About the YouR HeAlth Survey
To address key gaps in the field, inform Power to Decide programs, and monitor progress toward organizational goals, Power to Decide has launched the Youth Reproductive Health Access (YouR HeAlth) Survey, surveying 15-29-year-old respondents assigned female at birth using Ipsos KnowledgePanel, the largest probability-based online panel in the U.S. This national survey measures young people’s knowledge, attitudes, and experiences related to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information and health services, with an emphasis on contraception and abortion. As a complement to existing behavioral surveillance systems, the survey focuses on behavioral antecedents, providing actionable data to support access to quality information and services. The survey addresses abortion and the sample includes adolescents under the age of 18 — two notable features of this data collection effort. Many national surveys that cover SRH do not include abortion, and minors are often excluded even though they face unique barriers to access that are important to understand and address.
Power to Decide plans to conduct the YouR HeAlth Survey annually. With this repeated, cross-section design, we will be able to examine trends over time. In even years, we will administer the full survey, while in odd years, we will use an abbreviated version that focuses on rapidly changing indicators and emergent issues.
