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| Year and student characteristic | 0 times | 1 or 2 times | 3 to 9 times | 10 to 39 times | 40 or more times | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2011 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 76.9 | (0.80) | 7.4 | (0.30) | 5.1 | (0.26) | 5.8 | (0.26) | 4.8 | (0.30) | |||||
| Sex | |||||||||||||||
| Male | 74.1 | (1.01) | 7.1 | (0.40) | 5.0 | (0.35) | 6.8 | (0.40) | 7.0 | (0.47) | |||||
| Female | 79.9 | (0.95) | 7.7 | (0.48) | 5.3 | (0.42) | 4.7 | (0.32) | 2.4 | (0.26) | |||||
Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 52.6 | (3.20) | 10.5 | (2.82) | 8.2 | (0.98) | 15.4 | (2.95) | 13.2 | (1.81) | |||||
| Asian | 86.4 | (3.75) | ‡ | (†) | 3.9 | (0.91) | 1.6 | ! | (0.62) | 3.2 | ! | (1.34) | |||
| Black | 74.9 | (1.35) | 7.9 | (0.69) | 6.3 | (0.70) | 6.1 | (0.53) | 4.7 | (0.63) | |||||
| Hispanic | 75.6 | (1.27) | 8.3 | (0.59) | 5.6 | (0.33) | 5.9 | (0.53) | 4.7 | (0.46) | |||||
| Pacific Islander | 68.9 | (7.08) | 11.3 | (3.34) | 3.8 | ! | (1.87) | ‡ | (†) | 6.6 | ! | (2.27) | |||
| White | 78.3 | (1.09) | 6.9 | (0.42) | 4.6 | (0.41) | 5.6 | (0.38) | 4.6 | (0.44) | |||||
| Two or more races | 73.2 | (2.10) | 7.2 | (1.20) | 6.1 | (1.07) | 6.7 | (1.13) | 6.7 | (1.33) | |||||
Grade | |||||||||||||||
| 9th | 82.0 | (1.11) | 6.2 | (0.47) | 4.3 | (0.44) | 3.9 | (0.44) | 3.6 | (0.42) | |||||
| 10th | 78.4 | (1.15) | 7.4 | (0.60) | 4.5 | (0.46) | 5.4 | (0.45) | 4.3 | (0.50) | |||||
| 11th | 74.5 | (1.44) | 8.0 | (0.59) | 5.8 | (0.54) | 7.1 | (0.48) | 4.5 | (0.50) | |||||
| 12th | 72.0 | (1.08) | 8.3 | (0.59) | 6.0 | (0.51) | 7.0 | (0.50) | 6.7 | (0.53) | |||||
2013 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 76.6 | (1.08) | 7.1 | (0.42) | 5.6 | (0.40) | 5.7 | (0.38) | 5.0 | (0.39) | |||||
| Sex | |||||||||||||||
| Male | 75.0 | (1.14) | 6.5 | (0.42) | 5.4 | (0.41) | 6.6 | (0.48) | 6.5 | (0.53) | |||||
| Female | 78.1 | (1.28) | 7.8 | (0.59) | 5.8 | (0.55) | 4.9 | (0.40) | 3.4 | (0.36) | |||||
Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 64.5 | (6.37) | 8.8 | ! | (2.70) | 15.3 | (4.04) | 3.6 | ! | (1.48) | 7.9 | ! | (2.77) | ||
| Asian | 83.6 | (2.99) | 4.1 | (1.02) | 3.9 | ! | (1.27) | 3.7 | ! | (1.16) | 4.7 | ! | (2.03) | ||
| Black | 71.1 | (1.30) | 8.2 | (0.52) | 6.0 | (0.65) | 8.3 | (0.85) | 6.3 | (0.71) | |||||
| Hispanic | 72.4 | (1.50) | 8.6 | (0.52) | 6.8 | (0.78) | 6.6 | (0.59) | 5.6 | (0.70) | |||||
| Pacific Islander | 76.6 | (7.35) | 4.9 | ! | (2.31) | 13.2 | ! | (5.07) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||
| White | 79.6 | (1.36) | 6.3 | (0.63) | 4.8 | (0.52) | 4.9 | (0.43) | 4.4 | (0.42) | |||||
| Two or more races | 71.2 | (2.55) | 9.7 | (1.36) | 6.5 | (0.95) | 5.9 | (1.12) | 6.7 | (1.29) | |||||
Grade | |||||||||||||||
| 9th | 82.3 | (1.13) | 6.3 | (0.59) | 4.3 | (0.51) | 4.3 | (0.43) | 2.8 | (0.38) | |||||
| 10th | 76.5 | (1.89) | 7.2 | (0.65) | 6.0 | (0.67) | 5.4 | (0.86) | 5.0 | (0.81) | |||||
| 11th | 74.5 | (1.37) | 7.6 | (0.68) | 5.7 | (0.60) | 6.2 | (0.56) | 6.0 | (0.56) | |||||
| 12th | 72.3 | (1.58) | 7.6 | (0.68) | 6.5 | (0.52) | 7.3 | (0.74) | 6.4 | (0.63) | |||||
2015 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 78.3 | (1.22) | 7.0 | (0.37) | 5.5 | (0.49) | 5.0 | (0.39) | 4.2 | (0.40) | |||||
| Sex | |||||||||||||||
| Male | 76.8 | (1.46) | 6.4 | (0.47) | 5.3 | (0.52) | 6.0 | (0.51) | 5.5 | (0.61) | |||||
| Female | 79.9 | (1.33) | 7.6 | (0.44) | 5.7 | (0.61) | 3.9 | (0.38) | 2.9 | (0.31) | |||||
Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 73.1 | (5.20) | 6.3 | ! | (2.47) | 6.2 | ! | (2.42) | 6.0 | ! | (2.32) | ‡ | (†) | ||
| Asian | 91.8 | (1.58) | 2.6 | ! | (0.87) | 2.8 | (0.81) | 1.3 | ! | (0.60) | 1.5 | ! | (0.72) | ||
| Black | 72.9 | (1.57) | 8.3 | (1.14) | 7.3 | (0.68) | 6.4 | (0.65) | 5.1 | (0.99) | |||||
| Hispanic | 75.5 | (1.49) | 7.7 | (0.64) | 6.1 | (0.55) | 5.3 | (0.40) | 5.3 | (0.62) | |||||
| Pacific Islander | 82.6 | (4.88) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| White | 80.1 | (1.67) | 6.9 | (0.45) | 4.9 | (0.76) | 4.6 | (0.55) | 3.5 | (0.44) | |||||
| Two or more races | 76.5 | (2.18) | 6.0 | (1.08) | 5.9 | (1.43) | 6.2 | (1.09) | 5.4 | (1.10) | |||||
Sexual identity1 | |||||||||||||||
| Heterosexual | 67.9 | (1.30) | 17.5 | (0.74) | 11.7 | (0.89) | 1.9 | (0.18) | 0.9 | (0.13) | |||||
| Gay or Lesbian | 64.1 | (3.78) | 17.6 | (4.06) | 16.0 | (3.28) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| Bisexual | 58.2 | (2.45) | 22.9 | (1.99) | 15.6 | (1.59) | 1.7 | ! | (0.53) | 1.5 | ! | (0.58) | |||
| Not sure | 65.4 | (2.91) | 14.6 | (2.02) | 12.9 | (2.41) | 2.9 | ! | (1.06) | 4.3 | (1.19) | ||||
Grade | |||||||||||||||
| 9th | 84.8 | (0.98) | 5.5 | (0.56) | 4.2 | (0.38) | 3.0 | (0.35) | 2.4 | (0.34) | |||||
| 10th | 80.0 | (1.87) | 6.1 | (0.73) | 5.4 | (0.79) | 4.7 | (0.58) | 3.9 | (0.59) | |||||
| 11th | 75.2 | (1.27) | 7.7 | (0.55) | 6.7 | (1.00) | 6.1 | (0.61) | 4.3 | (0.55) | |||||
| 12th | 72.4 | (1.93) | 8.9 | (0.61) | 5.8 | (0.58) | 6.4 | (0.97) | 6.4 | (0.82) | |||||
2017 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 80.2 | (0.84) | 6.7 | (0.33) | 5.0 | (0.25) | 4.1 | (0.33) | 3.9 | (0.34) | |||||
| Sex | |||||||||||||||
| Male | 80.0 | (0.89) | 6.3 | (0.45) | 4.7 | (0.26) | 4.3 | (0.38) | 4.7 | (0.45) | |||||
| Female | 80.4 | (1.14) | 7.1 | (0.45) | 5.3 | (0.40) | 4.0 | (0.43) | 3.1 | (0.44) | |||||
Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 70.3 | (6.30) | 3.0 | ! | (1.34) | 7.4 | ! | (3.58) | 5.3 | ! | (2.22) | 14.1 | ! | (5.10) | |
| Asian | 92.7 | (1.79) | 2.3 | (0.68) | 2.2 | ! | (0.81) | 1.3 | ! | (0.54) | ‡ | (†) | |||
| Black | 74.7 | (1.24) | 7.6 | (0.81) | 7.0 | (0.70) | 5.4 | (0.71) | 5.3 | (0.66) | |||||
| Hispanic | 76.6 | (1.85) | 8.6 | (0.42) | 6.0 | (0.67) | 4.7 | (0.83) | 4.0 | (0.51) | |||||
| Pacific Islander | 83.9 | (4.08) | 7.1 | ! | (2.46) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
| White | 82.3 | (1.12) | 6.1 | (0.51) | 4.3 | (0.36) | 3.8 | (0.37) | 3.5 | (0.46) | |||||
| Two or more races | 79.7 | (2.27) | 6.9 | (1.14) | 4.6 | (1.02) | 4.1 | (0.89) | 4.7 | (1.17) | |||||
Sexual identity1 | |||||||||||||||
| Heterosexual | 70.3 | (1.02) | 16.6 | (0.59) | 10.3 | (0.56) | 2.0 | (0.20) | 0.8 | (0.14) | |||||
| Gay or Lesbian | 66.3 | (3.33) | 19.1 | (3.05) | 11.5 | (2.61) | 1.0 | ! | (0.38) | 2.1 | ! | (1.03) | |||
| Bisexual | 61.6 | (2.68) | 18.9 | (1.76) | 14.1 | (1.65) | 4.2 | (0.78) | 1.2 | ! | (0.39) | ||||
| Not sure | 78.5 | (2.76) | 11.7 | (1.64) | 4.0 | (0.74) | 1.9 | ! | (0.76) | 3.9 | ! | (1.63) | |||
Grade | |||||||||||||||
| 9th | 86.9 | (1.07) | 5.2 | (0.43) | 3.0 | (0.44) | 2.7 | (0.39) | 2.1 | (0.37) | |||||
| 10th | 81.3 | (0.93) | 6.7 | (0.50) | 5.3 | (0.57) | 3.7 | (0.39) | 3.0 | (0.41) | |||||
| 11th | 77.4 | (1.23) | 7.3 | (0.46) | 6.5 | (0.64) | 4.4 | (0.48) | 4.4 | (0.45) | |||||
| 12th | 74.3 | (1.43) | 8.0 | (0.70) | 5.4 | (0.50) | 6.1 | (0.76) | 6.2 | (0.73) | |||||
2019 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 78.3 | (0.94) | 8.0 | (0.33) | 4.7 | (0.30) | 5.1 | (0.36) | 3.9 | (0.44) | |||||
| Sex | |||||||||||||||
| Male | 77.5 | (0.95) | 7.4 | (0.46) | 4.2 | (0.41) | 6.0 | (0.52) | 4.9 | (0.53) | |||||
| Female | 79.2 | (1.07) | 8.5 | (0.46) | 5.2 | (0.43) | 4.2 | (0.33) | 2.9 | (0.44) | |||||
Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 66.2 | (6.55) | ‡ | (†) | 3.5 | ! | (1.56) | 11.6 | ! | (4.45) | 11.0 | ! | (4.25) | ||
| Asian | 91.5 | (1.53) | 3.5 | (0.68) | 1.5 | ! | (0.47) | 1.4 | ! | (0.50) | 2.1 | ! | (0.84) | ||
| Black | 78.3 | (1.33) | 8.0 | (0.82) | 4.5 | (0.65) | 5.6 | (0.76) | 3.6 | (0.66) | |||||
| Hispanic | 77.6 | (1.04) | 8.3 | (0.60) | 4.8 | (0.50) | 5.9 | (0.65) | 3.3 | (0.50) | |||||
| Pacific Islander | 85.7 | (4.70) | 5.3 | ! | (2.31) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
| White | 77.9 | (1.16) | 8.1 | (0.51) | 4.9 | (0.37) | 4.9 | (0.39) | 4.2 | (0.66) | |||||
| Two or more races | 72.2 | (2.13) | 9.2 | (1.32) | 6.2 | (1.21) | 6.4 | (1.15) | 6.1 | (1.10) | |||||
Sexual identity1 | |||||||||||||||
| Heterosexual | 71.2 | (1.00) | 15.7 | (0.65) | 10.7 | (0.55) | 1.5 | (0.21) | 0.8 | (0.15) | |||||
| Gay or Lesbian | 66.7 | (4.08) | 19.6 | (3.43) | 11.8 | (2.77) | 1.0 | ! | (0.52) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
| Bisexual | 66.0 | (2.21) | 18.8 | (1.87) | 11.6 | (1.19) | 1.8 | ! | (0.69) | 1.8 | ! | (0.64) | |||
| Not sure | 74.7 | (2.80) | 13.9 | (1.97) | 8.2 | (1.66) | ‡ | (†) | 2.9 | ! | (1.09) | ||||
Grade | |||||||||||||||
| 9th | 85.4 | (0.93) | 7.3 | (0.71) | 2.6 | (0.41) | 3.1 | (0.38) | 1.6 | (0.35) | |||||
| 10th | 80.2 | (1.26) | 7.7 | (0.70) | 4.7 | (0.48) | 4.3 | (0.70) | 3.0 | (0.39) | |||||
| 11th | 75.1 | (1.66) | 8.2 | (0.60) | 5.3 | (0.47) | 6.6 | (0.66) | 4.7 | (0.84) | |||||
| 12th | 71.7 | (1.59) | 8.7 | (0.71) | 6.5 | (0.62) | 6.8 | (0.70) | 6.3 | (0.92) | |||||
2021 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 84.2 | (0.86) | 5.2 | (0.28) | 3.2 | (0.25) | 4.1 | (0.32) | 3.3 | (0.23) | |||||
| Sex | |||||||||||||||
| Male | 86.4 | (0.81) | 3.7 | (0.27) | 2.5 | (0.21) | 4.0 | (0.36) | 3.4 | (0.41) | |||||
| Female | 82.2 | (1.06) | 6.7 | (0.39) | 4.0 | (0.44) | 4.1 | (0.39) | 3.0 | (0.26) | |||||
Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 82.4 | (4.96) | 1.6 | ! | (0.70) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 5.2 | ! | (2.18) | |||
| Asian | 94.9 | (1.00) | 2.0 | (0.28) | 0.9 | (0.28) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| Black | 79.5 | (1.60) | 7.6 | (0.78) | 3.8 | (0.55) | 4.9 | (0.59) | 4.2 | (0.67) | |||||
| Hispanic | 83.3 | (1.41) | 5.2 | (0.52) | 3.5 | (0.64) | 4.3 | (0.61) | 3.7 | (0.35) | |||||
| Pacific Islander | 84.5 | (5.94) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 5.3 | ! | (2.22) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
| White | 85.2 | (0.83) | 4.9 | (0.36) | 3.0 | (0.17) | 3.9 | (0.31) | 3.0 | (0.34) | |||||
| Two or more races | 79.9 | (2.53) | 6.0 | (0.82) | 4.5 | (1.13) | 6.0 | (1.41) | 3.7 | (0.62) | |||||
Sexual identity1 | |||||||||||||||
| Heterosexual | 78.4 | (0.76) | 12.0 | (0.50) | 7.6 | (0.48) | 1.3 | (0.18) | 0.7 | (0.09) | |||||
| Gay or Lesbian | 79.5 | (2.76) | 8.9 | (1.86) | 7.4 | (1.77) | 2.4 | ! | (1.12) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
| Bisexual | 68.4 | (2.21) | 18.6 | (1.36) | 10.8 | (1.33) | 1.6 | (0.38) | 0.6 | ! | (0.25) | ||||
| Other/questioning | 79.1 | (1.50) | 12.0 | (1.19) | 6.7 | (0.71) | 0.9 | (0.25) | 1.3 | ! | (0.41) | ||||
Grade | |||||||||||||||
| 9th | 90.9 | (0.81) | 3.0 | (0.38) | 2.1 | (0.28) | 2.5 | (0.37) | 1.5 | (0.29) | |||||
| 10th | 86.7 | (1.00) | 5.8 | (0.66) | 2.7 | (0.23) | 3.2 | (0.52) | 1.6 | (0.27) | |||||
| 11th | 81.3 | (1.19) | 5.6 | (0.44) | 3.7 | (0.40) | 5.1 | (0.44) | 4.3 | (0.47) | |||||
| 12th | 77.6 | (1.18) | 6.5 | (0.48) | 4.7 | (0.52) | 5.6 | (0.51) | 5.6 | (0.62) | |||||
| †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. | |||||||||||||||
| 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: The term "anywhere" is not used in the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) questionnaire; students were simply asked how many times during the previous 30 days they had used marijuana. Estimates in this table do not include the use of synthetic marijuana (also called K2, Spice, fake weed, King Kong, Yucatan Fire, Skunk, or Moon Rocks). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and the suppression of cells that do not meet National Center for Education Statistics reporting standards. | |||||||||||||||
| 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 August 2023.) | |||||||||||||||
