Table 2. Weighted Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms Among High School Students, 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
| Characteristic | % (SE) |
|---|---|
| Overall | 36.7 (0.8) |
| Grade | |
| 9 | 33.2 (1.2) |
| 10 | 37.0 (1.5) |
| 11 | 37.9 (1.2) |
| 12 | 39.0 (1.4) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 46.7 (1.1) |
| Male | 26.8 (0.8) |
| Race and ethnicity | |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 45.5 (6.6) |
| Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander | 31.9 (2.1) |
| Hispanic | 40.0 (1.0) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 31.5 (1.4) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 36.0 (1.0) |
| Non-Hispanic multiracial | 45.3 (3.3) |
| Physical activity | |
| Active ≥5 days in past 7 days | 30.1 (1.0) |
| ≥1 Sports team during past 12 months | 32.7 (1.0) |
| Muscle strengthening ≥3 days in past 7 days | 33.4 (1.1) |
| Sedentary behaviors on average school day | |
| ≥3 Hours of television | 40.5 (1.3) |
| ≥3 Hours on a computer or digital device | 42.7 (1.0) |
| Dietary behaviors in past 7 days | |
| Skipped breakfast all days | 48.8 (1.6) |
| No fruits | 37.5 (1.8) |
| No vegetablesa | 32.6 (2.0) |
| Substance use | |
| Cigarettes in past 30 days | 58.0 (2.7) |
| E-cigarettes in past 30 days | 48.7 (1.0) |
| Cannabis in past 30 days | 50.4 (1.4) |
| Alcohol in past 30 days | 48.7 (1.2) |
| Prescription pain medicine in lifetime | 59.8 (1.4) |
| Illicit drugs in lifetimeb | 59.8 (1.9) |
| Behaviors contributing to violence | |
| School safety concerns in past 30 days | 60.0 (2.4) |
| Physical fight in past 12 months | 47.2 (1.3) |
| Bullied at school in past 12 months | 61.9 (1.5) |
| Cyberbullied in past 12 months | 65.1 (1.5) |
a
Did not eat green salad, potatoes, carrots, and other vegetables one or more times during the past 7 days.
b
Lifetime use of cocaine, inhalants, heroin, methamphetamines, ecstasy, or hallucinogens.