Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)

Description

The YRBSS contains surveys conducted from 1991-2013 nationwide for the United States as a whole and in multiple states and districts individually.

A data frame with 13583 observations on the following 13 variables.

age: Age of participant, ranging from 12 to 18
gender: Gender of participant, can be male or female
grade: Represents grade in high school
hispanic: Indicates a participant's status as hispanic or not
race: Indicates a participant's race
height: Self reported height in meters
weight: Self reported weight in kgs
helmet.12m: During the 12 months preceding the survey, how frequently the participant wore a helmet while riding a bicycle.
text.while.driving.30d: During the 30 days preceding the survey, how frequently the participant texted or emailed while driving.
physically.active.7d: Days per week that the participant is physically active
hours.tv.per.school.day: The average number of hours of TV watched by the participant on a schoolday.
strength.training.7d: Out of the 7 days preceding the survey, how many days the participant did exercises to strengthen or tone their muscles (such as push-ups, sit-ups, or weight lifting).
school.night.hours.sleep: On an average school night, the number of hours of sleep the participant gets.

The data is provided by the CDC at http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/index.htm.