Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)

About

The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System measures behaviors that fall into six categories: 1. Behaviors that result in unintentional injuries and violence; 2. Tobacco use; 3. Alcohol and other drug use; 4. Sexual behaviors that result in HIV infection, other sexually transmitted diseases, and unintended pregnancies; 5. Dietary behaviors; and 6. Physical activity.

To request data on the high school YRBS surveys, please follow this link to the Delaware Division of Public Health’s data request process.

To access data from the middle school YRBS surveys, please contact Rochelle Brittingham at rbrittin@udel.edu.

* 2019 HS YRBS HS: During administration of the 2019 High School YRBS, low school participation throughout the state meant that the criteria for a representative sample was not met. Because of this, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not produce a statewide report for Delaware or county reports for Sussex and New Castle. However, due to high levels of school participation in Kent County, a county wide representative sample was reached and a Kent County Report was produced by the CDC.

* 2019 MS YRBS MS: For the first time in 2019, a sampling rather than a census approach was used for the Middle School YRBS. This approach allowed CDHS to get a representative statewide sample to create a Statewide Report. Unfortunately, because of the reduced number of participants, individual county reports were not able to be produced by the CDC. Please reach out to Rochelle Brittingham at rbrittin@udel.edu with questions.

Funding sources:

Funding for the Delaware High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey is provided by the Delaware Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, through funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Funding for the Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Surveys is provided by the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth & Their Families, Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health Services.

Funding from 2006 – 2017 for the Delaware Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey was provided by Nemours Children’s Health System.

Middle School

2021 State Findings:

2021 DE MS Demographic Table

2021 DE MS Detail Tables

2021 DE MS Graphs

2021 DE MS Trend Report

2019 State Findings*:

2019 DE MS Demographic Table

2019 DE MS Detail Tables

2019 DE MS Graphs

2019 DE MS Trend Report

2017 State Findings:

2017 DE MS Demographic Table

2017 DE MS Detail Tables

2017 DE MS Graphs

2017 DE MS Trend Report

2017 New Castle County Findings:

2017 New Castle MS Demographic Table

2017 New Castle MS Detail Tables

2017 New Castle MS Graphs

2017 New Castle MS Trend Report

2015 State Findings:

2015 DE MS Demographic Table

2015 DE MS Detail Tables

2015 DE MS Graphs

2015 DE MS Trend Report

2015 New Castle County Findings:

2015 New Castle MS Demographic Table

2015 New Castle MS Detail Tables

2015 New Castle MS Graphs

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2015 Sussex County Findings: ​

2015 Sussex MS Demographic Table

2015 Sussex MS Detail Tables

2015 Sussex MS Graphs

2015 Sussex MS Trend Report

2013 State Findings:

2013 DE MS Demographic

2013 DE MS Detail Tables

2013 DE MS Graphs

2013 DE MS Trend Report 

2013 New Castle County Findings:

 2013 New Castle MS Demographic

2013 New Castle MS Detail Tables

2013 New Castle MS Graphs

2013 New Castle MS Trend Report

2013 Kent County Findings: 

2013 Kent MS Demographic

2013 Kent MS Detail Tables

2013 Kent MS Graphs

2013 Kent MS Trend Report

2013 Sussex County Findings: 

2013 Sussex MS Demographic

2013 Sussex MS Detail Tables

2013 Sussex MS Graph

2013 Sussex MS Trend Report

High School

2021 State Findings:

2021 DE HS Demographic Table

2021 DE HS Detail Tables

2021 DE HS Graphs

2021 DE HS Trend Report

2019 Kent County Findings*:

2019 Kent HS Demographic Table

2019 Kent HS Detail Tables

2019 Kent HS Graphs

2019 Kent HS Trend Report

2017 State Findings:

2017 DE HS Demographic Table

2017 DE HS Detail Tables

2017 DE HS Graphs

2017 DE HS Trend Report

2017 New Castle County Findings:

2017 New Castle HS Demographic Table

2017 New Castle HS Detail Tables

2017 New Castle HS Graphs

2017 New Castle HS Trend Report

2017 Kent County Findings:

2017 Kent HS Demographic Table

2017 Kent HS Detail Tables

2017 Kent HS Graphs

2017 Kent HS Trend Report

2017 Sussex County Findings:

2017 Sussex HS Demographic Table

2017 Sussex HS Detail Tables

2017 Sussex HS Graphs

2017 Sussex HS Trend Report

2015 State Findings: 

2015 DE HS Demographic Table

2015 DE HS Detail Tables

2015 DE HS Graphs

2015 DE HS Trend Report

2015 New Castle County Findings:

2015 New Castle HS Demographic Table

2015 New Castle HS Detail Tables

2015 New Castle HS Graphs

2015 New Castle HS Trend Report

2015 Kent County Findings:

2015 Kent HS Demographic Table

2015 Kent HS Detail Tables

2015 Kent HS Graphs

2015 Kent HS Trend Report

2015 Sussex County Findings:

2015 Sussex HS Demographic Table

2015 Sussex HS Detail Tables

2015 Sussex HS Graphs.pptx

2015 Sussex HS Trend Report

2013 State Findings: 

2013 DE HS Demographic

2013 DE HS Detail Tables

2013 DE HS Graphs

2013 DE HS Trend Report

2013 New Castle County Findings:

2013 New Castle HS Demographic

2013 New Castle HS Detail Tables

2013 New Castle HS Graphs

2013 New Castle HS Trend Report

2013 Kent County Findings: 

2013 Kent HS Demographic

2013 Kent HS Detail Tables

2013 Kent HS Graphs

2013 Kent HS Trend Report

2013 Sussex County Findings:

2013 Sussex HS Demographic

2013 Sussex HS Detail Tables

2013 Sussex HS Graphs

2013 Sussex HS Trend Report

Important Domains of Youth Health and Wellness Measured by YRBS

Domain Sheet of YRBS High School Surveys

Questionnaire