Students who missed school due to feeling unsafe by age group and race in Vermont
Students who missed school due to feeling unsafe by age group and race
Definitions: Percent of students who skipped school due to feeling unsafe on route to or at school during the past 30 days.
Data Source:
Vermont Youth Risk Behavior Survey
(YRBS).
Footnotes:
The Vermont Youth Risk Behavior Survey is a biennial, voluntary survey
of students attending middle and high schools in Vermont. The survey
seeks to monitor trends in student health and risk behaviors. The
indicators as a whole reflect a broad definition of youth well-being.
Not only do the indicators monitor behaviors associated with negative
health and psychological outcomes, but they also measure "developmental
assets" - internal resources and skills, as well as community, school,
and other institutional supports. These assets foster the development
of thriving young adults.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Prior to 2011, the survey was completed by students in
grades 8-12. In 2011, the survey split into a high school survey
(students in grades 9-12) and a middle school survey (students in grades
6-8).
Updated December 2022. 2021 survey data will be released in 2023.