2010 Healthy Youth Survey Data . . . Listening to Our Students

Dixie GrunenfelderLearning and Teaching Support

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

HYS 2010 Administration

A collaborative effort among 6 state agencies. Survey comprised of items from several national

surveys. Survey consistently administered in the Fall of even

years. Survey given to Grades 6, 8, 10, and 12. State-level data from simple random sample of

schools:County-level samples drawn in big counties.

Nonsampled schools also invited to participate Results available at state, county, ESD, district,

school level.

Survey Forms

Forms A and B: Grades 8,10,12. Form A: Substance Use, Risk

and Protective Factors. Form B: Nutrition and

physical activity, health status, injury behaviors, tobacco.

Form C: Grade 6: Similar

questions but shorter.

Form BSurvey Core

Survey Core

Form A

Core

Form C

Survey core: 35 questions on both Forms A and B: include demographics, substance use, key violence indicators, depression

Topics Include Student demographics: age, race/ethnicity. Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use. Sexual behavior. Health conditions. Unintentional and intentional injury: including

depression/suicide, seat belt use, drinking and driving, fighting, and weapon carrying.

Nutrition, eating habits, physical activity. Related risk and protective factors: community,

school, family and peer-individual factors. Access to school-based and health services. And lots more . . .

The 2010 Healthy Youth Survey was completed . . .

2010 HYS participation

By 211,331 students . . .

In 1,145 schools . . .

In all 39 counties.

How do we know the results are valid?

Use questions from established youth surveys. Standard administration:

Student and parental notification. Standardized administration procedures (e.g., coordinator

training, teacher training, written instructions, teacher stays in room but at desk, single class period to avoid discussion, absent students do not make up).

Survey is anonymous. Students informed of importance of the survey. Students place own answer sheet in envelope.

Data cleaning: Remove surveys with multiple inconsistent answers, evidence

of faking a high level of use, dishonesty.

Uses of HYS Data

Prevalence of health and safety related behaviors. Use in grant applications. Program planning and evaluation. Needs assessment. Justify need for new or existing programs/efforts. Highlight association between health-related

behaviors and academic achievement. Target setting and monitoring.

ExercisePhysically Active for 60 Minutes on Five Days a Week

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Obesity and Overweight,2010

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Current Substance Use Grade 10, HYS 2010

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Current= any use past 30 days

Violence/School Safety, Grade 10

*Past year ** Past 30 days

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Bullying and Harassment, Grade 10

*Past 30 days

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Suicide / Suicide-Related Behaviors2010 Grades 8, 10, and 12

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8th Grade Relationship Between Behaviors and Bullying 2010 HYS

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10th Grade Relationship Between Behaviors and Bullying 2010 HYS

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Relationship Between Depression and Bullying 2010 HYS Grades 8 and 10

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DOH HYS websitehttps://fortress.wa.gov/doh/hys/

State and county reports by grade

Survey forms

Technical information

Special state reports- race, gender, rural-urban, disability

HYS Administration Web sitehttp://www.hys.wa.gov/

Training materials on understanding and using HYS: Powerpoint and handbook

Risk and Protective Factor Background

Interpretive Guide

Administration materials, Participation

Welcome to www.askHYS.net

Fact sheets- 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 data

Online data query system

Data available at state, county, ESD level and with permission

from district- district and school level

Questions?

Dixie GrunenfelderOffice of Superintendent of Public InstructionTEL: (360) 725-6050Email: dixie.grunenfelder@k12.wa.us