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2009 Fairfax County Youth Survey
The 2009 Fairfax County Youth Survey is a comprehensive, anonymous, and voluntary survey that examines the risk and protective factors and various health behaviors that influence the health and well-being of our county's youth. Beginning in Fall 2009, the survey will be administered every year in Fairfax County Public Schools to all students in 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th grades. The survey's focus areas included
- use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD)
- violence
- delinquency
- bullying and aggression
- mental health concerns such as suicide, depression, body image
- sexual health (8th, 10th, and 12th grade only)
- nutrition and physical activity
- risk and protective factors at home, school, and in the community
In order to gather the breadth of information desired by community stakeholders and to manage the length of the survey, questions for 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students are divided among two shorter surveys (Risk and Protective Factors and Healthy Behaviors). Both surveys have a common set of core questions which will be asked every year. The additional questions on the Risk and Protective Factors survey are largely pulled from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Communities That Care Survey. The additional questions on the Healthy Behaviors survey are largely derived from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). In 2009, 8th, 10th and 12th grade students will be given the Healthy Behaviors Survey. The Risk and Protective Factors survey will be given to 8th, 10th and 12th grade students in 2010.
2009 Surveys and Related Documents
- Fairfax 6th Grade Youth Survey (333 KB)
- Fairfax Youth Healthy Behaviors Survey (8th, 10th, and 12th grades) (515 KB)
- Youth Survey Frequently Asked Questions (84 KB)
- Youth Survey Parent Letter (252 KB)
- Youth Survey Opt-Out Form (12 KB)
2010 Sample Surveys
- Fairfax 6th Grade Youth Survey (148 KB)
- Fairfax Youth Risk and Protective Factors Survey (8th, 10th, and 12th grades) (213 KB)
2008 Fairfax County Youth Survey Fact Sheets
- Risk and Protective Factors in Fairfax County (354 KB)
- Teenage Alcohol Use in Fairfax County (354 KB)
- Teenage Depression and Suicide in Fairfax County (264 KB)
- Teenage Drug Use in Fairfax County (268 KB)
- Teenage Inhalant Use in Fairfax County (351 KB)
- Middle Schoolers in Fairfax County (468 KB)
- High School Girls in Fairfax County (307 KB)
More fact sheets in development
County / Community Initiatives
Fairfax County's Prevention System
Fairfax County Public Schools School Board - Student Achievement Goals
Summary Results of Northern Virginia Youth Health Risk Surveys
Voices for Virginia's Children Self-Portrait of Youth in Northern Virginia
Fairfax County Youth Survey Archives
Previous Fairfax County Youth Survey Reports and other survey related information.
2008 Reports
- 2008 Fairfax County Youth Survey Report
- 2008 Fairfax County Youth Survey Report Executive Summary
- 2008 Fairfax County Youth Survey Presentation
2005 Reports
- 2005 Fairfax County Youth Survey Report (873 KB)
- 2005 Fairfax County Youth Survey Presentation (156 KB)
- Press Release for 2005 Fairfax County Youth Survey
- Everyone's Child....Then and Now
2003 Reports
- 2003 Fairfax County Summary Tables (129 KB)
- 2003 Protective and Risk Factors (403 KB)
2001 Reports
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