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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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**Massachusetts, 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)	11.2 (9.9–12.7) 3,149^†	13.7 (11.9–15.8) 1,555	8.7 (7.1–10.5) 1,564
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)	3.0 (2.1–4.4) 1,167	2.5 (1.3–4.7) 540	3.5 (2.3–5.4) 620
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)	27.3 (22.6–32.7) 1,171	27.6 (21.9–34.1) 541	27.4 (22.7–32.7) 622
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)	—	—	—
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)	5.2 (4.2–6.5) 3,159	5.6 (4.1–7.7) 1,564	4.8 (3.8–6.1) 1,563
Were in a physical fight (one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)	14.0 (12.3–15.8) 3,129	9.3 (7.7–11.2) 1,548	18.6 (16.5–20.8) 1,550
Were in a physical fight on school property (one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)	3.5 (2.9–4.3) 3,130	2.2 (1.7–2.9) 1,550	4.6 (3.6–5.9) 1,548
Ever saw someone get physically attacked, beaten, stabbed, or shot in their neighborhood	17.4 (15.0–20.2) 2,735	16.1 (13.1–19.5) 1,325	18.5 (15.8–21.7) 1,384
Felt that they were ever treated badly or unfairly in school because of their race or ethnicity (during their life)	20.4 (17.8–23.3) 2,707	23.0 (19.1–27.4) 1,317	18.0 (15.6–20.8) 1,364
Were electronically bullied (counting being bullied through texting, Instagram, Facebook, or other social media, ever during the 12 months before the survey)	14.1 (12.7–15.6) 3,145	17.1 (15.4–18.9) 1,556	10.7 (8.7–13.1) 1,558
Were bullied on school property (during the 12 months before the survey)	11.2 (9.7–13.0) 3,142	13.9 (11.8–16.4) 1,557	8.4 (6.9–10.3) 1,555
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)	7.8 (5.8–10.6) 3,152	9.8 (7.0–13.6) 1,559	5.8 (4.1–8.3) 1,562
Were ever physically forced to have sexual intercourse (when they did not want to)	7.0 (5.9–8.2) 3,137	11.2 (9.2–13.5) 1,547	2.7 (1.9–3.9) 1,561
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)	10.8 (9.5–12.2) 3,091	16.6 (14.7–18.8) 1,509	5.1 (3.8–6.8) 1,554
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 (8.1–11.2) 1,381	14.8 (12.3–17.8) 641	4.7 (3.3–6.6) 731
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)	6.8 (5.4–8.5) 1,591	7.3 (5.6–9.4) 763	5.9 (4.4–8.0) 818
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)	38.5 (35.6–41.4) 3,121	50.1 (47.0–53.2) 1,542	26.6 (23.1–30.4) 1,547
Seriously considered attempting suicide (during the 12 months before the survey)	18.4 (16.5–20.4) 3,109	25.1 (22.3–28.0) 1,535	11.5 (9.2–14.1) 1,545
Made a plan about how they would attempt suicide (during the 12 months before the survey)	14.0 (12.3–16.0) 3,100	17.7 (14.8–21.1) 1,530	10.0 (8.0–12.4) 1,540
Actually attempted suicide (one or more times during the 12 months before the survey)	7.6 (6.4–8.9) 2,813	9.6 (8.0–11.4) 1,411	5.5 (4.0–7.5) 1,376
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)	1.5 (1.1–2.1) 2,807	2.0 (1.4–2.9) 1,405	0.8 (0.4–1.7) 1,375
Tobacco Use
Ever smoked a cigarette (even one or two puffs)	—	—	—
Smoked a cigarette before age 13 years (even one or two puffs)	3.7 (2.8–4.8) 2,709	3.4 (2.6–4.5) 1,317	3.9 (2.7–5.7) 1,365
Currently smoked cigarettes (on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	3.5 (2.7–4.5) 3,122	3.1 (2.1–4.7) 1,548	3.8 (2.9–5.1) 1,543
Currently smoked cigarettes frequently (on 20 or more days during the 30 days before the survey)	0.5 (0.3–1.0) 3,122	0.5 (0.2–1.2) 1,548	0.6 (0.3–1.4) 1,543
Currently smoked cigarettes daily (on all 30 days during the 30 days before the survey)	0.5 (0.2–0.9) 3,122	0.3 (0.1–0.9) 1,548	0.6 (0.3–1.4) 1,543
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])	31.0 (28.0–34.1) 2,694	34.0 (30.1–38.1) 1,309	28.2 (24.8–31.8) 1,358
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)	17.2 (15.3–19.3) 3,100	20.4 (18.1–23.0) 1,540	14.2 (11.6–17.2) 1,530
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)	4.5 (3.7–5.5) 3,100	5.2 (4.0–6.8) 1,540	4.0 (3.0–5.3) 1,530
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)	3.0 (2.3–3.8) 3,100	3.4 (2.4–4.9) 1,540	2.6 (1.8–3.9) 1,530
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)	—	—	—
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)	17.8 (15.9–19.9) 3,088	21.0 (18.5–23.7) 1,535	14.9 (12.3–17.8) 1,523
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)	—	—	—
Alcohol and Other Drug Use
Had their first drink of alcohol before age 13 years (other than a few sips)	9.5 (8.1–11.1) 3,053	9.1 (7.5–11.1) 1,518	9.8 (8.0–11.8) 1,507
Currently drank alcohol (at least one drink of alcohol, on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey)	22.5 (19.8–25.4) 3,061	25.5 (22.3–29.0) 1,517	19.5 (16.8–22.7) 1,515
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)	11.4 (9.4–13.7) 3,085	12.1 (9.5–15.3) 1,524	10.7 (8.7–13.1) 1,532
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)	—	—	—
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)	—	—	—
Ever used marijuana (also called pot or weed, one or more times during their life)	—	—	—
Tried marijuana for the first time before age 13 years (also called pot or weed)	3.8 (3.0–4.7) 3,097	3.7 (2.9–4.8) 1,531	3.8 (2.7–5.3) 1,535
Currently used marijuana (also called pot or weed, one or more times during the 30 days before the survey)	16.6 (14.6–18.9) 3,087	16.9 (14.5–19.7) 1,532	16.1 (14.0–18.6) 1,528
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)	—	—	—
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)	1.3 (0.8–2.0) 3,096	0.9 (0.5–1.6) 1,535	1.4 (0.7–2.5) 1,531
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)	—	—	—
Ever used heroin ("also called ""smack,"" ""junk,"" or ""China White,"" one or more times during their life")	0.6 (0.4–1.1) 3,090	0.3 (0.1–0.8) 1,535	0.7 (0.4–1.4) 1,525
Ever used methamphetamines ("also called ""speed,"" ""crystal meth,"" ""crank,"" ""ice,"" or ""meth,"" one or more times during their life")	0.8 (0.5–1.4) 2,688	0.6 (0.2–1.5) 1,307	0.9 (0.5–1.6) 1,355
Ever used ecstasy ("also called ""MDMA,"" or ""Molly,"" one or more times during their life")	2.0 (1.4–2.9) 3,086	1.4 (0.7–2.7) 1,530	2.6 (1.7–4.0) 1,526
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)	—	—	—
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	—	—	—
Had sexual intercourse for the first time before age 13 years	2.7 (2.1–3.3) 2,897	2.0 (1.3–3.0) 1,469	3.2 (2.3–4.5) 1,402
Had sexual intercourse with four or more persons (during their life)	4.3 (3.5–5.4) 2,883	3.8 (2.6–5.4) 1,462	4.9 (3.7–6.4) 1,395
Were currently sexually active (had sexual intercourse with at least one person, during the 3 months before the survey)	18.6 (16.3–21.1) 2,885	19.1 (16.3–22.3) 1,458	18.1 (14.9–21.8) 1,401
Did not use a condom during last sexual intercourse (among students who were currently sexually active)	42.0 (36.8–47.3) 468	47.9 (41.1–54.8) 241	35.3 (28.5–42.8) 223
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")	67.4 (61.4–72.8) 434	64.0 (56.2–71.1) 217	71.4 (63.1–78.5) 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)	91.9 (87.2–95.0) 434	91.4 (85.5–95.1) 217	92.3 (85.2–96.2) 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)	57.3 (50.7–63.5) 434	52.2 (44.8–59.6) 217	62.8 (55.6–69.5) 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)	7.0 (4.5–10.9) 434	8.3 (5.2–13.0) 217	5.4 (2.8–10.3) 213
Drank alcohol or used drugs before last sexual intercourse (among students who were currently sexually active)	20.7 (17.7–24.0) 432	21.7 (16.9–27.3) 218	19.4 (15.1–24.6) 210
Were never tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (not counting tests done if they donated blood)	—	—	—
Were not tested for a sexually transmitted disease (STD) other than HIV (such as chlamydia or gonorrhea, during the 12 months before the survey)	94.7 (93.6–95.7) 3,031	94.3 (92.6–95.7) 1,507	95.0 (93.4–96.3) 1,495
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)	7.2 (6.1–8.5) 3,054	7.1 (5.3–9.5) 1,519	7.2 (5.9–8.8) 1,504
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)	8.1 (6.7–9.9) 3,024	7.3 (5.4–9.8) 1,506	9.2 (7.7–10.8) 1,487
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)	60.4 (57.6–63.2) 3,032	55.6 (51.9–59.2) 1,516	65.2 (61.9–68.4) 1,486
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)	8.9 (7.4–10.7) 3,032	7.3 (5.6–9.4) 1,516	10.5 (8.4–13.0) 1,486
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)	4.9 (3.8–6.4) 3,032	3.5 (2.5–5.0) 1,516	6.2 (4.8–7.9) 1,486
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)	17.4 (15.4–19.5) 3,043	18.6 (16.1–21.4) 1,519	16.1 (13.8–18.7) 1,493
Did not eat breakfast on all 7 days (during the 7 days before the survey)	69.2 (66.6–71.6) 3,043	73.8 (70.4–76.8) 1,519	64.6 (60.9–68.0) 1,493
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)	16.5 (14.7–18.5) 3,039	21.1 (18.4–24.0) 1,510	12.0 (10.2–14.1) 1,500
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)	55.0 (52.1–57.8) 3,039	63.4 (59.3–67.3) 1,510	46.7 (43.7–49.7) 1,500
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)	76.5 (74.5–78.5) 3,039	84.1 (82.0–86.0) 1,510	69.0 (66.1–71.7) 1,500
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)	53.5 (47.8–59.2) 3,024	54.0 (47.3–60.6) 1,507	52.8 (47.2–58.3) 1,486
Did not attend physical education (PE) classes on all 5 days (in an average week when they were in school)	85.3 (79.2–89.8) 3,024	85.1 (77.8–90.3) 1,507	85.5 (80.0–89.7) 1,486
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)	13.6 (11.9–15.6) 2,718	9.6 (8.0–11.5) 1,318	17.3 (14.9–20.0) 1,400
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 (13.2–17.4) 2,718	15.9 (13.4–18.7) 1,318	14.5 (12.3–17.1) 1,400
Described themselves as slightly or very overweight	27.7 (25.3–30.2) 2,631	31.1 (28.3–34.0) 1,269	24.7 (22.0–27.7) 1,339
Were not trying to lose weight	57.2 (54.5–59.9) 3,041	47.0 (43.7–50.3) 1,503	67.3 (63.4–70.9) 1,510
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)	31.8 (29.0–34.8) 2,626	43.5 (39.5–47.5) 1,284	19.8 (17.3–22.7) 1,317
Did not get 8 or more hours of sleep (on an average school night)	79.6 (77.5–81.6) 3,017	82.1 (79.4–84.5) 1,512	77.2 (74.2–80.0) 1,475
Did not describe their grades in school as mostly A's or B's (during the 12 months before the survey)	19.2 (15.9–23.0) 3,047	16.7 (13.5–20.4) 1,522	21.5 (17.5–26.0) 1,494
Experienced unstable housing (during the 30 days before the survey)	1.1 (0.8–1.6) 3,127	0.8 (0.4–1.4) 1,545	1.4 (0.9–2.4) 1,551
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	—	—	—
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)	1.5 (1.0–2.2) 2,721	2.0 (1.3–3.1) 1,317	0.8 (0.4–1.4) 1,380
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)	1.0 (0.7–1.5) 2,711	1.5 (0.9–2.6) 1,312	0.4 (0.2–0.9) 1,375
Reported that an adult in their household sometimes, rarely, or never tried to make sure their basic needs were met (during their life)	11.5 (9.8–13.4) 2,604	11.0 (9.1–13.2) 1,282	12.1 (9.9–14.6) 1,298
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)	30.4 (26.9–34.2) 3,140	33.0 (28.1–38.3) 1,553	27.9 (25.0–31.0) 1,556
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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