Data from the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey reveals that Vermont high school students who participate in afterschool activities are more likely than those who do not to feel that they matter to people in their communities and have supportive adults to talk to when needed.
Author: Erin Schwab
Bullying, aggressive behavior and afterschool participation
Bullying behaviors among high school teens in Vermont decrease as teens engage in afterschool activities. This post explores the data from the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey that reveal these outcomes.
Screen time and physical activity among students who participate in afterschool programming
High school students in Vermont who participate in afterschool activities are likely to have more moderate rates of screen time and higher levels of physical activity than their peers who participate in fewer or no hours of afterschool activities, according to data from the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
Afterschool participation and academic performance
Data from the Vermont 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey suggest that students who participate in more afterschool activities are more likely than students who do not to earn good grades in high school.
LGBT students and afterschool participation
When thinking about increasing access to afterschool programming for all students, we need to keep in mind that LGBT students do not participate in afterschool programming at the same rates as their cis gender/heterosexual peers (according to data from the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey).