Data User’s Guide

2007 YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEYQ25 During the past 12 months, did you make a plan about how you would attempt suicide?A. YesB. NoQN25: Numerator: Students who answered A for Q25Denominator: Students who answered A or B for Q25Summary text: Percentage of students who made a plan about how they would attemptsuicide during the past 12 monthsQ26 During the past 12 months, how many times did you actually attempt suicide?A. 0 timesB. 1 timeC. 2 or 3 timesD. 4 or 5 timesE. 6 or more timesQN26: Numerator: Students who answered B, C, D, or E for Q26Denominator: Students who answered A, B, C, D, or E for Q26Summary text: Percentage of students who actually attempted suicide one or more timesduring the past 12 monthsQ27 If you attempted suicide during the past 12 months, did any attempt result in an injury,poisoning, or overdose that had to be treated by a doctor or nurse?A. I did not attempt suicide during the past 12 monthsB. YesC. NoQN27: Numerator: Students who answered B for Q27Denominator: Students who answered A, B, or C for Q27Summary text: Percentage of students who made a suicide attempt during the past 12months that resulted in an injury, poisoning, or overdose that had to betreated by a doctor or nurseQ28 Have you ever tried cigarette smoking, even one or two puffs?A. YesB. NoQN28: Numerator: Students who answered A for Q28Denominator: Students who answered A or B for Q28Summary text: Percentage of students who ever tried cigarette smoking, even one ortwo puffsQ29 How old were you when you smoked a whole cigarette for the first time?A. I have never smoked a whole cigaretteB. 8 years old or youngerC. 9 or 10 years oldD. 11 or 12 years oldE. 13 or 14 years oldF. 15 or 16 years oldG. 17 years old or olderQN29: Numerator: Students who answered B, C, or D for Q29Denominator: Students who answered A, B, C, D, E, F, or G for Q29Summary text: Percentage of students who smoked a whole cigarette for the first timebefore age 13 years15