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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
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 synthetic 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 hallucinogenic drug use
Illegal injected drug use
Illegal drugs at school
Lifetime illicit drug use
Lifetime ecstasy 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
Dual birth control use
Not using birth control
Alcohol/drugs before sex
HIV testing
STD testing
Dietary Behaviors
No fruit consumption
No vegetable consumption
Not drinking milk
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
Screen time
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
Mental health during pandemic
Sleep
Unstable housing
Sunburn
Job loss during pandemic
Feeling close to people at their school
Parental monitoring
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Texas
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Albuquerque, NM
Baltimore, MD
Borough of Bronx, NY
Borough of Brooklyn, NY
Borough of Manhattan, NY
Borough of Queens, NY
Borough of Staten Island, NY
Boston, MA
Broward County, FL
Charlotte-Mecklenburg County, NC
Chicago, IL
Clark County, NV
Cleveland, OH
Dallas, TX
DeKalb County, GA
Denver, CO
Detroit, MI
District of Columbia
Duval County, FL
Eaton Consortium, MI
Fort Worth, TX
Gaston County, NC
Genesee Consortium, MI
Hillsborough County, FL
Houston, TX
Los Angeles, CA
Memphis, TN
Miami-Dade County, FL
Milwaukee, WI
Nashville, TN
New Orleans, LA
New York City, NY
Newark, NJ
Oakland, CA
Orange County, FL
Palm Beach County, FL
Pasco County, FL
Philadelphia, PA
Portland, OR
San Bernardino, CA
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA
Shelby County, TN
Spartanburg County, SC
Territories and Freely Associated States
American Samoa
Guam
Marshall Islands
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau
Puerto Rico
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Location
Total
Female
Male
National
United States
16.3
(15.1–17.7)
14,896
†
13.7
(12.3–15.2)
7,060
18.7
(16.8–20.8)
7,836
States
Alabama
13.9
(10.9–17.5)
388
9.9
(5.6–17.1)
191
17.6
(13.0–23.2)
197
Alaska
—
—
—
Arizona
14.9
(12.9–17.0)
1,042
11.7
(8.1–16.8)
473
17.7
(14.3–21.8)
569
Arkansas
19.4
(16.6–22.5)
1,372
17.1
(12.6–22.9)
627
21.7
(17.1–27.1)
745
California
—
—
—
Colorado
10.6
(7.1–15.7)
883
7.0
(4.5–10.9)
457
13.9
(9.0–20.7)
426
Connecticut
15.1
(11.8–19.2)
1,548
14.0
(9.9–19.5)
739
16.2
(12.4–20.9)
809
Delaware
17.0
(14.5–19.9)
1,235
13.2
(9.8–17.8)
635
20.6
(17.0–24.7)
600
Florida
16.4
(14.5–18.5)
4,147
14.0
(11.6–16.9)
1,952
18.6
(16.6–20.8)
2,195
Georgia
17.0
(6.2–38.7)
549
17.6
(5.9–42.1)
283
16.4
(6.4–35.7)
266
Hawaii
14.9
(12.9–17.2)
4,971
9.8
(8.0–12.1)
2,341
19.4
(17.1–22.1)
2,630
Idaho
11.9
(9.2–15.3)
926
7.2
(5.1–10.0)
479
16.7
(12.8–21.6)
447
Illinois
15.6
(12.9–18.6)
2,463
10.6
(8.0–14.0)
1,215
20.1
(16.4–24.3)
1,248
Indiana
17.6
(14.6–21.1)
947
15.6
(10.9–21.8)
465
19.5
(15.9–23.7)
482
Iowa
15.8
(12.3–20.2)
1,228
12.1
(8.3–17.4)
620
19.7
(15.1–25.3)
608
Kansas
17.0
(14.6–19.7)
1,377
14.1
(11.3–17.5)
671
19.7
(16.7–23.1)
706
Kentucky
19.6
(17.0–22.3)
2,006
13.9
(11.1–17.2)
1,018
24.9
(21.7–28.4)
988
Louisiana
18.7
(15.3–22.5)
578
16.9
(12.8–22.0)
280
20.5
(15.3–27.0)
298
Maine
15.0
(13.1–17.2)
5,619
11.2
(9.3–13.4)
2,830
18.5
(16.3–20.9)
2,789
Maryland
15.9
(15.1–16.9)
30,933
13.4
(12.3–14.6)
15,465
18.4
(17.3–19.5)
15,468
Massachusetts
13.6
(11.9–15.6)
2,718
9.6
(8.0–11.5)
1,318
17.3
(14.9–20.0)
1,400
Michigan
15.6
(13.1–18.5)
3,398
12.4
(10.1–15.2)
1,760
18.6
(15.4–22.4)
1,638
Mississippi
23.2
(20.5–26.2)
1,572
18.5
(14.7–22.9)
786
28.0
(25.2–30.9)
786
Missouri
16.9
(13.2–21.2)
847
10.9
(8.6–13.9)
463
22.4
(16.9–29.0)
384
Montana
11.8
(10.5–13.2)
4,275
8.6
(7.5–9.9)
2,012
14.9
(13.0–17.0)
2,263
Nebraska
19.2
(16.2–22.6)
638
15.9
(12.1–20.6)
323
22.1
(18.8–25.8)
315
Nevada
15.9
(12.5–20.0)
1,450
11.0
(7.4–16.0)
665
20.5
(16.6–24.9)
785
New Hampshire
13.3
(12.6–14.0)
12,118
10.1
(9.2–11.1)
5,946
16.2
(15.2–17.3)
6,172
New Jersey
13.8
(9.6–19.5)
628
11.2
(7.9–15.6)
340
17.0
(11.3–24.8)
288
New Mexico
20.0
(18.0–22.2)
4,229
15.6
(13.8–17.6)
2,046
24.2
(21.1–27.6)
2,183
New York
16.1
(13.1–19.6)
3,927
12.3
(8.9–16.7)
1,904
19.6
(16.7–22.9)
2,023
North Carolina
19.0
(15.3–23.4)
1,440
16.9
(10.7–25.6)
692
21.0
(18.4–23.9)
748
North Dakota
16.3
(14.3–18.4)
1,897
13.7
(11.4–16.3)
934
18.7
(16.3–21.3)
963
Ohio
18.8
(15.0–23.4)
659
14.0
(9.2–20.6)
336
23.2
(16.9–31.0)
323
Oklahoma
17.6
(15.3–20.3)
1,533
13.0
(10.6–15.8)
732
21.9
(18.2–26.0)
801
Pennsylvania
17.3
(15.2–19.8)
1,470
14.0
(11.6–16.8)
732
20.5
(17.1–24.2)
738
Rhode Island
15.5
(12.4–19.1)
1,838
11.9
(9.2–15.2)
868
18.6
(15.0–22.8)
970
South Carolina
17.9
(14.4–21.9)
1,506
14.0
(10.4–18.5)
808
21.7
(15.4–29.7)
698
South Dakota
16.6
(11.9–22.8)
876
12.5
(8.4–18.3)
456
20.6
(14.2–28.9)
420
Tennessee
18.3
(14.8–22.4)
1,749
14.3
(10.9–18.5)
868
22.1
(18.2–26.6)
881
Texas
22.1
(19.0–25.6)
1,515
18.4
(14.0–23.8)
743
25.7
(22.4–29.3)
772
Utah
10.2
(7.6–13.7)
1,396
8.4
(5.7–12.1)
729
12.0
(8.4–16.8)
667
Vermont
13.6
(13.1–14.2)
15,672
10.2
(9.5–10.9)
7,655
16.8
(15.9–17.6)
8,017
Virginia
16.4
(14.0–19.1)
2,708
13.6
(10.8–16.9)
1,337
19.2
(16.8–21.8)
1,371
West Virginia
26.9
(22.0–32.5)
448
24.3
(16.2–34.8)
256
29.5
(20.6–40.2)
192
Wisconsin
13.5
(11.0–16.6)
1,657
9.6
(6.8–13.4)
786
17.2
(14.0–21.0)
871
Wyoming
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Local School Districts
Albuquerque, NM
15.6
(13.8–17.6)
2,255
12.5
(10.2–15.3)
1,130
18.6
(15.9–21.6)
1,125
Baltimore, MD
—
—
—
Borough of Bronx, NY
—
—
—
Borough of Brooklyn, NY
—
—
—
Borough of Manhattan, NY
—
—
—
Borough of Queens, NY
—
—
—
Borough of Staten Island, NY
—
—
—
Boston, MA
17.5
(15.4–19.8)
1,032
15.0
(12.0–18.4)
534
20.2
(16.6–24.4)
498
Broward County, FL
15.1
(12.2–18.5)
707
11.9
(8.9–15.8)
394
18.1
(13.1–24.5)
313
Charlotte-Mecklenburg County, NC
—
—
—
Chicago, IL
21.2
(18.0–24.8)
770
16.6
(13.9–19.7)
359
25.2
(20.7–30.4)
411
Clark County, NV
—
—
—
Cleveland, OH
30.5
(27.6–33.6)
1,069
28.8
(25.2–32.7)
525
32.0
(27.8–36.5)
544
Dallas, TX
—
—
—
DeKalb County, GA
—
—
—
Denver, CO
—
—
—
Detroit, MI
—
—
—
District of Columbia
20.4
(19.6–21.3)
9,496
19.6
(18.5–20.8)
4,941
21.3
(20.1–22.6)
4,555
Duval County, FL
16.9
(15.4–18.6)
3,033
13.8
(11.9–16.0)
1,535
20.0
(17.6–22.6)
1,498
Eaton Consortium, MI
18.2
(15.6–21.2)
1,052
14.7
(11.6–18.3)
569
21.5
(18.0–25.6)
483
Fort Worth, TX
23.1
(20.8–25.6)
1,516
21.6
(18.6–24.9)
795
24.6
(21.0–28.5)
721
Gaston County, NC
21.6
(19.4–24.0)
1,256
19.0
(16.4–21.9)
609
23.9
(20.7–27.4)
647
Genesee Consortium, MI
25.7
(22.5–29.1)
848
27.4
(22.7–32.7)
417
23.9
(19.8–28.5)
431
Hillsborough County, FL
15.6
(13.0–18.6)
1,088
13.8
(10.3–18.1)
508
17.4
(14.2–21.0)
580
Houston, TX
21.2
(19.2–23.4)
2,061
18.1
(15.7–20.8)
1,039
24.2
(21.7–26.8)
1,022
Los Angeles, CA
21.2
(19.3–23.2)
1,812
16.0
(13.1–19.5)
901
25.7
(22.9–28.6)
911
Memphis, TN
—
—
—
Miami-Dade County, FL
—
—
—
Milwaukee, WI
—
—
—
Nashville, TN
24.4
(21.3–27.8)
1,153
20.8
(17.4–24.7)
578
27.7
(23.5–32.4)
575
New Orleans, LA
—
—
—
New York City, NY
19.2
(17.4–21.2)
3,295
15.3
(12.5–18.6)
1,618
22.9
(18.8–27.5)
1,677
Newark, NJ
22.5
(19.6–25.7)
955
18.9
(14.7–24.1)
471
25.9
(21.7–30.5)
484
Oakland, CA
19.5
(17.0–22.3)
1,037
17.5
(14.2–21.4)
511
21.4
(18.0–25.4)
526
Orange County, FL
15.4
(13.0–18.2)
1,256
13.0
(10.4–16.1)
645
17.8
(14.4–21.8)
611
Palm Beach County, FL
13.4
(11.7–15.4)
1,928
10.6
(8.8–12.8)
961
16.1
(13.6–19.1)
967
Pasco County, FL
14.6
(12.5–17.0)
1,250
11.4
(8.9–14.4)
609
17.7
(14.5–21.3)
641
Philadelphia, PA
20.3
(17.7–23.1)
1,097
18.3
(14.6–22.8)
559
22.2
(18.6–26.2)
538
Portland, OR
8.4
(6.6–10.6)
1,159
6.1
(4.4–8.3)
576
10.7
(8.1–14.0)
583
San Bernardino, CA
—
—
—
San Diego, CA
13.8
(11.8–16.2)
1,345
9.8
(7.7–12.5)
632
17.3
(14.2–20.8)
713
San Francisco, CA
12.3
(10.6–14.3)
1,801
8.9
(6.8–11.5)
803
15.2
(12.7–18.1)
998
Seattle, WA
9.0
(7.3–11.0)
1,263
6.2
(4.2–9.3)
593
11.2
(8.8–14.2)
670
Shelby County, TN
23.5
(20.6–26.6)
1,169
21.6
(18.4–25.2)
574
25.4
(21.0–30.3)
595
Spartanburg County, SC
21.0
(18.3–23.9)
1,297
18.3
(15.2–21.9)
691
23.3
(19.9–27.2)
606
Territories and Freely Associated States
American Samoa
—
—
—
Guam
—
—
—
Marshall Islands
—
—
—
Northern Mariana Islands
23.4
(21.7–25.1)
1,994
19.6
(17.4–21.9)
986
27.1
(24.6–29.7)
1,008
Palau
15.8
(14.2–17.5)
409
12.4
(10.4–14.6)
210
19.4
(16.9–22.1)
199
Puerto Rico
21.0
(18.3–23.8)
1,153
15.7
(12.3–19.8)
610
26.5
(22.8–30.6)
543
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