Concussions among sports playing youth U.S. 2017

This statistic shows the percentage of high school youth that suffered a select number of concussions from sports or physical activity as of 2017. According to the survey, two percent of sports playing youth had suffered three or more concussions.

Percentage of U.S. students in grades 9-12 that suffered a select number of concussions from playing sports as of 2017

Characteristic	Percentage of students
0 concussions	84.9%
1 concussion	9.1%
2 concussions	3%
3 concussions	1%
4 or more concussions	2%

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Release date

June 2018

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United States

Survey time period

2017

Number of respondents

14,765 respondents

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students in grades 9 to 12

Method of interview

Questionnaire

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