.5) 661
Made a plan about how they would attempt suicide (during the 12 months before the survey)	23.7 (14.6–36.0) 1,318	26.1 (18.1–36.0) 652	21.3 (11.0–37.3) 660
Actually attempted suicide (one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)	9.2 (7.5–11.4) 1,070	11.3 (8.3–15.1) 555	7.0 (5.2–9.5) 509
Suicide attempt resulted in an injury, poisoning, or overdose that had to be treated by a doctor or nurse (during the 12 months before the survey)	3.7 (2.6–5.3) 1,061	3.3 (1.9–5.8) 550	3.7 (2.3–5.7) 504
Tobacco Use
Ever tried cigarette smoking (even one or two puffs)	13.5 (11.5–15.7) 1,142	11.9 (9.3–15.3) 584	15.0 (12.1–18.4) 551
First tried cigarette smoking before age 13 years (even one or two puffs)	6.2 (4.8–8.1) 1,152	5.7 (3.7–8.5) 591	6.6 (4.9–8.9) 554
Currently smoked cigarettes (on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Currently smoked cigarettes frequently (on 20 or more days during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Currently smoked cigarettes daily (on all 30 days during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Smoked more than 10 cigarettes per day (on the days they smoked during the 30 days before the survey, among students who currently smoked cigarettes)	—	—	—
Ever used electronic vapor products (including e-cigarettes, vapes, vape pens, e-cigars, e-hookahs, hookah pens, and mods)	42.3 (36.4–48.4) 1,249	45.5 (39.2–51.9) 624	39.4 (32.2–47.0) 619
Currently used electronic vapor products (including e-cigarettes, vapes, vape pens, e-cigars, e-hookahs, hookah pens, and mods, on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	18.2 (15.3–21.4) 1,203	21.3 (18.0–25.2) 607	15.0 (11.5–19.4) 590
Currently used electronic vapor products frequently (including e-cigarettes, vapes, vape pens, e-cigars, e-hookahs, hookah pens, and mods, on 20 or more days during the 30 days before the survey)	3.6 (2.4–5.4) 1,203	3.4 (2.1–5.5) 607	3.7 (2.3–5.8) 590
Currently used electronic vapor products daily (including e-cigarettes, vapes, vape pens, e-cigars, e-hookahs, hookah pens, and mods, on all 30 days during the 30 days before the survey)	2.4 (1.4–4.1) 1,203	2.1 (1.2–3.5) 607	2.5 (1.3–4.7) 590
Usually got their own electronic vapor products by buying them in a store (such as a convenience store, supermarket, discount store, gas station, or vape store, including e-cigarettes, vapes, vape pens, e-cigars, e-hookahs, hookah pens, and mods, during the 30 days before the survey, among the __% of students nationwide who currently used electronic vapor products and who were aged <18 years)	11.6 (7.0–18.6) 201	10.3 (5.3–19.0) 125	N/A 75
Currently used smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco, snuff, dip, snus, or dissolvable tobacco products, such as Redman, Levi Garrett, Beechnut, Skoal, Skoal Bandits, Copenhagen, Camel Snus, Marlboro Snus, General Snus, Ariva, Stonewall, or Camel Orbs, not counting any electronic vapor products, on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	7.6 (3.3–16.5) 1,326	7.2 (3.1–16.1) 657	7.6 (3.1–17.5) 662
Currently smoked cigars (cigars, cigarillos, or little cigars, on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Currently smoked cigars frequently (cigars, cigarillos, or little cigars, on 20 or more days during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Currently smoked cigars daily (cigars, cigarillos, or little cigars, on all 30 days during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Currently smoked cigarettes or cigars (on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Currently smoked cigarettes or cigars or used smokeless tobacco (on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Currently smoked cigarettes or cigars or used smokeless tobacco or electronic vapor products (on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Currently smoked cigarettes or used electronic vapor products (on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Did not try to quit using all tobacco products (including cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, shisha or hookah tobacco, and electronic vapor products, ever during the 12 months before the survey, among students who used any tobacco products during the 12 months before the survey)	—	—	—
Alcohol and Other Drug Use
Had their first drink of alcohol before age 13 years (other than a few sips)	17.2 (14.6–20.2) 1,271	17.3 (13.5–21.9) 635	17.0 (13.6–21.0) 631
Currently drank alcohol (at least one drink of alcohol, on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	21.4 (17.8–25.4) 1,177	23.6 (18.8–29.1) 585	19.3 (16.2–22.7) 586
Currently were binge drinking (four or more drinks of alcohol in a row for female students or five or more drinks of alcohol in a row for male students, that is, within a couple of hours, on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	7.1 (5.7–8.9) 1,233	8.1 (5.7–11.3) 607	6.1 (4.7–7.8) 620
Usually obtained the alcohol they drank by someone giving it to them (during the 30 days before the survey, among students who currently drank alcohol)	33.3 (27.0–40.2) 277	33.9 (24.9–44.2) 153	32.0 (25.9–38.8) 122
Reported that the largest number of drinks they had in a row was 10 or more (within a couple of hours, during the 30 days before the survey)	1.5 (0.9–2.7) 1,135	0.9 (0.3–2.3) 560	1.9 (1.0–3.4) 569
Ever used marijuana (also called pot, weed, or cannabis, one or more times during their life)	29.9 (25.3–35.0) 1,290	32.6 (26.8–39.1) 639	27.2 (21.7–33.4) 645
Tried marijuana for the first time before age 13 years (also called pot, weed, or cannabis)	5.6 (4.0–7.7) 1,307	4.8 (3.1–7.4) 649	6.1 (4.3–8.6) 653
Currently used marijuana (also called pot, weed, or cannabis, one or more times during the 30 days before the survey)	17.1 (12.9–22.4) 1,310	18.2 (13.3–24.4) 653	16.0 (11.7–21.5) 651
Ever used synthetic marijuana (also called "Spice," "fake weed," "K2," "King Kong," "Yucatan Fire," or "Skunk," one or more times during their life)	5.8 (4.3–7.8) 1,310	5.7 (3.8–8.6) 649	5.7 (4.3–7.7) 654
Ever took prescription pain medicine without a doctor's prescription or differently than how a doctor told them to use it (counting drugs such as codeine, Vicodin, Oxycontin, Hydrocodone, and Percocet, one or more times during their life)	13.4 (10.0–17.8) 1,324	16.3 (11.5–22.6) 655	10.8 (8.2–14.0) 662
Currently took prescription pain medicine without a doctor's prescription or differently than how a doctor told them to use it (one or more times during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Ever used cocaine (any form of cocaine, such as powder, crack, or freebase, one or more times during their life)	—	—	—
Ever used inhalants (sniffed glue, breathed the contents of aerosol spray cans, or inhaled any paints or sprays to get high, one or more times during their life)	12.8 (6.0–25.2) 1,322	13.4 (8.0–21.7) 655	12.2 (4.2–30.6) 660
Ever used heroin (also called "smack," "junk," or "China White," one or more times during their life)	—	—	—
Ever used methamphetamines (also called "speed," "crystal meth," "crank," "ice," or "meth," one or more times during their life)	8.2 (2.8–21.6) 1,293	7.2 (2.6–18.6) 641	9.0 (2.7–26.0) 645
Ever used ecstasy (also called "MDMA," one or more times during their life)	6.5 (3.0–13.3) 1,309	4.9 (2.1–10.7) 648	7.7 (3.5–16.4) 654
Ever used hallucinogenic drugs (such as LSD, acid, PCP, angel dust, mescaline, or mushrooms, one or more times during their life)	—	—	—
Ever took steroids without a doctor's prescription (pills or shots, one or more times during their life)	6.7 (2.8–15.2) 1,322	6.0 (2.5–13.5) 656	7.1 (2.6–18.0) 659
Ever injected any illegal drug (used a needle to inject any illegal drug into their body, one or more times during their life)	5.6 (2.1–14.1) 1,312	5.1 (1.9–12.6) 655	6.1 (2.2–16.1) 650
Were offered, sold, or given an illegal drug on school property (during the 12 months before the survey)	31.5 (24.9–38.9) 1,266	30.4 (24.1–37.5) 635	32.4 (24.7–41.2) 624
Ever used select illicit drugs (counting cocaine, inhalants, heroin, methamphetamines, ecstasy, or hallucinogens, one or more times during their life)	—	—	—
Sexual Behaviors
Ever had sexual intercourse	28.1 (23.2–33.5) 1,087	28.1 (23.5–33.1) 567	28.3 (22.2–35.3) 516
Had sexual intercourse for the first time before age 13 years	2.0 (1.2–3.3) 1,083	1.2 (0.5–3.2) 564	2.9 (1.5–5.6) 515
Had sexual intercourse with four or more persons (during their life)	5.4 (3.0–9.7) 1,089	4.3 (2.4–7.6) 568	6.6 (3.4–12.5) 517
Were currently sexually active (had sexual intercourse with at least one person, during the 3 months before the survey)	20.0 (16.1–24.6) 1,088	21.0 (16.5–26.5) 568	19.1 (14.3–25.0) 516
Did not use a condom during last sexual intercourse (among students who were currently sexually active)	44.6 (34.9–54.7) 241	50.6 (38.9–62.2) 132	37.7 (26.4–50.5) 109
Did not use birth control pills before last sexual intercourse (to prevent pregnancy, among students who were currently sexually active)	78.0 (71.8–83.1) 237	80.7 (74.3–85.8) 132	74.7 (65.1–82.4) 105
Did not use an IUD (e.g., Mirena or ParaGard) or implant (e.g., Implanon or Nexplanon) before last sexual intercourse (to prevent pregnancy, among students who were currently sexually active)	96.6 (91.6–98.7) 237	95.7 (88.9–98.4) 132	97.7 (88.5–99.6) 105
Did not use birth control pills; an IUD (e.g., Mirena or ParaGard) or implant (e.g., Implanon or Nexplanon); or a shot (e.g., Depo-Provera), patch (e.g., OrthoEvra), or birth control ring (e.g., NuvaRing) before last sexual intercourse (to prevent pregnancy, among students who were currently sexually active)	67.7 (62.1–72.9) 237	70.8 (64.7–76.3) 132	64.1 (53.5–73.5) 105
Did not use both a condom during last sexual intercourse and birth control pills; an IUD (e.g., Mirena or ParaGard) or implant (e.g., Implanon or Nexplanon); or a shot (e.g., Depo-Provera), patch (e.g., OrthoEvra), or birth control ring (e.g., NuvaRing) before last sexual intercourse (to prevent pregnancy, among students who were currently sexually active)	88.1 (83.6–91.5) 234	88.9 (81.9–93.4) 130	87.2 (77.8–93.0) 104
Did not use any method to prevent pregnancy during last sexual intercourse (among students who were currently sexually active)	16.0 (10.8–23.0) 237	16.8 (10.1–26.7) 132	15.0 (8.0–26.2) 105
Drank alcohol or used drugs before last sexual intercourse (among students who were currently sexually active)	19.5 (13.5–27.4) 248	18.6 (11.1–29.6) 138	20.5 (13.8–29.3) 110
Were never tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (not counting tests done if they donated blood)	90.6 (87.5–93.0) 1,290	92.1 (89.0–94.4) 644	89.2 (85.1–92.3) 639
Were not tested for a sexually transmitted disease (STD) other than HIV (such as chlamydia or gonorrhea, during the 12 months before the survey)	91.6 (88.5–93.9) 1,291	93.2 (90.8–95.0) 641	90.3 (85.6–93.5) 643
Dietary Behaviors
Did not eat fruit or drink 100% fruit juices (such as orange juice, apple juice, or grape juice, not counting punch, Kool-Aid, sports drinks, or other fruit-flavored drinks, during the 7 days before the survey)	6.1 (4.7–8.0) 1,281	5.0 (3.5–7.1) 640	7.1 (4.4–11.3) 634
Did not eat vegetables (green salad, potatoes (not counting French fries, fried potatoes, or potato chips), carrots, or other vegetables, during the 7 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Did not drink milk (counting milk in a glass or cup, from a carton, or with cereal and the half pint of milk served at school as equal to one glass, during the 7 days before the survey)	32.8 (27.4–38.6) 1,310	38.7 (32.6–45.2) 653	27.0 (21.5–33.3) 650
Drank soda or pop (such as Coke, Pepsi, or Sprite, not counting diet soda or diet pop, during the 7 days before the survey)	68.5 (63.4–73.2) 1,311	64.6 (57.8–70.8) 653	72.1 (64.2–78.9) 652
Drank a can, bottle, or glass of soda or pop one or more times per day (such as Coke, Pepsi, or Sprite, not counting diet soda or diet pop, during the 7 days before the survey)	14.5 (9.2–22.1) 1,311	11.5 (7.4–17.4) 653	17.5 (10.3–28.1) 652
Drank a can, bottle, or glass of soda or pop two or more times per day (such as Coke, Pepsi, or Sprite, not counting diet soda or diet pop, during the 7 days before the survey)	9.0 (5.2–15.0) 1,311	7.8 (4.8–12.5) 653	10.2 (5.4–18.4) 652
Drank a sports drink (such as Gatorade or Powerade, not counting low-calorie sports drinks such as Propel or G2, during the 7 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Drank a can, bottle, or glass of a sports drink one or more times per day (such as Gatorade or Powerade, not counting low-calorie sports drinks such as Propel or G2, during the 7 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Drank a can, bottle, or glass of a sports drink two or more times per day (such as Gatorade or Powerade, not counting low-calorie sports drinks such as Propel or G2, during the 7 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Did not drink a bottle or glass of plain water (counting tap, bottled, and unflavored sparkling water, during the 7 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Did not eat breakfast (during the 7 days before the survey)	21.7 (14.9–30.5) 1,313	23.8 (17.2–32.0) 654	19.6 (11.9–30.6) 652
Did not eat breakfast on all 7 days (during the 7 days before the survey)	70.2 (65.7–74.4) 1,313	73.7 (68.2–78.5) 654	66.9 (60.1–73.1) 652
Physical Activity
Did not participate in at least 60 minutes of physical activity on at least 1 day (in any kind of physical activity that increased their heart rate and made them breathe hard some of the time, during the 7 days before the survey)	21.0 (14.6–29.1) 1,305	22.8 (16.4–30.8) 650	19.0 (11.7–29.2) 648
Were not physically active at least 60 minutes per day on 5 or more days (doing any kind of physical activity that increased their heart rate and made them breathe hard some of the time, during the 7 days before the survey)	61.3 (52.2–69.6) 1,305	67.1 (58.5–74.7) 650	55.3 (44.3–65.9) 648
Were not physically active at least 60 minutes per day on all 7 days (in any kind of physical activity that increased their heart rate and made them breathe hard some of the time, during the 7 days before the survey)	79.5 (75.0–83.3) 1,305	83.7 (80.0–86.8) 650	75.1 (67.9–81.1) 648
Did not do exercises to strengthen or tone muscles on three or more days (such as push-ups, sit-ups, or weight-lifting, during the 7 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Played video or computer games or used a computer 3 or more hours per day (counting time spent playing games, watching videos, texting, or using social media on their smartphone, computer, Xbox, PlayStation, iPad, or other tablet, for something that was not school work, on an average school day)	54.3 (44.8–63.5) 1,306	58.6 (49.4–67.2) 651	50.0 (39.5–60.5) 648
Watched television 3 or more hours per day (on an average school day)	18.5 (14.3–23.7) 1,311	18.6 (13.2–25.6) 653	18.5 (14.2–23.8) 651
Did not attend physical education (PE) classes on 1 or more days (in an average week when they were in school)	41.7 (33.3–50.7) 1,291	45.6 (37.6–53.8) 643	37.7 (27.1–49.6) 641
Did not attend physical education (PE) classes on all 5 days (in an average week when they were in school)	73.6 (58.1–84.9) 1,291	75.5 (59.2–86.7) 643	71.7 (54.8–84.1) 641
Did not play on at least one sports team (counting any teams run by their school or community groups, during the 12 months before the survey)	—	—	—
Had a concussion from playing a sport or being physically active (one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)	—	—	—
Obesity, Overweight, and Weight Control
Had obesity (students who were >= 95th percentile for body mass index, based on sex- and age-specific reference data from the 2000 CDC growth charts)	15.9 (13.4–18.9) 1,242	10.5 (7.9–13.9) 606	20.9 (16.8–25.7) 636
Were overweight (students who were >= 85th percentile but <95th percentile for body mass index, based on sex- and age-specific reference data from the 2000 CDC growth charts)	15.2 (12.7–18.2) 1,242	17.3 (14.1–20.9) 606	13.4 (10.1–17.6) 636
Described themselves as slightly or very overweight	31.7 (26.9–36.9) 1,300	34.4 (28.3–41.1) 647	29.4 (24.3–35.1) 646
Were not trying to lose weight	52.8 (47.1–58.3) 1,296	44.4 (38.0–51.0) 646	60.7 (55.0–66.2) 643
Other Health Topics
Ever told by a doctor or nurse that they had asthma	27.1 (22.3–32.6) 1,302	26.8 (20.7–33.9) 647	27.7 (22.5–33.4) 648
Never saw a dentist (for a check-up, exam, teeth cleaning, or other dental work)	4.4 (1.8–10.4) 1,303	3.9 (1.4–10.4) 649	4.9 (2.0–11.4) 647
Did not get 8 or more hours of sleep (on an average school night)	74.8 (69.9–79.2) 1,311	78.0 (71.3–83.4) 652	71.8 (64.1–78.5) 652
Used an indoor tanning device (such as a sunlamp, sunbed, or tanning booth, not counting getting a spray-on tan, one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)	—	—	—
Rarely or never wear sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher (when being outside for more than one hour on a sunny day)	—	—	—
Had to avoid some foods because eating the food could cause an allergic reaction (such as skin rashes, swelling, itching, vomiting, coughing, or trouble breathing)	—	—	—

**Footnotes**
†	Percentage, confidence interval, cell size
—	Data not available
N/A	< 100 respondents for the subgroup

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