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National data on the prevalence of concussion among school youth are lacking. To fill this gap, investigators analyzed data from the 2016 Monitoring the Future survey of eighth, 10th, and 12th graders, to which a question about concussion had been added. Students could answer “no,” “yes once,” or “yes more than once” to the question “Have you ever had a head injury that was diagnosed as a concussion?”
Of 13,000 students who participated in the survey, 14% reported one concussion and nearly 6% reported more than one. Females were almost 20% less likely than males to report concussions, while African-American and Hispanic students were roughly 50% less likely than white students to do so. Students in 10th and 12th grade were significantly more…