Appendix C
Comparison of Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) Survey Items on Sexual Behavior
Question Category | YRBS Questionnaire | NSFG Questionnaire | |
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Female | Male | ||
Ever had sex | Have you ever had sexual intercourse? |
Opposite Sex Partner Vaginal Sex
|
Opposite Sex Partner Vaginal Sex
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Question Category | YRBS Questionnaire | NSFG Questionnaire | |
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Female | Male | ||
Ever had sex (continued) | Have you ever had sexual intercourse? (continued) |
Oral Sex
Anal Sex
Same Sex Partner
Other Sex
|
Oral Sex
Anal Sex
Same Sex Partner
Anal Sex
|
Question Category | YRBS Questionnaire | NSFG Questionnaire | |
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Female | Male | ||
Age at first sex | How old were you when you had sexual intercourse for the first time? |
Opposite Sex Partner Vaginal Sex
Same Sex Partner
|
Opposite Sex Partner Vaginal Sex
Same Sex Partner
|
Sequence of sexual acts |
Opposite Sex Partner
|
Opposite Sex Partner
|
|
Question Category | YRBS Questionnaire | NSFG Questionnaire | |
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Female | Male | ||
Lifetime sex partners | During your life, with how many people have you had sexual intercourse? |
Opposite Sex Partner Any Sex
Same Sex Partner
|
Opposite Sex Partner Any Sex
Same Sex Partner
|
Recent sex partnersa | During the past 3 months, with how many people have you had sexual intercourse? |
Opposite Sex Partner Any Sex
Vaginal Sex
|
Opposite Sex Partner Any Sex
Vaginal Sex
|
Question Category | YRBS Questionnaire | NSFG Questionnaire | |
---|---|---|---|
Female | Male | ||
Recent sex partnersa |
Oral Sex
Anal Sex
Same Sex Partner
|
Oral Sex
Anal Sex
Same Sex Partner
Oral Sex
Anal Sex
|
Question Category | YRBS Questionnaire | NSFG Questionnaire | |
---|---|---|---|
Female | Male | ||
Substance use and sexual behavior | Did you drink alcohol or use drugs before you had sexual intercourse the last time? | ||
Condom use at last sex | The last time you had sexual intercourse, did you or your partner use a condom? |
Opposite Sex Partner Any Sex
Vaginal Sex
Oral Sex
Anal Sex
|
Opposite Sex Partner Any Sex
Vaginal Sex
Oral Sex
Anal Sex
Same Sex Partner
|
Question Category | YRBS Questionnaire | NSFG Questionnaire | |
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Female | Male | ||
Condom use at last sex (continued) |
Oral Sex
Anal Sex
|
||
Pregnancy prevention at last sexb | The last time you had sexual intercourse, what one method did you or your partner use to prevent pregnancy? (Select only one response.) |
Opposite Sex Partner Vaginal Sex
|
Opposite Sex Partner Vaginal Sex
|
Sex of sexual contactsc | During your life, with whom have you had sexual contact? |
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Sexual orientationc | Which of the following best describes you? |
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a “Recent sex partners” refers to the last 3 months in the YRBS and last 12 months in the NSFG.
b The YRBS asks only about pregnancy prevention; the NSFG asks about both pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention.
c Included in the YRBS since 2015.
SOURCE: Generated by the committee from YRBS questionnaires for 1991–2019 (CDC, 2018) and NSFG codebooks for 2015–2017 (CDC, 2019).
REFERENCES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2018). YRBS Questionnaire Content—1991–2019. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health.
———. (2019). 2015–2017 NSFG: Public-Use Data Files, Codebooks, and Documentation. Available: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nsfg/nsfg_2015_2017_puf.htm.