Table I:

Measures, Question Wording, Response Options, and Classification, YRBS, 2009–2017

Measures	Question Wording, Response Options, and Classification
Demographics
Sex	Assessed by asking participants, “What is your sex?” Response options: male and female.
Sexual Identity (SI)	Assessed by asking participants, “Which of the following best describes you?” Response options: heterosexual (straight); gay or lesbian; bisexual; and not sure.
Race/Ethnicity (RE)	Participants were asked if they identified as Hispanic or Latino (yes or no) and to then select all races that applied to them: American Indian or Alaska Native; Asian; Black or African American; Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; and White. For our analyses, these were joined into 4 racial/ethnic groups: White; Black; Hispanic; and an Additional-race (including multiple-races).
SM/REM Sub-Populations	Participants who responded to both sexual identity and race/ethnicity questions were placed into 1 of 16 categories—a combination of (1) heterosexual; (2) gay or lesbian; (3) bisexual; and (4) not sure with (1) White; (2) Black; (3) Hispanic/Latinx; and (4) additional-race.
Age	Assessed by asking participants, “How old are you?” Response options ranged from 12 to 18 years old. Students selecting between 12 and 14 years old options were collapsed into “14 years old or younger.”
Region	Assessed by grouping jurisdictions together based on U.S. Census regions: Northeast; Midwest; South; and West.
Traditional Non-remitting Asthma Correlates 18
Obese and Overweight	Respondents were classified as obese or overweight based on body-mass index (BMI) calculated using participant-reported age, sex, height, and weight. Individuals with a BMI ≥ 95th percentile were classified as obese, while individuals with a BMI ≥ 85th percentile and < 95th percentile were classified as overweight.65
Smoking Status	Participants were first asked, “Have you ever tried cigarette smoking, even one or two puffs?” Response options: yes and no. Students responding no were classified as (1) never smoked. Participants were then asked, “During the past 30 days, on how many days did you smoke cigarettes?” Response options ranged from 0 to 30 days. Students who selected yes to the first question and 0 days to the second were classified as (2) former smoker; those selecting yes to the first and more than 0 days to the second were classified as (3) current smoker.
Victimization Indicators
Bullied	Assessed by asking participants, “During the past 12 months, have you ever been bullied on school property?” Response options: yes and no.
Cyberbullied	Assessed by asking participants, “During the past 12 months, have you ever been electronically bullied? (Include being bullied through e-mail, chat rooms, instant messaging, Web sites, or texting.).” Response options: yes and no.
Forced Sex	Assessed by asking “Have you ever been physically forced to have sexual intercourse when you did not want to?” Response options: yes and no.