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| Table 231.10. | Percentage of students in grades 9-12 who reported having been in a physical fight at least one time during the previous 12 months, by location and selected student characteristics: Selected years, 1993 through 2015 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location and student characteristic | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Anywhere (including on school property)1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 41.8 | (0.99) | 38.7 | (1.14) | 36.6 | (1.01) | 35.7 | (1.17) | 33.2 | (0.71) | 33.0 | (0.99) | 35.9 | (0.77) | 35.5 | (0.77) | 31.5 | (0.70) | 32.8 | (0.65) | 24.7 | (0.74) | 22.6 | (0.87) | ||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 51.2 | (1.05) | 46.1 | (1.09) | 45.5 | (1.07) | 44.0 | (1.27) | 43.1 | (0.84) | 40.5 | (1.32) | 43.4 | (1.01) | 44.4 | (0.89) | 39.3 | (1.20) | 40.7 | (0.74) | 30.2 | (1.10) | 28.4 | (1.04) | ||||
| Female | 31.7 | (1.19) | 30.6 | (1.49) | 26.0 | (1.26) | 27.3 | (1.70) | 23.9 | (0.95) | 25.1 | (0.85) | 28.1 | (0.94) | 26.5 | (0.99) | 22.9 | (0.74) | 24.4 | (0.92) | 19.2 | (0.72) | 16.5 | (1.04) | ||||
| Race/ethnicity2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 40.3 | (1.13) | 36.0 | (1.06) | 33.7 | (1.29) | 33.1 | (1.45) | 32.2 | (0.95) | 30.5 | (1.11) | 33.1 | (0.88) | 31.7 | (0.96) | 27.8 | (0.88) | 29.4 | (0.74) | 20.9 | (0.70) | 20.1 | (1.13) | ||||
| Black | 49.5 | (1.82) | 41.6 | (1.99) | 43.0 | (1.92) | 41.4 | (3.12) | 36.5 | (1.60) | 39.7 | (1.23) | 43.1 | (1.74) | 44.7 | (1.33) | 41.1 | (1.71) | 39.1 | (1.52) | 34.7 | (1.67) | 32.4 | (2.11) | ||||
| Hispanic | 43.2 | (1.58) | 47.9 | (2.69) | 40.7 | (1.68) | 39.9 | (1.65) | 35.8 | (0.91) | 36.1 | (0.98) | 41.0 | (1.64) | 40.4 | (1.25) | 36.2 | (0.95) | 36.8 | (1.44) | 28.4 | (1.15) | 23.0 | (1.10) | ||||
| Asian3 | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 22.7 | (2.71) | 22.3 | (2.73) | 25.9 | (2.99) | 21.6 | (2.43) | 24.3 | (3.50) | 18.9 | (1.72) | 18.4 | (1.87) | 16.1 | (1.87) | 14.7 | (1.12) | ||||
| Pacific Islander3 | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 50.7 | (3.42) | 51.7 | (6.25) | 30.0 | (5.21) | 34.4 | (5.58) | 42.6 | (7.74) | 32.6 | (3.50) | 43.0 | (5.14) | 22.0 | (4.95) | 29.2 | (7.98) | ||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 49.8 | (4.79) | 47.2 | (6.44) | 54.7 | (5.75) | 48.7 | (6.78) | 49.2 | (6.58) | 46.6 | (6.53) | 44.2 | (3.40) | 36.0 | (1.49) | 42.4 | (5.23) | 42.4 | (2.12) | 32.1 | (7.39) | 29.9 | (5.07) | ||||
| Two or more races3 | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 40.2 | (2.76) | 39.6 | (2.85) | 38.2 | (3.64) | 46.9 | (4.16) | 47.8 | (3.30) | 34.2 | (3.51) | 45.0 | (2.60) | 28.5 | (2.31) | 27.6 | (2.58) | ||||
| Grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9th | 50.4 | (1.54) | 47.3 | (2.22) | 44.8 | (1.98) | 41.1 | (1.96) | 39.5 | (1.27) | 38.6 | (1.38) | 43.5 | (1.15) | 40.9 | (1.16) | 37.0 | (1.21) | 37.7 | (1.11) | 28.3 | (1.17) | 27.9 | (1.51) | ||||
| 10th | 42.2 | (1.45) | 40.4 | (1.49) | 40.2 | (1.91) | 37.7 | (2.11) | 34.7 | (1.37) | 33.5 | (1.20) | 36.6 | (1.09) | 36.2 | (1.34) | 33.5 | (1.19) | 35.3 | (1.35) | 26.4 | (1.42) | 23.4 | (1.46) | ||||
| 11th | 40.5 | (1.52) | 36.9 | (1.48) | 34.2 | (1.72) | 31.3 | (1.55) | 29.1 | (1.10) | 30.9 | (1.38) | 31.6 | (1.44) | 34.8 | (1.36) | 28.6 | (0.93) | 29.7 | (1.14) | 24.0 | (1.04) | 20.5 | (1.23) | ||||
| 12th | 34.8 | (1.56) | 31.0 | (1.71) | 28.8 | (1.36) | 30.4 | (1.91) | 26.5 | (1.01) | 26.5 | (1.08) | 29.1 | (1.26) | 28.0 | (1.42) | 24.9 | (0.99) | 26.9 | (0.95) | 18.8 | (1.19) | 17.4 | (1.23) | ||||
| Urbanicity4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Urban | — | (†) | — | (†) | 38.2 | (2.00) | 37.0 | (2.66) | 36.8 | (1.53) | 35.5 | (2.17) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Suburban | — | (†) | — | (†) | 36.7 | (1.59) | 35.0 | (1.56) | 31.3 | (0.80) | 33.1 | (1.23) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Rural | — | (†) | — | (†) | 32.9 | (2.91) | 36.6 | (2.14) | 33.8 | (2.58) | 29.7 | (1.61) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| On school property5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 16.2 | (0.59) | 15.5 | (0.79) | 14.8 | (0.64) | 14.2 | (0.62) | 12.5 | (0.49) | 12.8 | (0.76) | 13.6 | (0.56) | 12.4 | (0.48) | 11.1 | (0.54) | 12.0 | (0.39) | 8.1 | (0.35) | 7.8 | (0.54) | ||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 23.5 | (0.71) | 21.0 | (0.90) | 20.0 | (1.04) | 18.5 | (0.66) | 18.0 | (0.74) | 17.1 | (0.92) | 18.2 | (0.93) | 16.3 | (0.60) | 15.1 | (1.05) | 16.0 | (0.58) | 10.7 | (0.55) | 10.3 | (0.79) | ||||
| Female | 8.6 | (0.73) | 9.5 | (1.03) | 8.6 | (0.78) | 9.8 | (0.95) | 7.2 | (0.47) | 8.0 | (0.70) | 8.8 | (0.52) | 8.5 | (0.62) | 6.7 | (0.42) | 7.8 | (0.43) | 5.6 | (0.38) | 5.0 | (0.45) | ||||
| Race/ethnicity2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 15.0 | (0.68) | 12.9 | (0.62) | 13.3 | (0.84) | 12.3 | (0.86) | 11.2 | (0.60) | 10.0 | (0.73) | 11.6 | (0.66) | 10.2 | (0.56) | 8.6 | (0.58) | 9.9 | (0.51) | 6.4 | (0.45) | 5.6 | (0.35) | ||||
| Black | 22.0 | (1.39) | 20.3 | (1.25) | 20.7 | (1.20) | 18.7 | (1.51) | 16.8 | (1.26) | 17.1 | (1.30) | 16.9 | (1.39) | 17.6 | (1.10) | 17.4 | (0.99) | 16.4 | (0.89) | 12.8 | (0.84) | 12.6 | (1.96) | ||||
| Hispanic | 17.9 | (1.75) | 21.1 | (1.68) | 19.0 | (1.50) | 15.7 | (0.91) | 14.1 | (0.89) | 16.7 | (1.14) | 18.3 | (1.62) | 15.5 | (0.81) | 13.5 | (0.82) | 14.4 | (0.79) | 9.4 | (0.44) | 8.9 | (0.87) | ||||
| Asian3 | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 10.4 | (0.95) | 10.8 | (1.92) | 13.1 | (2.26) | 5.9 | (1.53) | 8.5 | (1.99) | 7.7 | (1.09) | 6.2 | (1.06) | 5.5 | (1.39) | 6.3 | (1.63) | ||||
| Pacific Islander3 | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 25.3 | (4.60) | 29.1 | (7.63) | 22.2 | (4.82) | 24.5 | (5.60) | 9.6 | ! | (3.47) | 14.8 | (2.37) | 20.9 | (4.41) | 7.1 | ! | (2.58) | 20.9 | ! | (7.11) | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 18.6 | (2.74) | 31.4 | (5.58) | 18.9 | (5.55) | 16.2 | ! | (5.23) | 18.2 | (4.41) | 24.2 | (5.03) | 22.0 | (3.16) | 15.0 | (1.12) | 20.7 | (3.73) | 12.0 | (1.77) | 10.7 | (3.13) | 13.2 | (3.54) | |||
| Two or more races3 | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 16.9 | (2.40) | 14.7 | (1.97) | 20.2 | (3.83) | 15.8 | (2.61) | 19.6 | (2.39) | 12.4 | (2.19) | 16.6 | (1.41) | 10.0 | (1.04) | 9.3 | (1.49) | ||||
| Grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9th | 23.1 | (1.55) | 21.6 | (1.79) | 21.3 | (1.29) | 18.6 | (1.02) | 17.3 | (0.77) | 18.0 | (1.24) | 18.9 | (0.93) | 17.0 | (0.67) | 14.9 | (0.98) | 16.2 | (0.77) | 10.9 | (0.78) | 11.6 | (0.82) | ||||
| 10th | 17.2 | (1.07) | 16.5 | (1.57) | 17.0 | (1.67) | 17.2 | (1.23) | 13.5 | (0.88) | 12.8 | (0.89) | 14.4 | (1.08) | 11.7 | (0.86) | 12.1 | (0.83) | 12.8 | (0.86) | 8.3 | (0.61) | 7.3 | (0.76) | ||||
| 11th | 13.8 | (1.27) | 13.6 | (1.00) | 12.5 | (0.87) | 10.8 | (1.01) | 9.4 | (0.71) | 10.4 | (0.89) | 10.4 | (0.75) | 11.0 | (0.73) | 9.5 | (0.63) | 9.2 | (0.55) | 7.5 | (0.53) | 6.5 | (0.83) | ||||
| 12th | 11.4 | (0.66) | 10.6 | (0.73) | 9.5 | (0.73) | 8.1 | (1.00) | 7.5 | (0.56) | 7.3 | (0.70) | 8.5 | (0.70) | 8.6 | (0.62) | 6.6 | (0.59) | 8.8 | (0.69) | 4.9 | (0.63) | 4.5 | (0.51) | ||||
| Urbanicity4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Urban | — | (†) | — | (†) | 15.8 | (1.50) | 14.4 | (1.08) | 14.8 | (0.90) | 14.8 | (1.31) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Suburban | — | (†) | — | (†) | 14.2 | (0.95) | 13.7 | (0.86) | 11.0 | (0.75) | 12.8 | (1.23) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| Rural | — | (†) | — | (†) | 14.7 | (2.09) | 16.3 | (2.33) | 13.8 | (1.10) | 10.0 | (1.36) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 The term "anywhere" is not used in the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) questionnaire; students were simply asked how many times in the past 12 months they had been in a physical fight. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Before 1999, Asian students and Pacific Islander students were not categorized separately, and students could not be classified as Two or more races. Because the response categories changed in 1999, caution should be used in comparing data on race from 1993, 1995, and 1997 with data from later years. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Refers to the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) status of the respondent's household as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Categories include "central city of an MSA (Urban)," "in MSA but not in central city (Suburban)," and "not MSA (Rural)." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 In the question asking students about physical fights at school, "on school property" was not defined for survey respondents. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), 1993 through 2015. (This table was prepared June 2016.) |
