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Fewer U.S. High School Students Engage in Risky Behaviors
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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 The survey did find some encouraging trends among Hispanic teens. They were more likely to wear seat belts and use condoms in 2007 than they were in the 1990s. They were also less likely to smoke cigarettes, drink alcohol, use drugs such as marijuana and methamphetamines, or ride with a driver who'd been drinking alcohol.
The CDC conducts the survey every two years. In 2007, more than 14,000 high school students participated, drawn from 39 states and 22 urban school districts.
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Last updated 6/4/2008
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SOURCES: June 4, 2008, teleconference with Howell Wechsler, Ed.D., M.P.H., director, Division of Adolescent and School Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta; Glenn Flores, M.D., professor of pediatrics and public health, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Children's Medical Center, Dallas; CDC report, 2007 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey
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