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Table 228.42. Percentage distribution of students in grades 9-12, by number of times they reported being threatened or injured with a weapon on school property during the previous 12 months and selected student characteristics: Selected years, 2009 through 2017
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Student characteristic Total 0 times 1 time 2 or 3 times 4 to 11 times 12 or more times
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Total                                  
2009 100.0 (†) 92.3   (0.37) 3.2   (0.18) 1.9   (0.15) 1.4   (0.11) 1.2   (0.13)
2011 100.0 (†) 92.6   (0.31) 3.1   (0.17) 1.9   (0.15) 1.4   (0.13) 1.0   (0.12)
2013 100.0 (†) 93.1   (0.38) 3.0   (0.22) 1.7   (0.14) 1.3   (0.14) 0.9   (0.11)
                                   
2015                                  
Total 100.0 (†) 94.0   (0.38) 2.7   (0.22) 1.5   (0.16) 1.0   (0.14) 0.8   (0.12)
Sex                                  
Male 100.0 (†) 93.0   (0.50) 3.1   (0.30) 1.6   (0.19) 1.3   (0.21) 1.0   (0.18)
Female 100.0 (†) 95.4   (0.42) 2.3   (0.23) 1.3   (0.23) 0.6   (0.12) 0.4 ! (0.12)
                                   
Race/ethnicity                                  
White 100.0 (†) 95.1   (0.50) 2.4   (0.24) 1.5   (0.25) 0.6   (0.12) 0.4   (0.10)
Black 100.0 (†) 92.1   (1.10) 4.1   (0.80) 1.6 ! (0.47) 1.4 ! (0.51) 0.9 ! (0.34)
Hispanic 100.0 (†) 93.4   (0.65) 2.6   (0.36) 1.4   (0.27) 1.4   (0.24) 1.2   (0.19)
Asian 100.0 (†) 96.4   (1.40)   (†) 0.5 ! (0.25)   (†)   (†)
Pacific Islander 100.0 (†) 79.5   (7.28)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
American Indian/Alaska Native 100.0 (†) 91.8   (2.69)   (†) 3.1 ! (1.18)   (†)   (†)
Two or more races 100.0 (†) 92.0   (1.82) 3.8 ! (1.37) 1.7 ! (0.71) 1.2 ! (0.52) 1.3 ! (0.60)
                                   
Sexual orientation1                                  
Heterosexual 100.0 (†) 94.9   (0.36) 2.6   (0.24) 1.2   (0.17) 0.8   (0.12) 0.5   (0.10)
Gay, lesbian, or bisexual 100.0 (†) 90.0   (1.19) 4.3   (0.71) 2.7   (0.71) 2.3   (0.63) 0.7   (0.21)
Not sure 100.0 (†) 87.4   (2.01) 3.1 ! (0.98) 4.3 ! (1.40)   (†) 3.5 ! (1.42)
                                   
Grade                                  
9th 100.0 (†) 92.8   (0.51) 3.5   (0.36) 2.1   (0.34) 0.9   (0.15) 0.6   (0.15)
10th 100.0 (†) 93.8   (0.57) 2.9   (0.35) 1.3   (0.26) 1.3   (0.28) 0.7   (0.15)
11th 100.0 (†) 94.5   (0.68) 2.5   (0.45) 1.1   (0.20) 1.1 ! (0.33) 0.8   (0.23)
12th 100.0 (†) 95.6   (0.69) 1.8   (0.34) 1.3   (0.29) 0.7 ! (0.23) 0.6   (0.17)
                                   
2017                                  
Total 100.0 (†) 94.0   (0.33) 2.7   (0.26) 1.5   (0.14) 1.0   (0.11) 0.8   (0.10)
Sex                                  
Male 100.0 (†) 92.2   (0.39) 3.2   (0.29) 2.0   (0.23) 1.3   (0.15) 1.3   (0.17)
Female 100.0 (†) 95.9   (0.46) 2.2   (0.35) 1.0   (0.14) 0.6   (0.15) 0.2   (0.07)
                                   
Race/ethnicity                                  
White 100.0 (†) 95.0   (0.51) 2.6   (0.41) 1.3   (0.17) 0.7   (0.15) 0.5   (0.12)
Black 100.0 (†) 92.2   (0.66) 2.9   (0.47) 2.2   (0.43) 1.6   (0.43) 1.1 ! (0.33)
Hispanic 100.0 (†) 93.9   (0.45) 2.5   (0.32) 1.5   (0.24) 1.1   (0.22) 1.0   (0.25)
Asian 100.0 (†) 95.7   (0.89) 2.0 ! (0.81) 0.3 ! (0.15)   (†)   (†)
Pacific Islander 100.0 (†) 93.0   (2.33)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
American Indian/Alaska Native 100.0 (†) 86.3   (3.57)   (†) 4.4 ! (2.07) 1.7 ! (0.72)   (†)
Two or more races 100.0 (†) 92.0   (1.23) 3.7   (0.70) 2.0 ! (0.85) 1.5 ! (0.68) 0.7 ! (0.35)
                                   
Sexual orientation1                                  
Heterosexual 100.0 (†) 94.6   (0.30) 2.5   (0.26) 1.4   (0.13) 0.8   (0.11) 0.6   (0.10)
Gay, lesbian, or bisexual 100.0 (†) 90.6   (1.08) 4.0   (0.67) 2.6   (0.67) 1.7   (0.37) 1.1 ! (0.39)
Not sure 100.0 (†) 88.9   (1.84) 3.4   (0.99) 1.3 ! (0.57) 3.2 ! (1.17) 3.2 ! (1.09)
                                   
Grade                                  
9th 100.0 (†) 93.2   (0.60) 3.5   (0.49) 1.9   (0.28) 1.0   (0.24) 0.5   (0.12)
10th 100.0 (†) 93.2   (0.60) 3.4   (0.42) 1.4   (0.28) 1.1   (0.23) 0.8   (0.20)
11th 100.0 (†) 94.9   (0.57) 2.0   (0.30) 1.4   (0.29) 0.8   (0.23) 0.9   (0.19)
12th 100.0 (†) 95.4   (0.52) 1.7   (0.31) 1.3   (0.26) 1.0   (0.21) 0.7   (0.18)
†Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1 Students were asked which sexual orientation--"heterosexual (straight)," "gay or lesbian," "bisexual," or “not sure"--best described them.
NOTE: Survey respondents were asked about being threatened or injured "with a weapon such as a gun, knife, or club on school property." "On school property" was not defined for respondents. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), 2009 through 2017. (This table was prepared July 2018.)

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