Seelman, Kristie L.
Walker, Mary Beth
Article History
Received: 19 April 2018
Accepted: 18 July 2018
First Online: 16 August 2018
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: This study involved secondary data analysis of de-identified data and was determined to be “not human subjects research” by the IRB at Georgia State University.
: For the YRBS, states and schools can determine procedures for obtaining parental permission for youth involvement in the survey. Some states and local schools choose to use active permission (a parent or guardian must send back a signed consent form before the youth can participate), while others use passive permission (a parent or guardian sends back a signed form only if they do not want their child to participate). Because this manuscript uses deidentified secondary data, the authors do not have copies of the informed consent forms.