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Unintentional Injuries and Violence
- Seat belt use
- Riding with a drinking driver
- Drinking and driving
- Texting and driving
- Weapon carrying at school
- Gun carrying
- Being threatened at school
- Physical fighting
- Physical fighting at school
- Exposures to neighborhood violence
- Treated badly because of race or ethnicity
- Electronic bullying
- Being bullied at school
- Safety concerns at school
- Forced sexual intercourse
- Sexual violence
- Sexual dating violence
- Physical dating violence
- Being sad or hopeless
- Considering suicide
- Making a suicide plan
- Attempted suicide
- Injurious suicide attempt
Tobacco Use
- Lifetime cigarette use
- Cigarette smoking before age 13 years
- Current cigarette use
- Frequent cigarette use
- Current daily cigarette use
- Smoking >10 cigarettes per day
- Electronic vapor product use
- Current electronic vapor product use
- Frequent electronic vapor product use
- Current daily electronic vapor product use
- Electronic vapor products from store
- Current smokeless tobacco use
- Frequent smokeless tobacco use
- Current daily smokeless tobacco use
- Current cigar use
- Frequent cigar use
- Current daily cigar use
- Current cigarette or cigar use
- Current cigarette, cigar, or smokeless tobacco use
- Current tobacco use
- Current cigarette or electronic vapor product use
- All tobacco cessation
Alcohol and Other Drug Use
- Alcohol use before age 13 years
- Current alcohol use
- Current binge drinking
- Source of alcohol
- Reporting 10 or more drinks
- Lifetime marijuana use
- Marijuana use before age 13 years
- Current marijuana use
- Lifetime prescription pain medicine misuse
- Current prescription pain medicine misuse
- Lifetime cocaine use
- Lifetime inhalant use
- Lifetime heroin use
- Lifetime methamphetamine use
- Lifetime ecstasy use
- Lifetime hallucinogenic drug use
- Illegal injected drug use
- Lifetime illicit drug use
Sexual Behaviors
- Lifetime sexual intercourse
- Sex before 13 years
- Four or more sex partners
- Current sexual activity
- Condom use
- Birth control pill use
- IUD or implant use
- Pill, IUD, or shot use
- Not using birth control
- Alcohol/drugs before sex
- HIV testing
- STD testing
Dietary Behaviors
- No fruit consumption
- No vegetable consumption
- Not drinking soda
- Soda drinking >= 1 times
- Soda drinking >= 2 times
- Not drinking sports drinks
- Sports drinks >= 1 times
- Sports drinks >= 2 times
- Not drinking water
- Breakfast eating
- Daily breakfast eating
Physical Activity
- Physical activity
- Physical activity >= 5 days
- Daily physical activity
- Muscle strengthening
- PE attendance
- Daily PE attendance
- Sports team participation
- Concussion
Obesity, Overweight, and Weight Control
- Obesity
- Overweight
- Perception of weight
- Weight loss
Other Health Topics
- Lack of oral health care
- Current mental health
- Sleep
- Grades
- Unstable housing
- Sunburn
- Feeling close to people at their school
- Parental monitoring
- Ever sexual abuse by adult or older person
- Lifetime parental physical abuse
- Adults in home intimate partner violence
- Household adult tried hard to meet basic needs
- Ever incarcerated parent/guardian
- Parental physical abuse
- Treated badly or unfairly because of race or ethnicity
- Talk to adult about feelings
- Talk to friends about feelings

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**Duval County, FL, High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2021**
Find out if there is a statistical difference between females and males. Select them and activate 'Compare Two'.		Compare Female	Compare Male
Sex Question	Total	Female	Male
Unintentional Injuries and Violence
Did not always wear a seat belt (when riding in a car driven by someone else)	54.2 (51.2–57.1) 3,318^†	52.1 (48.4–55.8) 1,650	55.4 (51.8–58.8) 1,586
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)	20.6 (18.1–23.4) 3,265	20.8 (17.6–24.2) 1,638	19.0 (16.2–22.2) 1,551
Drove when they had been drinking alcohol (in a car or other vehicle, one or more times during the 30 days before the survey, students who had driven a car or other vehicle during the 30 days before the survey)	4.3 (3.3–5.5) 1,702	3.2 (2.1–5.0) 867	4.8 (3.4–6.6) 810
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)	34.5 (31.5–37.6) 1,809	31.7 (27.8–35.9) 886	35.1 (31.3–39.0) 875
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)	8.1 (6.1–10.8) 3,341	6.0 (3.8–9.5) 1,665	8.7 (6.6–11.3) 1,598
Carried a gun (not counting the days when they carried a gun only for hunting or for a sport such as target shooting, on at least 1 day during the 12 months before the survey)	12.7 (10.1–15.8) 3,338	7.6 (5.3–10.6) 1,658	15.6 (12.5–19.3) 1,602
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)	14.5 (11.6–17.9) 3,370	11.3 (8.4–15.0) 1,667	15.4 (12.2–19.2) 1,615
Were in a physical fight (one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)	—	—	—
Were in a physical fight on school property (one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)	18.9 (16.2–22.1) 3,371	14.2 (11.4–17.7) 1,669	21.3 (18.0–25.0) 1,610
Ever saw someone get physically attacked, beaten, stabbed, or shot in their neighborhood	27.7 (26.0–29.6) 3,216	26.5 (24.0–29.1) 1,626	28.6 (26.1–31.3) 1,533
Felt that they were ever treated badly or unfairly in school because of their race or ethnicity (during their life)	—	—	—
Were electronically bullied (counting being bullied through texting, Instagram, Facebook, or other social media, ever during the 12 months before the survey)	14.9 (12.8–17.3) 3,217	15.6 (13.2–18.3) 1,628	13.4 (10.9–16.2) 1,535
Were bullied on school property (during the 12 months before the survey)	16.7 (13.6–20.4) 3,230	18.2 (14.9–22.1) 1,635	14.7 (11.4–18.7) 1,537
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)	22.3 (19.7–25.0) 3,297	21.9 (18.9–25.3) 1,649	20.8 (17.8–24.2) 1,577
Were ever physically forced to have sexual intercourse (when they did not want to)	13.8 (12.3–15.4) 3,244	15.6 (13.6–17.8) 1,630	10.4 (8.6–12.5) 1,550
Experienced sexual violence by anyone (counting such things as kissing, touching, or being forced to have sexual intercourse that they did not want to do, one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)	20.3 (17.4–23.4) 3,223	22.9 (19.8–26.3) 1,603	16.0 (12.8–19.9) 1,547
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)	9.5 (7.9–11.3) 1,813	11.8 (9.4–14.7) 912	6.0 (4.3–8.4) 860
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)	11.3 (9.8–13.1) 1,906	11.1 (9.1–13.4) 960	10.0 (7.9–12.6) 902
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)	45.1 (42.8–47.5) 3,186	55.8 (52.8–58.8) 1,610	33.4 (30.1–36.7) 1,525
Seriously considered attempting suicide (during the 12 months before the survey)	26.1 (23.6–28.9) 3,182	31.0 (28.1–34.2) 1,617	20.2 (17.2–23.5) 1,524
Made a plan about how they would attempt suicide (during the 12 months before the survey)	21.4 (19.3–23.6) 3,158	25.6 (22.7–28.7) 1,612	15.4 (13.4–17.8) 1,500
Actually attempted suicide (one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)	16.5 (14.8–18.4) 2,766	15.9 (13.7–18.5) 1,403	15.8 (13.6–18.3) 1,304
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)	6.2 (5.2–7.4) 2,711	5.6 (4.3–7.3) 1,401	6.4 (4.9–8.1) 1,266
Tobacco Use
Ever smoked a cigarette (even one or two puffs)	—	—	—
Smoked a cigarette before age 13 years (even one or two puffs)	14.9 (12.3–18.0) 3,202	12.5 (9.7–15.8) 1,609	16.0 (12.9–19.6) 1,523
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, mods, e-cigs, e-hookahs, or vape pens [such as JUUL, Vuse, NJOY, Puff Bar, blu, or Bidi Stick])	38.8 (36.7–41.1) 3,015	40.6 (37.7–43.7) 1,563	36.1 (33.3–39.1) 1,414
Currently used electronic vapor products (including e-cigarettes, vapes, mods, e-cigs, e-hookahs, or vape pens [such as JUUL, Vuse, NJOY, Puff Bar, blu, or Bidi Stick], on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	18.5 (16.7–20.4) 2,856	19.1 (16.8–21.7) 1,460	16.4 (14.2–18.9) 1,344
Currently used electronic vapor products frequently (including e-cigarettes, vapes, vape pens, e-cigars, e-hookahs, hookah pens, and mods, [such as JUUL, NJOY,PuffBar, Vuse, blu or Bidi Stick], on 20 or more days during the 30 days before the survey)	5.8 (4.9–6.8) 2,856	5.2 (4.1–6.5) 1,460	6.1 (4.7–7.7) 1,344
Currently used electronic vapor products daily (including e-cigarettes, vapes, vape pens, e-cigars, e-hookahs, hookah pens, and mods, [such as JUUL, NJOY,PuffBar, Vuse, blu or Bidi Stick], on all 30 days during the 30 days before the survey)	3.8 (3.1–4.6) 2,856	3.4 (2.6–4.4) 1,460	3.9 (2.9–5.3) 1,344
Usually got their electronic vapor products by buying them themselves in a convenience store, supermarket, discount store, or gas station (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)	7.3 (4.9–10.7) 567	4.4 (2.5–7.6) 302	10.7 (6.4–17.4) 242
Currently used smokeless tobacco (chewing tobacco, snuff, dip, snus, or dissolvable tobacco products [such as Copenhagen, Grizzly, Skoal, Camel Snus, or Velo Nicotine Lozenges], not counting any electronic vapor products, on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Currently used smokeless tobacco frequently (chewing tobacco, snuff, dip, snus, or dissolvable tobacco products, [such as Copenhagen, Grizzly, Skoal, Camel Snus, or Velo Nicotine Lozenges], not counting any electronic vapor products, on 20 or more days during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Currently used smokeless tobacco daily (chewing tobacco, snuff, dip, snus, or dissolvable tobacco products, [such as Copenhagen, Grizzly, Skoal, Camel Snus, or Velo Nicotine Lozenges], not counting any electronic vapor products, on all 30 days during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Currently smoked cigars (cigars, cigarillos, or little cigars, [such as Swisher Sweets, Middleton's (including Black & Mild, or Backwoods)], on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Currently smoked cigars frequently (cigars, cigarillos, or little cigars, [such as Swisher Sweets, Middleton's (including Black & Mild or Backwoods)], on 20 or more days during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Currently smoked cigars daily (cigars, cigarillos, or little cigars, [such as Swisher Sweets, Middleton's (including Black & Mild or Backwoods)], 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, electronic vapor products, smokeless tobacco, cigars, shisha or hookah tobacco, pipe tobacco, heated tobacco products, or nicotine pouches, ever during the 12 months before the survey, among students who used any tobacco products during the 12 months before the survey)	51.0 (47.5–54.4) 865	47.1 (42.2–52.2) 445	55.0 (49.1–60.9) 390
Alcohol and Other Drug Use
Had their first drink of alcohol before age 13 years (other than a few sips)	22.6 (20.5–25.0) 3,109	22.0 (19.6–24.7) 1,575	21.6 (18.8–24.6) 1,467
Currently drank alcohol (at least one drink of alcohol, on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	20.8 (18.7–23.0) 2,815	22.6 (19.9–25.4) 1,448	18.1 (15.6–20.9) 1,326
Currently were binge drinking (four or more drinks of alcohol in a row if they are female or five or more drinks of alcohol in a row if they are male, within a couple of hours, on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	6.4 (5.4–7.6) 2,947	6.9 (5.5–8.5) 1,502	5.1 (3.9–6.6) 1,390
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)	35.3 (30.7–40.3) 607	41.5 (35.3–48.0) 331	28.6 (22.4–35.6) 258
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)	1.3 (0.9–1.9) 2,694	0.7 (0.3–1.2) 1,389	1.8 (1.2–2.6) 1,269
Ever used marijuana (also called pot or weed, one or more times during their life)	37.9 (35.4–40.4) 2,947	40.3 (36.9–43.8) 1,509	34.3 (31.4–37.3) 1,386
Tried marijuana for the first time before age 13 years (also called pot or weed)	11.8 (10.0–13.9) 3,034	9.8 (7.7–12.3) 1,547	13.1 (10.8–15.8) 1,430
Currently used marijuana (also called pot or weed, one or more times during the 30 days before the survey)	21.6 (19.8–23.5) 3,030	24.1 (21.4–26.9) 1,541	18.1 (16.1–20.3) 1,437
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)	21.2 (18.9–23.8) 3,217	21.2 (18.6–24.0) 1,606	19.9 (17.2–23.1) 1,534
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, including powder, crack, or freebase, one or more times during their life)	11.5 (8.8–14.9) 3,222	7.8 (5.1–11.7) 1,610	13.4 (10.5–17.0) 1,528
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)	15.8 (13.0–19.1) 3,188	14.7 (11.6–18.5) 1,589	15.7 (12.6–19.2) 1,520
Ever used heroin ("also called ""smack,"" ""junk,"" or ""China White,"" one or more times during their life")	7.9 (6.3–9.9) 3,235	4.4 (3.0–6.3) 1,611	10.0 (7.8–12.8) 1,542
Ever used methamphetamines ("also called ""speed,"" ""crystal meth,"" ""crank,"" ""ice,"" or ""meth,"" one or more times during their life")	10.0 (7.8–12.7) 3,221	5.8 (3.8–8.7) 1,600	12.2 (9.5–15.4) 1,536
Ever used ecstasy ("also called ""MDMA,"" or ""Molly,"" one or more times during their life")	11.6 (9.4–14.2) 3,203	8.4 (6.3–11.2) 1,597	12.8 (10.3–15.8) 1,523
Ever used hallucinogenic drugs (such as LSD, acid, PCP, angel dust, mescaline, or mushrooms, one or more times during their life)	12.3 (10.4–14.6) 3,226	8.4 (6.7–10.6) 1,608	14.3 (11.8–17.2) 1,540
Ever injected any illegal drug (used a needle to inject any illegal drug into their body, one or more times during their life)	7.2 (5.3–9.6) 3,120	4.5 (2.9–6.7) 1,574	9.2 (6.6–12.7) 1,482
Ever used select illicit drugs (counting cocaine, inhalants, heroin, methamphetamines, ecstasy, or hallucinogens, one or more times during their life)	21.0 (17.9–24.5) 3,066	19.4 (16.1–23.1) 1,552	21.2 (17.9–25.0) 1,453
Sexual Behaviors
Ever had sexual intercourse	32.5 (29.8–35.3) 2,447	31.2 (28.1–34.4) 1,316	33.6 (29.8–37.6) 1,109
Had sexual intercourse for the first time before age 13 years	4.4 (3.6–5.5) 2,458	3.8 (2.8–5.2) 1,318	4.7 (3.5–6.3) 1,114
Had sexual intercourse with four or more persons (during their life)	7.9 (6.5–9.5) 2,455	5.2 (3.8–7.0) 1,318	10.8 (8.7–13.4) 1,115
Were currently sexually active (had sexual intercourse with at least one person, during the 3 months before the survey)	22.9 (20.6–25.3) 2,460	22.8 (20.0–25.7) 1,319	22.4 (19.2–25.8) 1,114
Did not use a condom during last sexual intercourse (among students who were currently sexually active)	48.8 (43.7–53.9) 517	52.9 (45.5–60.2) 286	42.3 (35.5–49.4) 224
Did not use birth control pills before last sexual intercourse with opposite-sex partner ("to prevent pregnancy, not counting emergency contraception such as Plan B or the ""morning after"" pill, among students who were currently sexually active")	78.8 (74.6–82.5) 479	74.5 (67.9–80.0) 257	84.6 (78.5–89.3) 213
Did not use an IUD (e.g., Mirena or ParaGard) or implant (e.g., Implanon or Nexplanon) before last sexual intercourse with an opposite-sex partner (to prevent pregnancy, among students who were currently sexually active)	96.7 (94.4–98.1) 479	96.4 (92.7–98.2) 257	97.0 (93.3–98.7) 213
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)	71.0 (65.7–75.7) 479	68.0 (61.2–74.1) 257	75.4 (67.5–81.8) 213
Did not use any method to prevent pregnancy during last sexual intercourse with an opposite-sex partner (among students who were currently sexually active)	17.9 (14.1–22.6) 479	18.0 (13.1–24.1) 257	18.9 (12.9–26.8) 213
Drank alcohol or used drugs before last sexual intercourse (among students who were currently sexually active)	24.5 (20.5–29.1) 521	24.3 (18.5–31.1) 286	24.4 (19.2–30.6) 228
Were never tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (not counting tests done if they donated blood)	85.4 (83.7–87.0) 2,939	88.0 (86.0–89.8) 1,485	83.3 (80.6–85.8) 1,397
Were not tested for a sexually transmitted disease (STD) other than HIV (such as chlamydia or gonorrhea, during the 12 months before the survey)	90.6 (89.0–92.1) 2,894	91.6 (89.6–93.2) 1,461	90.2 (87.9–92.1) 1,385
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)	—	—	—
Did not eat vegetables (green salad, potatoes (excluding French fries, fried potatoes, or potato chips), carrots, or other vegetables, during the 7 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Drank a can, bottle, or glass of soda or pop (such as Coke, Pepsi, or Sprite, not counting diet soda or diet pop, during the 7 days before the survey)	67.5 (65.6–69.4) 3,078	67.1 (64.5–69.6) 1,536	67.6 (64.8–70.2) 1,462
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)	16.0 (14.3–17.9) 3,078	13.3 (11.2–15.6) 1,536	17.7 (15.5–20.1) 1,462
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)	10.0 (8.6–11.5) 3,078	8.7 (7.2–10.5) 1,536	10.6 (8.8–12.7) 1,462
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)	27.7 (25.6–29.9) 3,045	29.6 (26.6–32.8) 1,517	25.8 (23.0–28.9) 1,449
Did not eat breakfast on all 7 days (during the 7 days before the survey)	83.7 (82.2–85.0) 3,045	86.3 (84.5–87.9) 1,517	80.5 (78.2–82.6) 1,449
Physical Activity
Were not physically active for at least 60 minutes 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)	26.0 (24.2–27.9) 2,973	30.2 (27.6–32.9) 1,487	21.5 (19.1–24.2) 1,407
Were not physically active at least 60 minutes per day on 5 or more 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)	69.3 (67.0–71.4) 2,973	75.4 (72.9–77.8) 1,487	62.3 (58.9–65.7) 1,407
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)	85.1 (83.6–86.5) 2,973	90.7 (88.9–92.2) 1,487	79.0 (76.5–81.2) 1,407
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)	—	—	—
Did not attend physical education (PE) classes on 1 or more days (in an average week when they were in school)	51.9 (48.5–55.3) 3,004	57.1 (52.7–61.3) 1,504	47.6 (43.9–51.3) 1,425
Did not attend physical education (PE) classes on all 5 days (in an average week when they were in school)	74.9 (72.3–77.3) 3,004	75.6 (72.2–78.8) 1,504	73.1 (70.1–75.8) 1,425
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)	56.9 (54.5–59.3) 2,934	59.7 (56.5–62.9) 1,483	54.5 (51.1–57.9) 1,388
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)	16.9 (15.4–18.6) 3,033	13.8 (11.9–16.0) 1,535	20.0 (17.6–22.6) 1,498
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)	17.2 (15.9–18.7) 3,033	19.6 (17.7–21.8) 1,535	14.9 (12.9–17.1) 1,498
Described themselves as slightly or very overweight	28.8 (26.9–30.8) 3,051	32.3 (29.4–35.4) 1,530	24.8 (22.2–27.5) 1,450
Were not trying to lose weight	56.6 (54.8–58.5) 3,015	47.8 (45.5–50.1) 1,524	65.7 (62.7–68.6) 1,429
Other Health Topics
Never saw a dentist (for a check-up, exam, teeth cleaning, or other dental work, during the 12 months before the survey)	—	—	—
Reported that their mental health was most of the time or always not good (poor mental health includes stress, anxiety, and depression, during the 30 days before the survey)	30.4 (28.5–32.4) 2,974	40.5 (37.4–43.6) 1,491	20.1 (17.8–22.5) 1,412
Did not get 8 or more hours of sleep (on an average school night)	85.9 (84.2–87.4) 2,997	86.8 (84.7–88.6) 1,495	85.3 (83.0–87.3) 1,424
Did not describe their grades in school as mostly A's or B's (during the 12 months before the survey)	39.7 (36.8–42.7) 2,976	35.6 (32.1–39.3) 1,478	43.1 (39.4–46.9) 1,420
Experienced unstable housing (during the 30 days before the survey)	—	—	—
Had a sunburn (counting even a small part of their skin turned red or hurt for 12 hours or more after being outside in the sun or after using a sunlamp or other indoor tanning device, one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)	—	—	—
Strongly disagree, disagree, or are not sure that they feel close to people at their school	48.5 (46.6–50.5) 2,986	54.9 (52.1–57.6) 1,491	42.5 (39.7–45.3) 1,420
Reported that their parents or other adults in their family sometimes, rarely, or never know where they are going or with whom they will be	—	—	—
Reported that an adult or person at least 5 years older than them ever made them do sexual things they did not want to do	—	—	—
Reported that a parent or other adult in their home most of the time or always hit, beat, kicked, or physically hurt them in any way (during their life)	—	—	—
Reported that their parents or other adults in their home most of the time or always slapped, hit, kicked, punched, or beat each other up (during their life)	—	—	—
Reported that an adult in their household sometimes, rarely, or never tried to make sure their basic needs were met (during their life)	—	—	—
Have ever been separated from a parent or guardian because they went to jail, prison, or a detention center	—	—	—
Reported that a parent or other adult in their home most of the time or always hit, beat, kicked, or physically hurt them in any way (during the past 12 months)	—	—	—
Felt that they were ever treated badly or unfairly because of their race or ethnicity (during their life)	—	—	—
Never, rarely, or sometimes felt that they were able to talk to an adult in their family or another caring adult about their feelings (during their life)	—	—	—
Never, rarely, or sometimes felt that they were able to talk to a friend about their feelings (during their life)	—	—	—

**Footnotes**
†	Percentage, confidence interval, cell size
—	Data not available

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