Healthy Kids Colorado Survey

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Healthy Kids Colorado Survey

• Background, Process Results

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Introduction

• Healthy Kids Colorado Survey (HKCS)
• State-wide effort
• High schools are randomly selected
• Conducted every two years

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HKCS Survey Design

• Module 1 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)
• 2005 weighted state sample
• 2007 un-weighted state sample
• 2009 weighted state sample
• Module 2 Colorado Supplement
• Data analysis in process

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Partners

• State Survey Strategic Planning Team
• CO Department of Education
• CO Department of Public Health and Environment
• CO Department of Human Services, Division of
  Behavioral Health
• OMNI Institute

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Behaviors Measured

• Unintentional Injuries and Violence
• Tobacco Use
• Alcohol and other Drug Use
• Sexual Behaviors
• Weight Management and Diet
• Physical Activity

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Purpose Applications

• Determine prevalence of health-risk behaviors
• Monitor behaviors over time
• Create awareness
• Develop programs and policies
• Support health-related legislation
• Offer comparison data
• Seek funding

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Sampling and Weighting

• Sampling Framework
• Schools selected based on probability
  proportional to enrollment size
• Equal probability classroom sampling
• Weighting
• Each response weighted to accurately represent
  the statewide student population
• Response Rates
• School-level response rate 95
• Student-level response rate 66
• Overall response rate 62

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2009 Sample

• Total Sample Size
• 1,511 students
• 36 schools
• 15 school districts

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Process

• Notify selected schools
• Work with school-level survey coordinator
• Randomly select classes
• Package surveys for administration
• Administer and return the surveys
• Analyze survey data

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Feedback on Process

• School-level coordinator feedback
• 93 stated that it took five hours or less to
  coordinate their schools effort
• 86 stated that being the coordinator was easy
• 100 stated that if their school was selected
  again, they would participate

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2009 YRBS Results

• Key findings
• Comparison to 2005
• Statistically significant differences
• Year
• Sub-groups
• Limitations

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Physical Activity and Nutrition
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Alcohol and Drug Use
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Injury and Violence
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Mental Health
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Sexual Risk Behavior
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Questions?
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Next Steps for HKCS

• FFY 09-10
• Colorado YRBS data tables currently available on
  theCDE website at www.cde.state.co.us/cdepreventi
  on/CSH_home.htm
• Fact sheet available in mid-May
• On June 3 the National YRBS data will be
  available from the CDC
• In mid-August the Colorado state report (M1 and
  M2) will be published
• FY 11-12
• In Fall 2011, the next state administration!!