Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey (YRRS) Configuration Selection
Overview
The Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey (YRRS) data in this IBIS-Q query module are collected by the New Mexico Department of Health (NM DOH) and the Public Education Department (PED), with assistance from the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (CHPDP), UNM, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This survey is conducted in the fall of odd-numbered years among public high school students (grades 9 - 12). The NM YRRS collects data on protective factors and risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death, disability, and social problems among youth and adults. The NM YRRS also assesses changes over time and allows comparisons to national data and data collected by other states.Getting Started
Click on a blue bar to open and close selections to see a list of measures available.- Grades earned in school
School Grades
During the past 12 months, how would you describe your grades in school? - How true: A parent is interested in my school work
Parent interested in school work
Answers to the question, "In my home, there is a parent or some other adult who is interested in my school work." - How true: A parent believes I'll be a success
Parent believes I'll be a success
Answers to the question, "In my home, there is a parent or some other adult who believes that I will be a success." - How true: A parent knows where I am when I'm not home
Parent knows where I am
Answers to the question, "When I am not at home, one of my parents/guardians knows where I am and who I am with." - How true: At school, a teacher or other adult listens to me
Teacher or other adult listens to me
Answers to the question, "At my school, there is a teacher or some other adult who listens to me when I have something to say." - How true: At school, a teacher or other adult believes I'll be a success
Teacher or other adult believes I'll be a success
Answers to the question, "At my school, there is a teacher or some other adult who believes that I will be a success." - How true: At school, I'm involved in extra-curricular activities
Involved in extra-curricular activities
Answers to the question, "At school I am involved in sports, clubs, or other extra-curricular activities (such as band, cheerleading, or student council)." - How true: At school, there are clear rules about behavior
Clear rules about school behavior
Answers to the question, "In my school, there are clear rules about what students can and cannot do." - How true: Outside my home and school, there is an adult who cares about me
Other adult cares about me
Answers to the question, "Outside of my home and school, there is an adult who really cares about me." - How true: Outside my home and school, there is an adult who tells me when I do a good job
Other adult tells me good job
Answers to the question, "Outside of my home and school, there is an adult who tells me when I do a good job." - How true: Outside my home and school, I am involved in group activities
Involved in group activities
Answers to the question, "Outside of my home and school, I am a part of clubs, sports teams, church/ temple, or other group activities." - How true: Outside my home and school, I am involved in music, ar, literature, sports, or a hobby
Involved in music, art, literature, sports, or a hobby
Answers to the question, "Outside of my home and school, I am involved in music, art, literature, sports, or a hobby." - How true: I have a friend who really cares about me
Friend really cares about me
Answers to the question, "I have a friend about my own age who really cares about me." - How true: I plan to continue my education after high school
Continue my education after high school
Answers to the question, "I plan to go to college or some other school after high school."
- Current drinking
Current drinking
Answered one or more days to the question, "During the past 30 days, on how many days did you have at least one drink of alcohol?" - Binge drinking
Binge drinking
Answered one or more days to the question, "During the past 30 days, on how many days did you have 5 or more drinks of alcohol in a row, that is, within a couple of hours?" - First drank alcohol before age 13
First drank alcohol before age 13
Answered less than 13 years old to the question, "How old were you when you had your first drink of alcohol other than a few sips?" - Drank alcohol on school property in the past 30 days
Drank alcohol on school property
Answered one or more days to the question, "During the past 30 days, on how many days did you have at least one drink of alcohol on school property?" - Current marijuana use
Current marijuana use
Answered one or more times to the question, "During the past 30 days, how many times did you use marijuana?" - First used marijuana before age 13
First used marijuana before age 13
Answered less than 13 years old to the question, "How old were you when you had your first drink of alcohol other than a few sips?" - Current synthetic marijuana use
Current synthetic marijuana use
Answered one or more times to the question, "During the past 30 days, how many times did you use synthetic marijuana (also called K2 or Spice)?" - Current pain killer use to get high
Current pain killer use to get high
Answered one or more times to the question, "During the past 30 days, how many times did you use a pain killer to get high, like Vicodin, OxyContin (also called Oxy or OC), or Percocet (also called Percs)?" - Current cocaine use
Current cocaine use
Answered one or more times to the question, "During the past 30 days, how many times did you use any form of cocaine, including powder, crack, or freebase?" - Current inhalant use
Current inhalant use
Answered one or more times to the question, "During the past 30 days, how many times did you sniff glue, breathe the contents of aerosol spray cans, or inhale any paints or sprays to get high?" - Current heroin use
Current heroin use
Answered one or more times to the question, "During your life, how many times have you used heroin (also called smack, junk, or China White)?" - Current ecstasy use
Current ecstasy use
Answered one or more times to the question, "During your life, how many times have you used ecstasy (also called MDMA)?" - Current methamphetamine use
Current methamphetamine use
Answered one or more times to the question, "During the past 30 days, how many times did you use methamphetamines (also called speed, crystal, crank, or ice)?" - Ever used prescription drugs without a doctor's prescription
Ever used prescription drugs without a doctor's prescription
Answered one or more times to the question, "During your life, how many times have you taken a prescription drug (such as OxyContin, Percocet, Vicodin, codeine, Adderall, Ritalin, or Xanax) without a doctor?s prescription?" - Ever used heroin
Ever used heroin
Answered one or more times to the question, "During the past 30 days, how many times did you use heroin (also called smack, junk, or China White)?" - Ever used cocaine
Ever used cocaine
Answered one or more times to the question, "During your life, how many times have you used any form of cocaine, including powder, crack, or freebase?" - Ever used methamphetamine use
Ever used methamphetamine use
Answered one or more times to the question, "During your life, how many times have you used methamphetamines (also called speed, crystal, crank, or ice)?" - Ever used ecstasy
Ever used ecstasy
Answered one or more times to the question, "During your life, how many times have you used ecstasy (also called MDMA)?" - Ever injected illegal drugs
Ever injected illegal drugs
Answered one or more times to the question, "During your life, how many times have you used a needle to inject any illegal drug into your body?" - Offered drugs on school property in the past 12 months
Offered drugs on school property
Answered one or more times to the question, "During the past 12 months, has anyone offered, sold, or given you an illegal drug on school property?" - Ever tried cigarette smoking
Ever tried cigarette smoking
Answered "Yes" to the question, "Have you ever tried cigarette smoking, even one or two puffs?" - First smoked cigarettes before age 13
First smoked cigarettes before age 13
Answered less than 13 years old to the question, "How old were you when you smoked a whole cigarette for the first time?" - Current cigarette smoker
Current cigarette smoker
Answered one or more days to the question, "During the past 30 days, on how many days did you smoke cigarettes?" - Frequent cigarette smoker
Frequent cigarette smoker
Answered twenty or more days to the question, "During the past 30 days, on how many days did you smoke cigarettes?" - Smoked cigarettes on schooll property
Smoked cigarettes on school property
Answered one or more days to the question, "During the past 30 days, on how many days did you smoke cigarettes on school property?" - Tried to quit smoking cigarettes in the past 12 months
Tried to quit smoking cigarettes
Answered "Yes" to the question, "During the past 12 months, did you ever try to quit smoking cigarettes?", among student who smoked cigarettes. - Current spit tobacco use
Current spit tobacco use
Answered one or more days to the question, "During the past 30 days, on how many days did you use chewing tobacco, snuff, or dip, such as Redman, Levi Garrett, Beechnut, Skoal, Skoal Bandits, or Copenhagen?" - Current cigar use
Current cigar use
Answered one or more days to the question, "During the past 30 days, on how many days did you smoke cigars, cigarillos, or little cigars?" - Current hookah use
Current hookah use
Answered one or more days to the question, "During the past 30 days, on how many days did you smoke tobacco or flavored tobacco in a hookah, even just a puff?" - Current use of at least one of cigarettes, cigars, or spit tobacco
Current use of at least one of cigarettes, cigars, or spit tobacco
Used at least one of cigarettes, cigars, or spit tobacco in the past 30 days
- Five or more servings of fruits or vegetables per day
Five or more servings of fruits or vegetables per day
Had five or more servings per day of fruit, fruit juice, or vegetables, in the past 7 days - Daily soda consumption
Daily soda consumption
Answered one time per day or more to the question, "During the past 7 days, how many times did you drink a can, bottle, or glass of soda or pop, such as Coke, Pepsi, or Sprite? (Do not count diet soda or diet pop.)" - Physically active 7 days per week
Physically active 7 days per week
Answered 7 days to the question, "During the past 7 days, on how many days were you physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day? (Add up all the time you spent in any kind of physical activity that increased your heart rate and made you breathe hard some of the time.)" - Physically active 5 days per week
Physically active 5 days per week
Answered 5 days or more to the question, "During the past 7 days, on how many days were you physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day? (Add up all the time you spent in any kind of physical activity that increased your heart rate and made you breathe hard some of the time.)" - Physically active on no days per week
Physically active on no days per week
Answered 0 days to the question, "During the past 7 days, on how many days were you physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day? (Add up all the time you spent in any kind of physical activity that increased your heart rate and made you breathe hard some of the time.)" - Watched TV three or more hours per day on an average school day
Watched TV three or more hours per day
Answered three or more hours per day to the question, "On an average school day, how many hours do you watch TV?" - Used a computer or played video games three or more hours per day on an average school day
Used a computer or played video games three or more hours per day
Answered three or more hours per day to the question, "On an average school day, how many hours do you play video or computer games or use a computer for something that is not school work? - Three or more hours per day of total screen time, on an average school dah
Three or more hours per day of total screen time
Watched TV or used a computer or played computer/video games for three or more hours per day, on an averaged school day. - Did not attend physical education (PE) classes in an average school week
Did not attend physical education (PE) classes in an average school week
Answered "0 days" to the question, "In an average week when you are in school, on how many days do you go to physical education (PE) classes?" - Attended physical education (PE) classes daily
Attended physical education (PE) classes daily
Answered "5 days" to the question, "In an average week when you are in school, on how many days do you go to physical education (PE) classes?" - Overweight or obese
Overweight or obese
Based on body mass index (BMI) for age and sex >= 85th percentile and < 95th percentile, using standard growth charts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. BMI was calculated from self-reported height and weight. - Overweight
Overweight
Based on body mass index (BMI) for age and sex >= 85th percentile and < 95th percentile, using standard growth charts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. BMI was calculated from self-reported height and weight. - Obese
Obese
Based on body mass index (BMI) for age and sex >= 85th percentile, using standard growth charts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. BMI was calculated from self-reported height and weight.
- Non-suicidal self injury
Non-suicidal self injury
Answered one or more times to the question, "During the past 12 months, how many times did you do something to purposely hurt yourself without wanting to die, such as cutting or burning yourself on purpose?" - Sadness or hopelessness
Sadness or hopelessness
Answered "Yes" to the question, "During the past 12 months, did you ever feel so sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more in a row that you stopped doing some usual activities?" - Seriously considered suicided in the past 12 months
Seriously considered suicided
Answered "Yes" to the question, "During the past 12 months, did you ever seriously consider attempting suicide?" - Made a suicide plan in the past 12 months
Made a suicide plan
Answered "Yes" to the question, "During the past 12 months, did you make a plan about how you would attempt suicide?" - Attempted suicide in the past 12 months
Attempted suicide
Answered one or more times to the question, "During the past 12 months, how many times did you actually attempt suicide?" - Injured in a suicide attempt in the past 12 months
Injured in a suicide attempt
Answered "Yes" to the question, "If you attempted suicide during the past 12 months, did any attempt result in an injury, poisoning, or overdose that had to be treated by a doctor or nurse?"
- Sexual orientation or identification
Sexual Orientation
Answers to the question "Which of the following best describes you?" - Sexually active
Sexually active
Answered one or more people to the question, "During the past 3 months, with how many people did you have sexual intercourse?" - First had sexual intercourse before age 13
First had sexual intercourse before age 13
Answered less than 13 years old to the question, "How old were you when you had sexual intercourse for the first time?" - Four or more lifetime sexual partners
Four or more lifetime sexual partners
Answered four or more people to the question, "During your life, with how many people did you have sexual intercourse?" - Used alcohol or drugs before sexual intercourse, among sexually active students
Used alcohol or drugs before sexual intercourse, among sexually active students
Answered "Yes" to the question, "Did you drink alcohol or use drugs before you had sexual intercourse the last time?", among sexually active students - Condom use, among sexually active students
Condom use, among sexually active students
Answered "Yes" to the question, "The last time you had sexual intercourse, did you or your partner use a condom?", among sexually active students. - Birth control method, among sexually active students
Birth control method, among sexually active students
Answer to the question "The last time you had sexual intercourse, what one method did you or your partner use to prevent pregnancy? (Select only one response.)", among sexually active students. - Highly effective birth control method
Highly effective birth control method
Answered "Birth control pills", "IUD or implant", "Shot, patch, or birth control ring" to the question "The last time you had sexual intercourse, what one method did you or your partner use to prevent pregnancy? (Select only one response.)", among sexually active students. - Used both a condom and highly effective birth control, among sexually active students
Used both a condom and highly effective birth control, among sexually active students
Answered "Yes" to the question, "The last time you had sexual intercourse, did you or your partner use a condom?", AND answered "Birth control pills", "IUD or implant", "Shot, patch, or birth control ring" to the question "The last time you had sexual intercourse, what one method did you or your partner use to prevent pregnancy? (Select only one response.)", among sexually active students. - Ever had sexual contact with someone of the same sex
Ever had sexual contact with someone of the same sex
If female, aswered "Females" or "Females and males"; if male, answered "Males" or "Females and males" to the question, "During your life, with whom have you had sexual contact?", among those who ever had sexual contact.
- Rarely or never wore a bicycle helmet
Wore a bicycle helmet
Answered "Rarely" or "Never" to the question, "When you rode a bicycle during the past 12 months, how often did you wear a helmet?', among those who rode a bicycle in the past 12 months. - Rarely or never wore a seatbelt
Wore a seatbelt
Answered "Rarely" or "Never" to the question, "How often do you wear a seat belt when riding in a car driven by someone else?" - Rode with a drinking driver in the past 30 days
Rode with a drinking driver
Answered one or more times to the question, "During the past 30 days, how many times did you ride in a car or other vehicle driven by someone who had been drinking alcohol?", among those who rode with a drinking driver in the past 30 days. - Drinking and driving in the past 30 days
Drinking and driving
Answered one or more times to the question, "During the past 30 days, how many times did you drive a car or other vehicle when you had been drinking alcohol?", among those who drove a vehicle in the past 30 days. - Texted or emailed while driving in the past 30 days
Texted or emailed while driving
Answered one or more days to the question, "During the past 30 days, on how many days did you text or e-mail while driving a car or other vehicle?", among those who drove a vehicle in the past 30 days. - Carried a weapon in the past 30 days
Carried a weapon
Answered one or more days to the question, "During the past 30 days, on how many days did you carry a weapon such as a gun, knife, or club?" - Carried a gun in the past 30 days
Carried a gun
Answered one or more days to the question, "During the past 30 days, on how many days did you carry a gun?" - Carried a weapon on school property in the past 30 days
Carried weapon on school property
Answered one or more days to the question, "During the past 30 days, on how many days did you carry a weapon such as a gun, knife, or club on school property?" - Skipped school because of safety concerns in the past 30 days
Skipped school because of safety concerns
Answered one or more days to the question, "During the past 30 days, on how many days did you not go to school because you felt you would be unsafe at school or on your way to or from school?" - In a physical fight in the past 12 months
In a physical fight
Answered one or more times to the question, "During the past 12 months, how many times were you in a physical fight?" - In a physical fight on school property in the past 12 months
In a physical fight on school property
Answered one or more times to the question, "During the past 12 months, how many times were you in a physical fight on school property?" - Bullied on school property in the past 12 months
Bullied on school property
Answered "Yes" to the question, "During the past 12 months, have you ever been bullied on school property?" - Ever physically forced to have sexual intercourse
Physically forced to have sexual intercourse
Answered "Yes" to the question, "Have you ever been physically forced to have sexual intercourse when you did not want to?" - Physical dating violence in the past 12 months, among those who dated
Physical dating violence, among those who dated
Among those who dated, answered one or more times to the question, "During the past 12 months, how many times did someone you were dating or going out with physically hurt you on purpose? (Count such things as being hit, slammed into something, or injured with an object or weapon.)" - Physical dating violence in the past 12 months
Physical dating violence
Answered one or more times to the question, "During the past 12 months, how many times did someone you were dating or going out with physically hurt you on purpose? (Count such things as being hit, slammed into something, or injured with an object or weapon.)" - Sexual dating violence in the past 12 months, among those who dated
Sexual dating violence, among those who dated
Among those who dated, answered one or more times to the question, "During the past 12 months, how many times did someone you were dating or going out with force you to do sexual things that you did not want to do? (Count such things as kissing, touching, or being physically forced to have sexual intercourse.)" - Sexual dating violence in the past 12 months
Sexual dating violence
Answered one or more times to the question, "During the past 12 months, how many times did someone you were dating or going out with force you to do sexual things that you did not want to do? (Count such things as kissing, touching, or being physically forced to have sexual intercourse.)"
- Ever told has asthma
Ever told has asthma
Answered "Yes" to the question, "Has a doctor or nurse ever told you that you have asthma?"
