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About the National Data
Data
Baseline: 23.6 percent of students in grades 9 through 12 reported that they had engaged in physical fighting in the past 12 months in 2017
Target: 20.9 percent
Numerator
Number of students in grades 9 through 12 who report being in a physical fight at least 1 time during the past 12 months.
Denominator
Number of students in grades 9 through 12.
Target-setting method
Minimal statistical significance
Target-setting method details
Minimal statistical significance, assuming the same standard error for the target as for the baseline.
Target-setting method justification
Trend data were evaluated for this objective, but it was not possible to project a target because the 2017 estimate moved away from the desired direction. The standard error was used to calculate a target based on minimal statistical significance, assuming the same standard error for the target as for the baseline. This method was used because it was a statistically significant improvement from the baseline.
Methodology
Questions used to obtain the national baseline data
(For additional information, please visit the data source page linked above.)
From the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System:
Numerator:
During the past 12 months, how many times were you in a physical fight?- 0 times
- 1 time
- 2 or 3 times
- 4 or 5 times
- 6 or 7 times
- 8 or 9 times
- 10 or 11 times
- 12 or more times
History
Comparable HP2020 objective
Retained, which includes core objectives that are continuing from Healthy People 2020 with no change in measurement.
Revision History
- Revised.
In 2024, the baseline race/ethnicity data were revised at the request of the data provider.
- Revised.
In 2024, the baseline race/ethnicity data were revised at the request of the data provider.
