Another 434 surveys were not usable in final tabulations because gender or grade was missing. All inconsistent pairs, out of range answers, and multiple answers were counted as missing data on the remaining surveys. I appriciate that someone is willing to spend the time to do this kind of thing. Its a concern of many and I'm glad that we have this oppurtunity. This report describes demographic, environmental, and behavioral characteristics associated with suicide attempts, identifying those that are predictive of an increased risk of suicidal behavior among Oregon's High School youth.
Many youth have a constellation of risk factors, some of which arise in the home.
However, few of the questions included in the YRBS directly pertain to the home environment. Most teenagers will try a risky behavior at some point. Most People survive their teens, because teens do have a small ammount of common sense, and a survival instinct.