2005 YRBS National Survey Results

The Division of Adolescent and School Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, is pleased to announce the release of the 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System MMWR Surveillance Summary and the 2005 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey data. The MMWR Surveillance Summary can be downloaded from www.cdc.gov/mmwr. Attached are a questions and answers document, a press release, and an example of a new fact sheet.

Today at noon eastern time, we will be conducting a media telebriefing to announce the results of the 2005 YRBSS. We have just learned that you can listen to the telebriefing at http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media. A link will be available on the left side that you can click to register for and access the telebriefing.

The Surveillance Summary includes results from the 2005 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey and results from 40 state and 21 local Youth Risk Behavior Surveys. The Surveillance Summary, new fact sheets, National Youth Risk Behavior Survey data files, and technical documentation are located at www.cdc.gov/yrbss. Youth Online, a web-based, data exploration system, also has been updated. For additional information, please contact Danice Eaton, PhD, Division of Adolescent and School Health at 770-488-6143.