TABLE 1. Percentage of high school students who reported having a concussion from playing a sport or being physically active,* by number of concussions† and selected characteristics — Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2017§.
| Characteristic | No. of concussions reported |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
≥4 |
|
| % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | |
|
Total
|
84.9 (83.3–86.4)
|
9.1 (8.2–10.2)
|
3.0 (2.5–3.5)
|
1.0 (0.8–1.3)
|
2.0 (1.6–2.4)
|
|
Sex
| |||||
| Female |
87.0 (85.3–88.6) |
8.0 (6.8–9.5) |
2.6 (2.1–3.2) |
0.8 (0.6–1.1) |
1.5 (1.2–1.9) |
| Male |
82.9 (81.1–84.4) |
10.2 (9.2–11.3) |
3.3 (2.6–4.1) |
1.2 (0.9–1.6) |
2.4 (1.9–3.1) |
| p-value |
0.000 |
0.002 |
0.044 |
0.054 |
0.006 |
|
Grade
| |||||
| 9 |
83.0 (80.8–84.9) |
11.3 (9.7–13.2) |
3.0 (2.3–4.0) |
0.9 (0.6–1.3) |
1.8 (1.2–2.5) |
| 10 |
84.8 (82.6–86.8) |
8.5 (7.2–10.1) |
3.2 (2.4–4.3) |
1.4 (1.1–1.9) |
2.0 (1.4–2.8) |
| 11 |
84.7 (82.4–86.7) |
9.6 (8.1–11.3) |
3.0 (2.2–4.2) |
0.9 (0.6–1.5) |
1.8 (1.3–2.6) |
| 12 |
87.8 (85.6–89.7) |
6.8 (5.5–8.5) |
2.5 (1.9–3.2) |
0.7 (0.5–1.2) |
2.1 (1.5–3.0) |
| p-value |
0.001¶ |
0.001** |
0.529 |
0.103 |
0.867 |
|
Race/Ethnicity
| |||||
| White, non-Hispanic |
85.4 (83.2–87.4) |
9.7 (8.5–11.2) |
2.6 (2.0–3.5) |
0.9 (0.7–1.3) |
1.3 (0.9–1.7) |
| Black, non-Hispanic |
83.0 (80.7–85.1) |
8.2 (6.7–10.0) |
3.3 (2.6–4.2) |
1.7 (1.1–2.8) |
3.7 (2.1–6.3) |
| Hispanic |
85.1 (83.2–86.8) |
8.2 (7.3–9.3) |
3.4 (2.6–4.6) |
0.9 (0.6–1.3) |
2.4 (1.7–3.4) |
| p-value |
0.183 |
0.060 |
0.347 |
0.210 |
0.014†† |
|
Played on at least one sports team
§§
| |||||
| Yes |
78.6 (76.3– 80.7) |
13.1 (11.7–14.6) |
4.2 (3.5–5.1) |
1.5 (1.2–2.0) |
2.6 (2.0–3.2) |
| No |
92.4 (91.2–93.5) |
4.5 (3.7–5.4) |
1.4 (1.0–1.9) |
0.4 (0.3–0.6) |
1.3 (1.0–1.7) |
| p-value | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.001 |
Abbreviation: CI = confidence interval.
* During the 12 months before the survey.
†15.1% of high school students reported at least one concussion.
§ Weighted percentages are presented. Weighted percentages might not add to 100 because of rounding.
¶ Prevalence among 12th grade students was significantly higher than among 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students.
** Prevalence among 12th grade students was significantly lower than among 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students; prevalence among 9th grade students was significantly higher than among 10th grade students.
†† Prevalence among non-Hispanic white students was significantly lower than among non-Hispanic black and Hispanic students.
§§ Run by their school or community groups during the 12 months before the survey.