Healthy Kids
Colorado Survey
Background, Process & Results
Introduction
Healthy Kids Colorado Survey (HKCS)
• State-wide effort
• High schools are randomly selected
• Conducted every two years
HKCS Survey Design
Module 1: Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)
• 2005 weighted state sample
• 2007 un-weighted state sample
• 2009 weighted state sample
Module 2: Colorado Supplement
• Data analysis in process
Partners
State Survey Strategic Planning Team
• CO Department of Education
• CO Department of Public Health and Environment
• CO Department of Human Services, Division of
Behavioral Health
• OMNI Institute
Behaviors Measured
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Unintentional Injuries and Violence
Tobacco Use
Alcohol and other Drug Use
Sexual Behaviors
Weight Management and Diet
Physical Activity
Purpose & Applications
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Determine prevalence of health-risk behaviors
Monitor behaviors over time
Create awareness
Develop programs and policies
Support health-related legislation
Offer comparison data
Seek funding
Sampling and Weighting
• Sampling Framework
• Schools selected based on probability proportional to
enrollment size
• Equal probability classroom sampling
• Weighting
• Each response weighted to accurately represent the
statewide student population
• Response Rates
• School-level response rate = 95%
• Student-level response rate = 66%
• Overall response rate = 62%
2009 Sample
Total Sample Size
Gender
male
51%
• 1,511 students
• 36 schools
• 15 school districts
female
49%
Grade
12th
23%
11th
24%
9th
28%
10th
25%
Process
• Notify selected schools
• Work with school-level survey coordinator
• Randomly select classes
• Package surveys for administration
• Administer and return the surveys
• Analyze survey data
Feedback on Process
School-level coordinator feedback
• 93% stated that it took five hours or less to
coordinate their school’s effort
• 86% stated that being the coordinator was easy
• 100% stated that if their school was selected
again, they would participate
2009 YRBS Results
• Key findings
• Comparison to 2005
• Statistically significant differences
• Year*
• Sub-groups**
• Limitations
Physical Activity
and Nutrition
Physically Active for 60 Minutes on
Five of Past Seven Days by Year and Gender
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
37.2%
47.0%
Overall*
55.1%
43.9%
29.9%
Male*, **
38.4%
Female*, **
2005 2009
Alcohol and
Drug Use
Injury and
Violence
Mental Health
Sexual Risk
Behavior
Questions?
Next Steps for HKCS
FFY 09-10
• Colorado YRBS data tables currently available on the
CDE website at
www.cde.state.co.us/cdeprevention/CSH_home.htm
• Fact sheet available in mid-May
• On June 3 the National YRBS data will be available
from the CDC
• In mid-August the Colorado state report (M1 and M2)
will be published
FY 11-12
• In Fall 2011, the next state administration!!