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The 2021 Kentucky Incentives for Prevention (KIP) Survey was administered to over 93,000 students throughout kentucky.

The Kentucky Incentives for Prevention (KIP) survey is Kentucky’s largest source of data related to youth use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD), as well as a number of additional factors related to adolescent social and emotional well-being. Each participating school district receives a detailed report outlining district-specific results, and depicting comparisons to the region, state and (when available) the rest of country. Districts utilize their KIP results extensively for grant-writing purposes, prevention activities, and various other needs related to program planning.

Survey administration typically takes place every-other-year in even-numbered years. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the planned October 2020 administration was cancelled. Administration resumed in October 2021, and over 93,000 students representing 129 school districts completed the survey.

The 2021 mid-pandemic administration included the addition of several new questions to address impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, impacts of the racial justice movement, experience of race-based discrimination, sleep habits, sexual orientation, social media use, connection to a trusted adult, extracurricular involvement, vaping and hallucinogenic drug use. Resultant data provided vital insight into the current behavioral health of young people throughout the Commonwealth.

To learn more, click through this site for access to recent KIP Survey publications, information related to technical aspects of the survey, and links to relevant resources.

You may also view and download: About KIP: History and Background