Wisconsin Youth Risk Behavior Survey

2023 YRBS Information

July 30, 2024 News Release

The 2023 YRBS was administered between January 3 and June 30, 2023. Survey procedures were designed to protect the privacy of students by allowing anonymous and voluntary participation. A scientific sample of 1,882 students at 42 randomly selected Wisconsin high schools completed a self-administered, anonymous, 89-item questionnaire. The Wisconsin 2023 YRBS Summary Report and the information sheets provided highlight some of the statewide results.

Wisconsin 2023 YRBS Summary Report

Wisconsin 2023 YRBS Information Sheet – Mental Health Data Summary

Wisconsin 2023 YRBS Information Sheet – Disparities for Marginalized Groups

Wisconsin 2023 YRBS Information Sheet – Social Media and Health Risk Behaviors

Please visit the YRBS 2023 section below for additional documents related to the statewide results.

The Wisconsin Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is conducted as part of a national effort by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to monitor health-risk behaviors of the nation's high school students. These behaviors, in turn, result in the most significant causes of both mortality and morbidity during youth and adulthood. The behaviors monitored by the Wisconsin YRBS include mental health, traffic safety, weapons and violence, suicide, tobacco use, alcohol and other drug use, sexual behavior, nutrition, and exercise.

The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has administered the YRBS every two years since 1993. The YRBS is administered to students in Wisconsin's high schools. Survey procedures were designed to protect the privacy of students by allowing anonymous and voluntary participation. Local parent permission procedures were followed before administration, including informing parents their child's participation was voluntary.

For more information about the YRBS and why it is important, please watch the following video:
Overview of the survey

National YRBS
National Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System. This web site includes the most recent YRBS questionnaire for surveys of 9th - 12th grade students, published reports, data files and documentation, and Youth Online.

Youth Online: Comprehensive Results.

YRBS Youth Online lets you:

Examine risk behaviors in six categories: unintentional injuries and violence, tobacco use, alcohol and other drug use, sexual behaviors, dietary behaviors, and physical activity;
Compare results from national, state, territorial, and local surveys;
Examine trends over time;
Stratify by race/ethnicity, sex, or grade; and
View results as tables or graphs.

See the Conducting A YRBS page for information on registering, taking the survey, and getting results.

Note: This page is about Wisconsin statewide statistics only. If you want to conduct your own local survey at the school, district, or county level, please use this page.Stay up-to-date by subscribing to the Wisconsin YRBS e-mail list by sending an email to [email protected] with the word “Subscribe” in the heading.

Youth Risk Behavior Survey

YRBS 2023

Wisconsin High School YRBS Survey - A copy of the 2023 questionnaire

DPI High School Statewide Reports:
Documents and presentations listed in this section were created by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. These resources are intended to be used by a general audience. Even though not all students in Wisconsin took the survey, a representative sample was used which means the results are a reflection of all students, and the results can be viewed as a reflection of the realities of all schools.

Wisconsin 2023 YRBS Summary Presentation

Wisconsin 2023 YRBS Summary Report

Wisconsin 2023 YRBS Comparison Tables (For Local Data Comparisons)

Wisconsin 2023 YRBS Information Sheet – Mental Health Data Summary

Wisconsin 2023 YRBS Information Sheet – Disparities for Marginalized Groups

Wisconsin 2023 YRBS Information Sheet – Social Media and Health Risk Behaviors

CDC Reports:
The documents below were created for Wisconsin by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). They contain detailed data tables and are useful for learning more about specific questions or looking up data points that don’t appear in the DPI reports. The information is based on responses provided by high school students (grades 9-12) from 42 schools located within Wisconsin.

2023 YRBS Survey Summary

2023 Summary Tables

2023 Summary Graphs PowerPoint

2023 Academic Achievement Report

2023 Sexual Identity Report

10-Year Trend Report (2013-2023)

20-Year Trend Report (2003-2023)

School and District High School Reports:
Are available to respective school and/or district staff through Secure Home’s Secure Access File Exchange (SAFE). See the School and District-Level Reports section of the Conducting A YRBS webpage.

County Reports:
Are available under the 2023 County Reports section of the Conducting A YRBS webpage.

The middle school survey and optional modules can be viewed by clicking on the links below:
Wisconsin 2023 Middle School YRBS Survey
Wisconsin 2023 Optional Modules and Alternate Questions

YRBS 2021

Wisconsin High School YRBS Survey - A copy of the 2021 questionnaire

CDC Reports: The documents below were created for Wisconsin by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). They contain detailed data tables and are useful for learning more about specific questions or looking up data points that don’t appear in the DPI reports. The information is based on responses provided by high school students (grades 9-12) from forty three schools located within Wisconsin.

School and District Reports: Are available to respective school and/or district staff through Secure Home’s Secure Access File Exchange (SAFE). See the School and District-Level Reports section of the Conducting A YRBS webpage.

County Reports: Are available under the 2021 County Reports section of the Conducting A YRBS webpage.

The middle school survey and optional modules can be viewed by clicking on the links below:

YRBS 2019

Wisconsin High School YRBS Survey

DPI Reports: Reports posted here were created by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. These reports are intended to be used by a general audience, and to provide more depth on topics.

CDC Reports: The documents below were created for Wisconsin by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). They contain detailed data tables and are useful for learning more about specific questions or looking up data points that don’t appear in the DPI reports. CDC normally releases national (U.S.) statistics from the YRBS during the summer.

School and district reports are available to respective school and/or district personnel through ASM Secure Home SAFE. See the School and District Reports section of the Conducting A YRBS webpage.

County and CESA reports are available under the County and Regional Results section of the Conducting A YRBS webpage.

For the middle school survey and optional modules, see the Surveys and Optional Modules section of the Conducting A YRBS page.

YRBS 2017

Wisconsin High School YRBS Survey

DPI Reports: Reports posted here were created by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. These reports are intended to be used by a general audience, and to provide more depth on topics. Reports will be added periodically during 2018.

CDC Reports: The documents below were created for Wisconsin by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). They contain detailed data tables and are useful for learning more about specific questions or looking up data points that don’t appear in the DPI reports. CDC will release national (U.S.) statistics from the YRBS 2017 in June 2018. They will be available on the CDC’s website.

For questions about accessing or interpreting Wisconsin’s YRBS data, contact Denise Kohout (608) 266-0282.

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