The data about the Middle School Students Who Rarely or Never Wore a Seat Belt come from the Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey (MS-YRBS).
The MS-YRBS, one of four statewide, school-based surveys included in the Florida Youth Survey (FYS), tracks indicators of behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence, substance use, physical activity, and dietary behaviors. In Florida, the MS-YRBS data is collected at the state level in public and charter middle schools during odd-numbered years.
In 2021, the percent of Middle School Students Who Rarely or Never Wore a Seat Belt (MS-YRBS) (Overall) was 4.4% in Florida.
Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Division of Community Health Promotion, Florida Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey (MS-YRBS).
Confidence intervals – Because the YRBS is a survey and all estimates of prevalence are subject to random sample errors, we include 95% confidence intervals with each prevalence (%) in the tables. The confidence interval ranges appear below the prevalence estimates in parentheses.
This is secondary, quantitative data.