Every two years since 1993, the Department of Health Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs and the Department of Education Coordinated School Health Programs have sponsored the Vermont Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS).

The YRBS measures the prevalence of behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death, disease, and injury among youth. The YRBS is part of a larger effort to help communities increase the “resiliency” of young people by reducing high risk behaviors and promoting healthy behaviors.

(from: Vermont Department of Health)

For a full copy of the 2011 YRBS visit the VT Department of Health website here.

Please note:  Before 2011, students in grades eight through twelve took the Vermont Youth Risk Behavior Survey. In 2011, we conducted two surveys: a high school survey of students in grades nine through twelve, and a middle school survey of students in grades six through eight.

All results in the 2011 high school survey report are for grades nine through twelve only. Results from earlier surveys that appear in the 2011 high school report will be different from those published previously.

The 2011 report is available online only.

Below are results broken down by sexual orientation and high risk behaviors.

PDF of 2011 Vermont Youth Risk Behavior Survey on risk behaviors based on same-sex disclosed behavior.  FYI: Not all youth who have sex with the same sex identify as LGBQ (lesiban, gay, bisexual, or questioning).  Click here.

PDF of 2011 Vermont Youth Risk Behavior Survey risk behaviors based on self-disclosed sexual orientation identification.  FYI:  Not all youth who are LGBQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual or questioning), identify this identity on this survey.  Click here.