More Distant Outcomes
In Geary County, students in grades 9–12
completed the ACE in 1994 (N=1,004) and
the YRBS in 1997 (N=952); the respective
response rates were 73% and 68%. In
Franklin County, students in grades 9–12
completed the YRBS in November 1994
(N=710) and in November 1996 (N=817),
with response rates of 68% and 79%. Demographic
characteristics of survey respondents
remained relatively stable
across the assessments in both Geary and
Franklin counties.