# Presentation: 393752

## The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS):2007

- National, State, and Local Data

**Notes:**
This slide set contains information about and data from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System or YRBSS.  It includes national, state, and local data from the 2007 surveys.

## 2007 YRBS ResultsDietary Behaviors

**Notes:**
The following slides highlight 2007 YRBS results for dietary behaviors. 

## Percentage of High School Students Who Ate Fruits and Vegetables Five or More Times/Day,* by Sex** and Race/Ethnicity,*** 2007

- * 100% fruit juices, fruit, green salad, potatoes (excluding French fries, fried potatoes, or potato chips), carrots, or other vegetables during the 7 days before the survey.
- ** M > F*** B, H > W

*National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2007*

**Notes:**
Nationwide in 2007, 21.4% of high school students had eaten fruits and vegetables (100% fruit juices, fruit, green salad, potatoes [excluding French fries, fried potatoes, or potato chips], carrots, or other vegetables) five or more times per day during the 7 days before the survey.  Overall, the prevalence of having eaten fruits and vegetables five or more times per day was higher among male than female students and higher among black and Hispanic than white students.

## Percentage of High School Students Who Ate Fruits and Vegetables Five or More Times/Day,* 1999 – 2007

*National Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 1999 – 2007 *

- * 100% fruit juices, fruit, green salad, potatoes (excluding French fries, fried potatoes, or potato chips), carrots, or other vegetables during the 7 days before the survey.
- 1 Decreased 1999-2007, p < .05

**Notes:**
This slide shows the percentage of high school students over time who had eaten fruits and vegetables (100% fruit juices, fruit, green salad, potatoes [excluding French fries, fried potatoes, or potato chips], carrots, or other vegetables] five or more times per day during the 7 days before the survey.  During 1999 to 2007, a significant linear decrease was identified.

## Range and Median Percentage of High School Students Who Ate Fruits and Vegetables Five or More Times/Day,* Across 36 States and 18 Cities, 2007

- * 100% fruit juices, fruit, green salad, potatoes (excluding French fries, fried potatoes, or potato chips), carrots, or other vegetables during the 7 days before the survey.

*State and Local Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2007*

**Notes:**
This slide shows the range and median percentage of high school students across 36 states and 18 cities in 2007 who had eaten fruits and vegetables (100% fruit juices, fruit, green salad, potatoes [excluding French fries, fried potatoes, or potato chips], carrots, or other vegetables) five or more times per day during the 7 days before the survey.  Prevalence ranged from 13.2% to 23.8% across state surveys (median: 17.9%) and from 16.9% to 28.8% across local surveys (median: 20.9%).

## Percentage of High School Students Who Drank Three or More Glasses/Day of Milk,* by Sex** and Race/Ethnicity,*** 2007

- * During the 7 days before the survey.
- ** M > F***  W > H > B

*National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2007*

**Notes:**
Nationwide in 2007, 14.1% of high school students had drunk three or more glasses per day of milk during the 7 days before the survey.  Overall, the prevalence of having drunk three or more glasses per day of milk was higher among male than female students, higher among white than black and Hispanic students, and higher among Hispanic than black students.

## Percentage of High School Students Who Drank Three or More Glasses/Day of Milk,* 1999 – 2007

*National Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 1999 – 2007 *

- * During the 7 days before the survey.
- 1 Decreased 1999-2007, p < .05

**Notes:**
This slide shows the percentage of high school students over time who had drunk three or more glasses per day of milk during the 7 days before the survey.  During 1999 to 2007, a significant linear decrease was identified.

## Range and Median Percentage of High School Students Who Drank Three or More Glasses/Day Of Milk,* Across 37 States and 21 Cities, 2007

- * During the 7 days before the survey.

*State and Local Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2007*

**Notes:**
This slide shows the range and median percentage of high school students across 37 states and 21 cities in 2007 who had drunk three or more glasses per day of milk during the 7 days before the survey.  Prevalence ranged from 8.0% to 25.4% across state surveys (median: 14.5%) and from 5.1% to 14.2% across local surveys (median: 8.8%).

## Percentage of High School Students Who Drank a Can, Bottle, or Glass of Soda or Pop at Least One Time/Day,* by Sex** and Race/Ethnicity,*** 2007

- * Not including diet soda or diet pop, during the 7 days before the survey.
- ** M > F***  B > H

*National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2007*

**Notes:**
Nationwide in 2007, 33.8% of high school students had drunk a can, bottle, or glass of soda or pop (not including diet soda or diet pop) at least one time per day during the seven days before the survey.  Overall, the prevalence of having drunk a can, bottle, or glass of soda or pop at least one time per day was higher among male than female students, and higher among black than Hispanic students.

## Range and Median Percentage of High School Students Who Drank a Can, Bottle, or Glass of Soda or Pop at Least One Time/Day,* Across 37 States and 22 Cities, 2007

- * Not including diet soda or diet pop, during the 7 days before the survey.

*State and Local Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2007*

**Notes:**
This slide shows the range and median percentage of high school students across 37 states and 22 cities in 2007 who had drunk a can, bottle, or glass of soda or pop (not including diet soda or diet pop) at least one time per day during the seven days before the survey.  Prevalence ranged from 16.9% to 47.0% across state surveys (median: 29.5%) and from 14.4% to 39.9% across local surveys (median: 28.6%).

## The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS):2007

- National, State, and Local Data

**Notes:**
This slide set contains information about and data from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System or YRBSS.  It includes national, state, and local data from the 2007 surveys.