Trends in Adolescent and Young Adult Health in the United States

Mortality rates by gender, age group, cause, ages 10 to 24, 2005.

Source: [17] National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. WISQARS: Leading Causes of Death, Fatal and Non-Fatal Injury Reports [online database]. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars/. Accessed March 18, 2009.

Selected behaviors among ninth graders, 1991 and 2007.

Source: [20] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System [youth online database]. Available at: http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/yrbss. Accessed March 18, 2009. Ever had sex = % of students who responded they had ever had sexual intercourse (in their lifetime); No condom use = % of students who did not use a condom (or reported that partner didn't use a condom) at last sexual intercourse (among those who were currently sexually active, defined as having had sex in the past 3 months); Ever had alcohol = % of students who ever tried alcohol, other than a few sips (in their lifetime); Current alcohol use = % of students who had at least one drink of alcohol on at least 1 day during past 30 days; Ever tried a cigarette = % of students who ever tried a cigarette, even one or two puffs (in their lifetime); Smoked cigarettes 20+ days = % of students who smoked cigarettes on 20+ days in the past 30 days; Ever used marijuana = % of students who ever used marijuana (in their lifetime); Carried a weapon = % of students who carried a weapon (gun, knife, club, etc.) 1+ days in the past 30 days; Rode with driver who had been drinking = % of students who rode 1+ time(s) in a car/vehicle driven by someone else who had been drinking alcohol in past 30 days.

Selected high-risk substance use behaviors among 12th graders, 1990 and 2008.

Sources: [25] Johnston LD, O'Malley PM, Bachman JG, et al. Monitoring the Future: National survey results on drug use, 1975-2007: Volume I: Secondary school students (NIH Publication No. 08-6418A). Available at: http://monitoringthefuture.org/. Accessed March 18, 2009; [26] Johnston LD, O'Malley PM, Bachman JG, et al. Various stimulant drugs show continuing gradual declines among teens in 2008, most illicit drugs hold steady. Available at: http://monitoringthefuture.org/. Accessed March 18, 2009. Binge drinking = drank 5 or more alcoholic drinks in a row in the past 2 weeks; Daily cigarette use = smoked 1+ cigarette(s) a day in the past month; Daily 1/2 pack+ cigarette use = smoked a half-pack or more of cigarettes a day in the past month; Daily marijuana use = used marijuana daily in the past month.

Full-year private versus public health insurance coverage by age group, 2006.

Source: [16] Public Policy Analysis and Education Center for Middle Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult Health. National Health Interview Survey, 2006 [private data run]. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm. Accessed March 18, 2009.