Description
For sample persons age 12 to 21, OUTNIGHTNOYR reports how many nights he or she stayed out without permission, in the past 12 months. The question implies permission from parents or guardian.
OUTNIGHTNOYR is part of the 1992 Youth Risk Behavior Supplement, sponsored by the Division of Adolescent and School Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to the survey description, this supplement was part of the Youth Risk Surveillance System that was developed to monitor the major risk behaviors of American youth. Sample youth responded for themselves. They listened to taped interview questions and recorded their responses on paper, which were then returned to the interviewers in sealed envelopes.
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