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Thursday, June 26, 2014
According to the Centers for Disease Control 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Fact Sheets, Alabama 9th – 12th grade students participate in risky behavior much more frequently than the national averages. They also engage in healthy behaviors less often than the national average.
Among the several startling statistics are items such as the use of unlawful drugs such as heroin, meth, steroids, and the unauthorized use of prescription drugs. Our students also rated poorly when it came to sexual activities and the failure to use condoms when having sex. Almost 50% of the surveyed students reported having had sex, 35.8% said that they were currently sexually active, and 17% claimed that they had four or more partners. Incidentally, over 81% said that they did not use birth control pills. 91% also claimed not to use any birth control methods or any other method of preventing the spread of Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
When it came to dietary issues Alabama students are almost twice as unlikely than the national average to eat fruit and trail the national average when it comes to eating vegetables. However, they unfortunately exceeded the national average when it came to drinking a carbonated beverage two or more times a day.
Alabama students also did not do well regarding physical activity. They were behind the nation when it came to 60 minutes or more of physical activity per day or at five days a week. However, although they were about average when it comes to the percentage of time they watch TV each day, it leaves one to wonder where their time is being spend. (Of course, you may want to possibly find an answer in the increased drug and sexual activities participation rates for Alabama students.)
For the full Alabama comparison, click here.
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