The Connecticut School Health Survey (CSHS) is a school-based survey of students in grades 9 - 12, with randomly chosen classrooms within selected schools, and is anonymous and confidential. It is also nationally known as the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS).
Effective for the 2022-2023 school year, school participation in the CSHS is required by law per Public Act 22-87.
Please download and view the 2023 CSHS Questionnaire (PDF) as well as a list of CSHS FAQs. Below, you can explore CSHS results from previous years. You can also explore Connecticut and national results using CDC's Youth Online interactive web tool.
The following files can provide you with more detailed information on the Connecticut School Health Survey administered in 2021:
The CSHS previously had two components, the Youth Behavior Component (YBC), and Youth Tobacco Component (YTC), and has been successfully administered in Connecticut since 2005. Starting in 2019, there was just one survey component. Please visit CT Tobacco Use Prevention & Control web page for CT youth tobacco use data.
| Graphs of YBC Results 2017 | ||
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(by grade, race, gender)
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2017 Health and Academics Report | |
The following files (all PDF unless otherwise noted) can provide you with more detailed information on the Connecticut School Health Survey administered in 2015:
2013 Connecticut School Health Survey Report: YBC (Behavior) Results (.pdf)
YTC (Tobacco) Results (.pdf)
2013 National YRBS MMWR Report
2011 Connecticut School Health Survey Report: YBC (Behavior) Results (8.2MB)
YTC (Tobacco) Results (3.4MB)
2011 National YRBS MMWR report
2009 CSHS
Other Useful Links
CDC YRBS Homepage
CT Tobacco Use Prevention & Control
For more information or CSHS (youth behavior) data requests, please contact:
Connecticut Department of Public Health