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| Student characteristic | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 16.2 | (0.45) | 14.8 | (0.54) | 15.5 | (0.53) | 14.9 | (0.61) | 15.7 | (0.56) | 15.9 | (0.44) | ||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 10.8 | (0.60) | 8.5 | (0.45) | 9.7 | (0.68) | 9.9 | (0.37) | 10.9 | (0.69) | 11.2 | (0.49) | ||||||
| Female | 22.1 | (0.60) | 21.0 | (0.91) | 21.7 | (0.82) | 19.7 | (1.20) | 20.4 | (0.76) | 20.5 | (0.60) | ||||||
Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 16.2 | (1.56) | 18.0 | (4.38) | 18.7 | (3.67) | 13.2 | (3.79) | 21.3 | ! | (6.78) | 20.9 | (3.73) | |||||
| Asian | 14.4 | (2.45) | 12.9 | (1.70) | 13.9 | (2.42) | 10.0 | (1.49) | 12.1 | (1.16) | 13.3 | (1.89) | ||||||
| Black | 8.9 | (0.68) | 8.7 | (0.78) | 8.6 | (0.97) | 10.9 | (1.01) | 8.6 | (0.65) | 9.5 | (0.62) | ||||||
| Hispanic | 13.6 | (0.80) | 12.8 | (0.98) | 12.4 | (0.97) | 12.3 | (0.40) | 12.7 | (0.84) | 13.2 | (1.40) | ||||||
| Pacific Islander | 19.6 | (5.25) | 15.7 | (3.46) | 11.8 | ! | (4.27) | 15.0 | (2.75) | 19.0 | ! | (6.58) | 9.7 | (2.32) | ||||
| White | 18.6 | (0.73) | 16.9 | (0.84) | 18.4 | (0.78) | 17.3 | (0.88) | 18.6 | (0.76) | 18.8 | (0.79) | ||||||
| Two or more races | 21.0 | (2.16) | 18.9 | (1.94) | 20.4 | (2.43) | 16.0 | (2.21) | 19.2 | (2.00) | 16.9 | (2.29) | ||||||
Sexual identity1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Heterosexual | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 14.2 | (0.56) | 13.3 | (0.49) | 14.1 | (0.60) | 12.7 | (0.45) | ||||||
| Gay or Lesbian | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 20.0 | (2.75) | 18.4 | (2.15) | 28.1 | (3.70) | 24.8 | (2.64) | ||||||
| Bisexual | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 30.7 | (2.42) | 29.6 | (2.50) | 26.1 | (1.91) | 28.4 | (1.69) | ||||||
| Not sure | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 22.5 | (2.36) | 22.0 | (2.74) | 19.4 | (2.09) | --- | (†) | ||||||
| Other/questioning | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | --- | (†) | 24.8 | (1.59) | ||||||
Grade | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9th | 15.5 | (0.78) | 16.1 | (1.00) | 16.5 | (1.00) | 16.7 | (0.67) | 16.5 | (0.85) | 16.6 | (1.09) | ||||||
| 10th | 18.1 | (0.90) | 14.5 | (1.00) | 16.6 | (0.96) | 14.8 | (0.75) | 16.0 | (0.86) | 16.5 | (0.78) | ||||||
| 11th | 16.0 | (1.19) | 14.9 | (0.98) | 14.7 | (1.17) | 14.2 | (1.20) | 14.4 | (0.97) | 15.5 | (0.84) | ||||||
| 12th | 15.0 | (0.89) | 13.5 | (0.67) | 14.3 | (0.85) | 13.5 | (1.10) | 15.4 | (0.98) | 14.4 | (0.83) | ||||||
| ---Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1From 2015 to 2019, students were asked which of the following best described them: "heterosexual (straight)," "gay or lesbian," "bisexual," or "not sure." In 2021, the response options were updated to include "heterosexual (straight)," "gay or lesbian," "bisexual," "I am not sure about my sexual identity (questioning)," "I describe my sexual identity in some other way," or "I do not know what this question is asking." Students who selected "I do not know what this question is asking" are considered to be missing the sexual identity variable and thus excluded from the analyses. Because the response categories changed in 2021, caution should be used in comparing data on sexual identity from 2021 with data from earlier years. | ||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Electronic bullying includes "being bullied through e-mail, chat rooms, instant messaging, websites, or texting" for 2011 through 2015, and "being bullied through texting, Instagram, Facebook, or other social media" for 2017 through 2021. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. | ||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), 2011 through 2021. (This table was prepared July 2023.) | ||||||||||||||||||
