Appendix Table A. Summary of 32 Health Risk Behaviors Survey Questions, 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey³².

Health Risk Behaviors	Questions
	Safety & Violence
Rarely/never wore seatbelt	How often do you wear a seatbelt when riding in a car driven by someone else? 1: Never/Rarely; 2: Sometimes/Most of the time/Always
Drink & drive	During the past 30 days, how many times did you drive a car or other vehicle when you had been drinking alcohol? 1: 0 times; 2: 1+ time
Carry a weapon at school	During the past 30 days, on how many days did you carry a weapon such as a gun, knife, or club on school property? 1: 0 days; 2: 1+ day
Not go to school due to feeling unsafe	During the past 30 days, on how many days did you not go to school because you felt you would be unsafe at school or on your way to or from school? 1: 0 days; 2: 1+ day
Threatened or injured with weapon at school	During the past 12 months, had someone threatened or injured you with a weapon such as a gun, knife, or club on school property? 1: Yes; 2: No
Property stolen/damaged	During the past 12 months, how many times has someone stolen or deliberately damaged your property such as your car, clothing, or books on school property? 1: 0 times; 2: 1+ time
Fight at school	During the past 12 months, how many times were you in a physical fight on school property? 1: 0 times; 2: 1+ time
Hit by boyfriend/girlfriend on purpose	During the past 12 months, did your boyfriend or girlfriend ever hit, slap, or physically hurt you on purpose? 1: Yes; 2: No
Physically forced to have sex	Have you ever been physically forced to have sexual intercourse when you did not want to? 1: Yes; 2: No
Not use condom	The last time you had sexual intercourse, did you or your partner use a condom? 1: Yes; 2: No
Being bullied	During the past 12 months, have you ever been bullied on school property? 1: Yes; 2: No
	Mental Health
Felt sad/hopeless	During the past 12 months, did you ever feel so sad or hopeless almost every day for 2 weeks or more in a row that you stopped doing some usual activities? 1: Yes; 2: No
Considered suicide	During the past 12 months, did you ever seriously consider attempting suicide? 1: Yes; 2: No
Planned suicide	During the past 12 months, did you make a plan about how you would attempt suicide? 1: Yes; 2: No
Attempted suicide	During the past 12 months, how many times did you actually attempt suicide? 1: 0 times; 2: 1+ time
Suicide attempt treated by doctor/nurse	If you attempted suicide during the past 12 months, did any attempt result in an injury, poisoning, or overdose that had to be treated by a doctor or nurse? 1: I did not attempt suicide during the past 12 months; 2: Yes; 3: No
	Substance Use
Current cigarette use	During the past 30 days, on how many days did you smoke cigarettes on school property? 1: 0 days; 2: 1+ day
Current alcohol use	During the past 30 days, on how many days did you have at least one drink of alcohol on school property? 1: 0 days; 2: 1+ day
Current marijuana use	During the past 30 days, how many times did you use marijuana on school property? 1: 0 times; 2: 1+ times
Current cocaine use	During the past 30 days, how many times did you use any form of cocaine, including powder, crack, or freebase? 1: 0 times; 2: 1+ times
Lifetime heroin use	During your life, how many times have you used heroin (also called smack, junk, or China White)? 1: 0 times; 2: 1+ times
Health Risk Behaviors	Questions
Lifetime methamphetamines use	During your life, how many times have you used methamphetamines (also called speed, crystal, crank, or ice)? 1: 0 times; 2: 1+ times
Lifetime hallucinogenic drug use	During your life, how many times have you used hallucinogenic drugs, such as LSD, acid, PCP, angel dust, mescaline, or mushrooms? 1: 0 times; 2: 1+ times
Lifetime ecstasy use	During your life, how many times have you used ecstasy (also called MDMA)? 1: 0 times; 2: 1+ times
Lifetime steroid use	During your life, how many times have you taken steroid pills or shots without a doctor's prescription? 1: 0 times; 2: 1+ time
	Dieting & Physical Inactivity
Trying to lose weight	Were you trying to lose weight? 1: Yes; 2: No
Fasted to lose weight	During the past 30 days, did you go without eating for 24 hours or more (also called fasting) to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight? 1: Yes; 2: No
Diet pills to lose weight	During the past 30 days, did you take any diet pills, powders, or liquids without a doctor's advice to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight? (Do not include meal replacement products such as Slim Fast.) 1: Yes; 2: No
Vomited to lose weight	During the past 30 days, did you vomit or take laxatives to lose weight or to keep from gaining weight? 1: Yes; 2: No
Not eat breakfast	During the past 7 days, on how many days did you eat breakfast? 1: 0-6 days; 2: 7 days
Played video/computer game	On an average school day, how many hours do you play video or computer games or use a computer for something that is not school work? (Include activities such as Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo DS, iPod touch, Facebook, and the Internet.) 1: 0-2 hours per day; 2: 3+ hours per day
Not attend sports teams	During the past 12 months, on how many sports teams did you play? (Count any teams run by your school or community groups.) 1: 0 team; 2: 1+ teams