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Reduce sexual or physical adolescent dating violence — IVP‑18 Data Methodology and Measurement

On this page:  About the National Data  |  Methodology  |  History

About the National Data

Data

Data Source:  Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC/NCCDPHP

Baseline: 12.6 percent of students in grades 9 through 12 who dated or went out with someone in the past 12 months reported that they had been forced to do "sexual things" (e.g., kissing, touching, or having sexual intercourse) they did not want to do, or were physically hurt on purpose (e.g., being hit, slammed into something, or injured with an object or weapon) 1 or more times in the past 12 months in 2017

Target: 11.4 percent

Numerator
Number of students in grades 9 through 12 who dated or went out with someone during the past 12 months who reported that they had been forced to do "sexual things" (e.g., kissing, touching, or being physically forced to have sexual intercourse) they did not want to do or were physically hurt on purpose (e.g., being hit, slammed into something, or injured with an object or weapon) 1 or more times 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 trend was non-linear. 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 did someone you were dating or going out with force you to do sexual things that you did not want to do? (Count such things as kissing, touching, or being physically forced to have sexual intercourse.)
  1. I did not date or go out with anyone during the last 12 months
  2. 0 times
  3. 1 time
  4. 2 or 3 times
  5. 4 or 5 times
  6. 6 or more times
During the past 12 months, how many times did someone you were dating or going out with physically hurt you on purpose? (Count such things as being hit, slammed into something, or injured with an object or weapon.)
  1. I did not date or go out with anyone during the last 12 months
  2. 0 times
  3. 1 time
  4. 2 or 3 times
  5. 4 or 5 times
  6. 6 or more times

History

Revision History
Revised. 

In 2024, the baseline race/ethnicity data were revised at the request of the data provider.