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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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**Kentucky, 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)	—	—	—
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)	9.4 (7.7–11.5) 2,167^†	8.7 (6.8–11.2) 1,093	9.3 (7.3–11.6) 1,057
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)	2.5 (1.3–4.7) 991	1.5 (0.4–5.1) 464	3.0 (1.6–5.5) 522
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)	34.8 (28.6–41.5) 1,005	36.8 (27.8–46.8) 470	31.9 (26.0–38.4) 527
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)	—	—	—
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)	5.8 (4.3–7.8) 2,172	3.2 (1.8–5.3) 1,097	7.5 (5.5–10.1) 1,057
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)	6.4 (4.8–8.5) 2,168	5.8 (3.9–8.3) 1,095	6.5 (4.9–8.6) 1,057
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)	6.6 (5.1–8.4) 2,173	3.2 (2.0–5.1) 1,096	8.7 (6.9–11.0) 1,059
Ever saw someone get physically attacked, beaten, stabbed, or shot in their neighborhood	22.5 (19.9–25.4) 2,161	22.3 (19.0–25.9) 1,092	22.4 (19.1–26.0) 1,054
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)	17.7 (15.4–20.3) 2,166	22.9 (19.0–27.4) 1,094	12.3 (10.1–14.9) 1,057
Were bullied on school property (during the 12 months before the survey)	16.0 (13.6–18.6) 2,157	19.6 (16.1–23.6) 1,093	11.9 (10.0–14.1) 1,049
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)	9.0 (7.3–11.0) 2,175	9.3 (7.2–11.9) 1,097	8.0 (5.9–10.9) 1,061
Were ever physically forced to have sexual intercourse (when they did not want to)	—	—	—
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)	—	—	—
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)	13.5 (11.1–16.3) 1,380	18.9 (14.7–24.0) 745	6.7 (4.8–9.4) 626
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)	8.4 (6.5–10.6) 1,395	10.1 (7.2–14.0) 754	5.6 (3.9–7.9) 632
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)	39.2 (36.1–42.4) 2,136	51.6 (47.5–55.7) 1,083	26.9 (23.2–30.8) 1,042
Seriously considered attempting suicide (during the 12 months before the survey)	19.1 (16.1–22.5) 2,152	24.7 (20.1–30.0) 1,086	13.7 (11.4–16.5) 1,053
Made a plan about how they would attempt suicide (during the 12 months before the survey)	15.0 (12.2–18.3) 2,152	18.7 (14.5–23.9) 1,087	10.8 (9.1–12.9) 1,051
Actually attempted suicide (one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)	9.5 (7.2–12.5) 1,847	12.3 (9.1–16.4) 950	6.1 (4.2–8.8) 886
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)	3.2 (2.2–4.8) 1,872	4.3 (2.7–6.8) 966	1.9 (1.0–3.7) 897
Tobacco Use
Ever smoked a cigarette (even one or two puffs)	26.4 (23.4–29.7) 2,085	26.5 (23.1–30.2) 1,063	25.9 (21.5–30.8) 1,011
Smoked a cigarette before age 13 years (even one or two puffs)	13.5 (11.6–15.7) 2,096	11.8 (9.5–14.5) 1,065	14.4 (11.4–18.1) 1,016
Currently smoked cigarettes (on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	4.9 (3.5–6.9) 2,114	4.2 (2.6–6.7) 1,079	5.1 (3.9–6.7) 1,022
Currently smoked cigarettes frequently (on 20 or more days during the 30 days before the survey)	1.3 (0.7–2.4) 2,114	1.0 (0.4–2.8) 1,079	1.5 (0.9–2.6) 1,022
Currently smoked cigarettes daily (on all 30 days during the 30 days before the survey)	1.1 (0.5–2.2) 2,114	0.8 (0.2–2.7) 1,079	1.3 (0.7–2.4) 1,022
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)	8.2 (2.4–24.5) 120	10.5 (1.9–42.3) 51	6.8 (2.6–16.7) 62
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])	45.1 (40.9–49.3) 2,113	48.9 (45.4–52.4) 1,074	40.7 (35.0–46.6) 1,024
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)	21.9 (19.4–24.7) 1,974	26.6 (23.8–29.7) 1,007	16.9 (13.9–20.4) 955
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)	8.1 (6.6–9.9) 1,974	9.1 (7.1–11.6) 1,007	7.1 (5.0–9.9) 955
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)	6.8 (5.3–8.6) 1,974	7.6 (5.9–9.8) 1,007	5.9 (3.9–8.7) 955
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)	11.7 (8.4–16.1) 425	10.5 (6.7–16.1) 261	13.3 (7.8–21.9) 157
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)	4.2 (3.1–5.7) 2,149	1.7 (0.9–3.2) 1,090	5.8 (4.1–8.1) 1,045
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)	1.5 (0.9–2.5) 2,149	0.6 (0.2–2.4) 1,090	2.2 (1.4–3.5) 1,045
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)	1.1 (0.6–2.1) 2,149	0.5 (0.1–2.4) 1,090	1.7 (1.0–2.9) 1,045
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)	4.3 (3.4–5.5) 2,142	3.0 (1.9–4.7) 1,088	5.2 (4.0–6.7) 1,038
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)	1.0 (0.5–1.9) 2,142	0.9 (0.3–2.6) 1,088	1.0 (0.5–2.1) 1,038
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)	0.9 (0.4–1.8) 2,142	0.9 (0.3–2.6) 1,088	0.8 (0.4–1.9) 1,038
Currently smoked cigarettes or cigars (on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	6.9 (5.7–8.3) 2,092	6.2 (4.6–8.4) 1,072	7.1 (5.8–8.7) 1,008
Currently smoked cigarettes or cigars or used smokeless tobacco (on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	8.8 (7.3–10.7) 2,087	7.1 (5.3–9.4) 1,071	10.2 (8.2–12.7) 1,004
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)	22.5 (19.9–25.3) 1,927	27.0 (23.9–30.3) 989	17.7 (14.7–21.2) 927
Currently smoked cigarettes or used electronic vapor products (on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	21.7 (19.1–24.5) 1,944	26.6 (23.8–29.8) 994	16.4 (13.4–19.8) 938
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)	44.3 (37.7–51.1) 599	43.2 (35.6–51.2) 343	47.2 (39.2–55.4) 249
Alcohol and Other Drug Use
Had their first drink of alcohol before age 13 years (other than a few sips)	14.4 (12.0–17.1) 2,116	13.3 (10.5–16.8) 1,071	14.5 (11.3–18.3) 1,029
Currently drank alcohol (at least one drink of alcohol, on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	17.5 (14.9–20.4) 2,035	19.8 (16.3–23.9) 1,032	14.4 (11.6–17.9) 990
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)	8.0 (6.4–9.9) 2,058	8.9 (6.8–11.5) 1,048	7.0 (5.0–9.7) 1,002
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)	37.1 (29.8–45.0) 326	44.8 (35.2–54.8) 186	27.8 (19.7–37.7) 134
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)	2.1 (1.4–3.3) 1,992	1.7 (0.8–3.6) 1,008	2.5 (1.5–4.1) 976
Ever used marijuana (also called pot or weed, one or more times during their life)	23.1 (20.8–25.5) 2,071	24.6 (20.9–28.7) 1,058	21.3 (18.2–24.8) 1,003
Tried marijuana for the first time before age 13 years (also called pot or weed)	6.1 (4.6–7.9) 2,109	6.4 (4.8–8.4) 1,075	5.4 (3.9–7.5) 1,020
Currently used marijuana (also called pot or weed, one or more times during the 30 days before the survey)	11.9 (10.1–13.9) 2,115	12.8 (10.2–16.0) 1,077	10.9 (8.7–13.6) 1,026
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)	10.6 (8.9–12.6) 2,156	13.6 (10.9–16.8) 1,089	7.1 (5.6–9.0) 1,049
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)	—	—	—
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)	7.5 (5.7–9.8) 2,151	7.6 (5.7–10.2) 1,090	6.3 (4.1–9.4) 1,044
Ever used heroin ("also called ""smack,"" ""junk,"" or ""China White,"" one or more times during their life")	1.9 (1.2–3.1) 2,148	1.4 (0.7–2.8) 1,090	1.9 (1.0–3.3) 1,043
Ever used methamphetamines ("also called ""speed,"" ""crystal meth,"" ""crank,"" ""ice,"" or ""meth,"" one or more times during their life")	1.7 (1.0–2.9) 2,152	1.2 (0.5–2.8) 1,090	1.8 (1.1–3.2) 1,045
Ever used ecstasy ("also called ""MDMA,"" or ""Molly,"" one or more times during their life")	—	—	—
Ever used hallucinogenic drugs (such as LSD, acid, PCP, angel dust, mescaline, or mushrooms, one or more times during their life)	—	—	—
Ever injected any illegal drug (used a needle to inject any illegal drug into their body, one or more times during their life)	1.5 (0.8–2.6) 2,145	1.2 (0.5–2.7) 1,089	1.8 (1.0–3.3) 1,042
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	30.7 (27.0–34.7) 1,853	32.4 (28.5–36.5) 965	29.0 (24.2–34.3) 876
Had sexual intercourse for the first time before age 13 years	3.9 (2.8–5.4) 1,856	3.1 (1.9–5.1) 961	4.4 (2.7–7.1) 883
Had sexual intercourse with four or more persons (during their life)	7.1 (5.7–8.9) 1,844	5.9 (4.5–7.7) 956	8.4 (6.2–11.2) 877
Were currently sexually active (had sexual intercourse with at least one person, during the 3 months before the survey)	22.0 (18.9–25.4) 1,860	23.8 (20.3–27.7) 962	20.1 (16.1–24.7) 885
Did not use a condom during last sexual intercourse (among students who were currently sexually active)	53.6 (47.0–60.0) 386	57.7 (48.1–66.6) 219	48.1 (39.2–57.1) 163
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")	73.7 (67.2–79.3) 352	77.3 (68.7–84.0) 198	69.3 (59.9–77.4) 151
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)	91.5 (88.1–94.0) 352	86.7 (80.4–91.2) 198	97.3 (91.0–99.2) 151
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)	60.2 (54.2–66.0) 352	57.1 (47.4–66.2) 198	64.0 (55.9–71.4) 151
Did not use any method to prevent pregnancy during last sexual intercourse with an opposite-sex partner (among students who were currently sexually active)	14.8 (10.7–20.1) 352	17.6 (11.1–26.8) 198	10.8 (6.2–18.2) 151
Drank alcohol or used drugs before last sexual intercourse (among students who were currently sexually active)	13.3 (10.2–17.2) 392	14.8 (10.2–21.0) 223	11.3 (7.6–16.6) 165
Were never tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (not counting tests done if they donated blood)	92.7 (90.6–94.4) 2,106	94.6 (92.5–96.1) 1,069	91.0 (87.9–93.4) 1,024
Were not tested for a sexually transmitted disease (STD) other than HIV (such as chlamydia or gonorrhea, during the 12 months before the survey)	—	—	—
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)	9.8 (7.8–12.1) 2,105	7.8 (5.7–10.6) 1,074	11.6 (8.4–15.8) 1,015
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)	10.8 (8.7–13.3) 2,119	9.1 (6.6–12.4) 1,075	12.7 (10.0–15.9) 1,028
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)	77.9 (74.5–81.0) 2,099	78.9 (75.1–82.3) 1,065	76.5 (72.5–80.1) 1,017
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)	27.6 (25.1–30.2) 2,099	26.0 (21.8–30.6) 1,065	29.1 (26.2–32.2) 1,017
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)	18.5 (16.2–21.0) 2,099	17.0 (13.5–21.2) 1,065	19.8 (17.3–22.6) 1,017
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)	6.5 (5.0–8.6) 2,109	5.4 (3.8–7.6) 1,067	7.4 (5.4–9.9) 1,025
Did not eat breakfast (during the 7 days before the survey)	20.5 (18.4–22.8) 2,115	22.3 (18.5–26.7) 1,072	18.4 (15.8–21.3) 1,025
Did not eat breakfast on all 7 days (during the 7 days before the survey)	77.0 (74.3–79.6) 2,115	79.8 (76.2–83.0) 1,072	74.1 (70.7–77.3) 1,025
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)	15.9 (13.2–19.0) 2,124	18.0 (14.3–22.4) 1,076	13.6 (10.7–17.1) 1,031
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)	55.3 (51.4–59.2) 2,124	63.5 (58.6–68.1) 1,076	47.2 (42.8–51.6) 1,031
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)	74.7 (72.1–77.1) 2,124	84.4 (81.0–87.3) 1,076	64.9 (60.5–69.2) 1,031
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)	64.4 (57.9–70.4) 2,098	68.9 (62.0–75.0) 1,069	60.5 (53.3–67.3) 1,012
Did not attend physical education (PE) classes on all 5 days (in an average week when they were in school)	76.5 (71.6–80.9) 2,098	79.3 (74.2–83.6) 1,069	73.7 (67.5–79.1) 1,012
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)	53.5 (50.2–56.8) 2,114	55.0 (51.2–58.6) 1,074	51.9 (47.7–56.1) 1,025
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)	19.6 (17.0–22.3) 2,006	13.9 (11.1–17.2) 1,018	24.9 (21.7–28.4) 988
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)	16.2 (14.1–18.4) 2,006	17.5 (14.0–21.6) 1,018	15.0 (13.0–17.2) 988
Described themselves as slightly or very overweight	33.3 (30.0–36.8) 2,122	36.4 (32.1–41.0) 1,071	30.4 (26.3–34.9) 1,034
Were not trying to lose weight	54.5 (51.3–57.7) 2,121	47.2 (43.2–51.3) 1,075	61.3 (56.7–65.8) 1,030
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)	1.9 (1.1–3.0) 2,098	1.3 (0.5–3.2) 1,065	2.3 (1.3–3.9) 1,016
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)	28.6 (25.2–32.2) 2,099	40.5 (35.8–45.4) 1,064	16.7 (13.7–20.1) 1,021
Did not get 8 or more hours of sleep (on an average school night)	80.0 (77.7–82.2) 2,118	80.5 (77.9–82.8) 1,073	79.5 (76.0–82.6) 1,028
Did not describe their grades in school as mostly A's or B's (during the 12 months before the survey)	—	—	—
Experienced unstable housing (during the 30 days before the survey)	5.8 (3.8–8.9) 2,116	4.9 (2.7–8.9) 1,072	6.0 (4.0–8.8) 1,027
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	—	—	—
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	9.4 (8.1–10.8) 2,156	12.3 (9.9–15.3) 1,086	6.5 (5.0–8.3) 1,057
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)	2.3 (1.6–3.2) 2,171	2.4 (1.4–4.1) 1,094	1.9 (1.1–3.2) 1,060
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)	1.8 (1.1–2.9) 2,172	2.2 (1.3–3.7) 1,095	1.2 (0.6–2.4) 1,059
Reported that an adult in their household sometimes, rarely, or never tried to make sure their basic needs were met (during their life)	15.0 (12.7–17.6) 2,109	13.5 (10.9–16.6) 1,069	15.8 (13.2–18.7) 1,024
Have ever been separated from a parent or guardian because they went to jail, prison, or a detention center	24.3 (21.4–27.5) 2,058	26.0 (21.6–31.0) 1,049	22.6 (19.2–26.3) 997
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**
—	Data not available
†	Percentage, confidence interval, cell size

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