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Delaware Youth with Disabilities - a Preliminary Study of Health Risk Behaviors

Delaware Youth with Disabilities - a Preliminary Study of Health Risk Behaviors. March 13, 2012 By the University of Delaware Center for Drug & Alcohol Studies Presented at the Center for Disability Studies. 2011 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Middle School sample of approximately 3200

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Delaware Youth with Disabilities - a Preliminary Study of Health Risk Behaviors

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  1. Delaware Youth with Disabilities -a Preliminary Study of Health Risk Behaviors March 13, 2012 By the University of Delaware Center for Drug & Alcohol Studies Presented at the Center for Disability Studies

  2. 2011 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey • Middle School sample of approximately 3200 • High School sample of approximately 2300 • Random sample of classrooms within a census of eligible public schools • Does not include self-contained special education or alternative classes

  3. 2009 Delaware YRBS—The Questions: • High school—Have you ever been diagnosed by a doctor or nurse with any of these conditions: A long-term physical disability which limits the things you can do? A Learning disability? • Middle school—Have you ever been diagnosed by a doctor or other medical professional as having a physical [learning] disability which limits the kinds of things you can do?

  4. 2009 Delaware Middle SchoolDisability Status n=2970 n=218 n=177 b=70 Source: 2009 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  5. 2009 Delaware High School Disability Status n=2209 n=35 n=74 n=7 Source: 2009 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  6. 2011 Delaware YRBS—The Question: • Do you have any physical or long-term health problems? (Long-term means 6 months or more) • Do you have any long-term emotional problems or learning disabilities? (Long-term means 6 months or more) • Asked of both High School and Middle School Students Source: 2009 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  7. 2011 Delaware Middle School Disability Status n=2181 n=109 n=134 b=78 Source: 2009 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  8. 2011 Delaware High School Disability Status n=1769 n=113 n=160 n=59 Source: 2009 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  9. 2011 Delaware Middle SchoolGender & Disability Status Source: 2009 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  10. 2011 Delaware High SchoolGender & Disability Status Source: 2009 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  11. 2011 Delaware Middle SchoolRace/Ethnicity & Disability Status Source: 2009 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  12. 2011 Delaware High School Race/ Ethnicity & Disability Status Source: 2009 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  13. 2011 Delaware Middle School Students with Disabilities and School-related Factors Source: 2009 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  14. 2011 Delaware Students with Disabilities and Self-reported High School Grades Source: 2009 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  15. 2011 Delaware Middle School Students with Disabilities & TheirRelationship with Parents Source: 2009 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  16. 2011 Delaware Middle School Students with Disabilities &Activities Outside School Source: 2009 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  17. 2011 Delaware High School Students with Disabilities & Activities Outside of School Source: 2009 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  18. 2011 Delaware Middle School Students with Disabilities & Lifestyle Habits Source: 2009 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  19. 2011 Delaware High School Students with Disabilities & Lifestyle Habits Source: 2009 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  20. 2011 Delaware High School Students with Disabilities & Weight Source: 2009 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  21. 2011 Delaware Middle SchoolStudents with Disabilities & Sexual Activity Source: 2009 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  22. 2011 Delaware High School Students with Disabilities & Sexual Activity Source: 2009 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  23. 2011 Delaware Middle School Students with Disabilities & Substance Use Source: 2009 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  24. 2011 Delaware High School Students with Disabilities & Substance Use Source: 2009 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  25. 2011 Delaware Middle School Students with Disabilities & Violence Source: 2009 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  26. 2011 Delaware High School Students with Disabilities & Violence Source: 2009 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  27. 2011 Delaware High School Students with Disabilities & Violence Source: 2009 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  28. 2011 Delaware High School Students with Disabilities & Victimization at School Source: 2009 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  29. 2011 Delaware High School Students with Disabilities & Intimate Partner Violence Source: 2009 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  30. 2011 Delaware Middle School Students with Disabilities & Mental Health Source: 2009 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey

  31. 2011 Delaware High School Students with Disabilities & Mental Health Source: 2009 Delaware Youth Risk Behavior Survey

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