Adolescent Healthy Relationships Data Sheets

Percent of adolescents ages 12-17:		United States
Who ate a meal together with all family members who live in the household on at least 4-6 days in the past week (according to parent/guardian)		65%
Who can share ideas or talk with parents very well about things that really matter (according to parent/guardian)		61%
Whose family is likely to talk together about what to do most or all of the time when they face problems (according to parent/guardian)		87%
Whose family is likely to know they have strengths to draw on most or all of the time when they face problems (according to parent/guardian)		88%
Whose family is likely to work together most or all of the time when they face problems (according to parent/guardian)		87%
Whose family is likely to stay hopeful most or all of the time even during difficult times when they face problems (according to parent/guardian)		93%

Percent of adolescents ages 12-17 who:		United States
Live in a supportive neighborhood² (according to parent/guardian)		55%

Percent of adolescents ages 12-17 who:		United States
Have at least 1 adult in their school, neighborhood, or community (other than a parent or other adult in the home) who knows them well and whom they can rely on for advice or guidance (according to parent/guardian)		89%

Percent of high school students who report they:		United States
Were bullied on school property (during the 12 months before the survey)
Total		20%
Male		15%
Female		24%
Were electronically bullied (during the 12 months before the survey), which includes being bullied through texting or social media
Total		16%
Male		11%
Female		20%

Percent of high school students who report they:		United States
Carried a weapon (for example, a gun, knife, or club) on at least 1 day (during the 30 days before the survey)
Total		13%
Male		19%
Female		7%
Carried a gun on at least 1 day (during the 30 days before the survey, not counting days they carried a gun only for hunting or a sport such as target shooting)
Total		4%
Male		7%
Female		2%
Were in a physical fight 1 or more times (during the 12 months before the survey)
Total		22%
Male		28%
Female		15%

Percent of high school students who report they:		United States
Carried a weapon (for example, a gun, knife, or club) on school property on at least 1 day (during the 30 days before the survey)
Total		3%
Male		4%
Female		2%
Did not go to school because they felt unsafe at school or on their way to or from school on at least 1 day (during the 30 days before the survey)
Total		9%
Male		8%
Female		10%
Were threatened or injured with a weapon (for example, a gun, knife, or club) on school property 1 or more times (during the 12 months before the survey)
Total		7%
Male		8%
Female		7%
Were in a physical fight on school property 1 or more times (during the 12 months before the survey)
Total		8%
Male		11%
Female		4%

Percent of high school students who report they:		United States
Experienced physical dating violence (such as being hit, slammed into something, or injured with an object or weapon on purpose) by someone they dated or went out with
Total		8%
Male		7%
Female		9%
Experienced sexual dating violence (being forced to do sexual things, such as kissing, touching, or being physically forced to have sexual intercourse, that they did not want to do) by someone they dated or went out with
Total		8%
Male		4%
Female		13%

Percent of high school students who report they:		United States
Have ever had sexual intercourse
Total		38%
Male		39%
Female		38%

Percent of high school students who report they:		United States
Were ever physically forced to have sexual intercourse (when they did not want to)
Total		7%
Male		3%
Female		11%

Data notes

All percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.

N/A: Data do not exist on this measure for this state.

¹The National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) asks the child’s parent, guardian, or other adult familiar with the child’s health four questions about “family resilience.” Parents are asked, “When your family faces problems, how often are you likely to do each of the following?” (a) “Talk together about what to do,” (b) “Work together to solve our problems,” (c) “Know we have strengths to draw on,” and (d) “Stay hopeful even in difficult times.” Response options of “most of the time” or “all of the time” meet each resilience item’s criteria, which are then used to produce a composite “family resilience” measure categorized as “all or most of the time” to 0-1 items, 2-3 items, or all 4 items (not presented here).

²The NSCH defines supportive neighborhoods based on responses of the child’s parent, guardian, or other adult familiar with the child’s health to: “people in my neighborhood help each other out,” “we watch out for each other's children in this neighborhood,” and “when we encounter difficulties, we know where to go for help in our community.” Supportive neighborhoods are those where the parent reported “definitely agree” to at least one of the items and “somewhat agree” or “definitely agree” to the other two items.

Data sources

^HR1Family relationships and resilience, supportive neighborhoods, and adult mentor data are from: Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health. (n.d.). National Survey of Children's Health, 2018-2019 [Data set]. Retrieved from https://www.childhealthdata.org/browse/survey

^HR2High school data are from: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). 1991-2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey [Data set]. Retrieved from http://nccd.cdc.gov/YouthOnline/App/Default.aspx

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