Table 1. Characteristics of High School Students, 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
| Characteristic | Overall, % (SE) (N = 13,526) |
|---|---|
| Grade | |
| 9 | 26.7 (0.6) |
| 10 | 25.5 (0.4) |
| 11 | 24.3 (0.6) |
| 12 | 23.6 (0.6) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 49.4 (0.7) |
| Male | 50.6 (0.7) |
| Race and ethnicity | |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7 (0.08) |
| Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander | 5.4 (1.4) |
| Hispanic | 26.0 (2.3) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 12.2 (1.1) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 51.2 (2.4) |
| Non-Hispanic multiracial | 4.5 (0.4) |
| Physical activity | |
| Active ≥5 days in past 7 days | 44.1 (1.1) |
| ≥1 Sports team during past 12 months | 57.4 (1.5) |
| Muscle strengthening ≥3 days in past 7 days | 49.5 (0.9) |
| Sedentary behavior on average school day | |
| ≥3 Hours of television | 19.7 (0.7) |
| ≥3 Hours on a computer or digital device | 46.1 (0.8) |
| Dietary behaviors in past 7 days | |
| Skipped breakfast all days | 16.6 (0.7) |
| No fruits | 11.8 (0.7) |
| No vegetablesa | 7.7 (0.4) |
| Substance use | |
| Cigarettes in past 30 days | 5.9 (0.5) |
| E-cigarettes in past 30 days | 32.7 (1.0) |
| Cannabis in past 30 days | 21.7 (0.1) |
| Alcohol in past 30 days | 29.2 (0.1) |
| Prescription pain medicine in lifetime | 14.2 (0.8) |
| Illicit drugs in lifetimeb | 14.6 (0.9) |
| Behaviors contributing to violence | |
| School safety concerns in past 30 days | 8.7 (0.6) |
| Physical fight in past 12 months | 21.8 (0.8) |
| Bullied at school in past 12 months | 19.5 (0.7) |
| Cyberbullied in past 12 months | 15.7 (0.5) |
a
Did not eat green salad, potatoes, carrots, and other vegetables 1 or more times during the past 7 days.
b
Lifetime use of cocaine, inhalants, heroin, methamphetamines, ecstasy, or hallucinogens.