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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - YRBSS. 2024. [Access date: Month Day, Year]. https://www.cdc.gov/yrbs/index.html.
high school, tobacco use, sex, sexual violence, bullying, bullied, suicide, mental health, housing instability
Topic Classification
Education, Health and Health Care
Subject
Alcohol/ Tobacco use, Education & Literacy, Family and Social Support, Health Disparities, Income/Poverty, School Environment, Social Safety Nets, Mental and Emotional Well-Being, Housing Instability/Insecurity
Analysis Unit
State
Universe
US
Geographic Unit
state
Data Collection Start
2021
Data Collection End
2021
Time Unit
year
Geographic Coverage
US
Geographic Coverage States
UT, ID, MT, WY, NV, all states and DC, US roll-up
Observation Count
GIS Join Name
GIS Join ID
Geographic Bounding Box SW
Geographic Bounding Box NE
Geographic Bounding Box
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State & County Estimates of Low Literacy
In response to a demand for estimates of the percentage of adults with low literacy in individual states and counties, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has produced estimates of the percentage of adults lacking Basic Prose Literacy Skills (BPLS) for all states and counties in the United States. https://nces.ed.gov/naal/estimates/index.aspx
Materials developed by the United States Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Reference to specific commercial products, manufacturers, companies, or trademarks does not constitute its endorsement or recommendation by the U.S. Government or Department of Education. All data is available on NCES website free of charge.
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National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). State and county literacy estimates. National Center for Education Statistics - National Assessment of Adult Literacy: State and county literacy estimates. [Access date: Month Day, Year]. https://nces.ed.gov/naal/estimates/index.aspx.
Last Update
9/28/2023
Data Origins
National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL), National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS)