HBSC: U.S. Adolescent Health Behavior Survey, 2005-2006

A U.S. national school-based survey from the 2005-2006 school year, part of the WHO-sponsored Health Behavior in School-Aged Children (HBSC) study. The data capture health-related attitudes and behaviors of young people across more than 40 countries. It was conducted by Ronald J. Iannotti under the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

Use Cases

• Monitoring trends in youth substance use based on questions about tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana.
• Analyzing correlations between family composition and adolescent physical health or health attitudes.
• Studying the relationship between school policies and student behaviors like bullying, dieting, and physical activity.
• Comparing U.S. adolescent health behaviors with international counterparts in the HBSC study network.

Strengths

• Part of a long-running international study conducted every four years since 1985-1986.
• Covers a wide range of topics including substance use, family life, physical health, eating habits, and bullying.
• Includes complementary data from a school administrator survey on health programs and policies.

Limitations

• Row count and file format are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Collection Method

School-based survey administered to students and a school administrator.

Time Range

2005-2006 school year

Geography

United States (part of a study spanning more than 40 countries)