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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Nov 24.
Published in final edited form as: LGBT Health. 2017 Feb 1;4(2):130–140. doi: 10.1089/lgbt.2016.0134

Table 2.

Lifetime HIV Testing Behavior Among ASMM Within Strata of Selected Demographic Characteristics, Pooled High School YRBS State and District Data from Selected Surveys from 2005 to 2013

ASMMa characteristic Overall sample Subgroup that reported previously having sexual intercourse
Nb n testedb Weighted % testedc (95% Cl)c Pd Nb n testedb Weighted % testedc (95% Cl)c Pd
Age (years)
 14 or younger 361 86 18.8 (12.0–25.6) 0.05 129 38 27.4 (13.5–41.3) 0.66
 15 554 129 17.9 (13.0–22.9) 224 65 23.2 (14.7–31.7)
 16 652 165 20.6 (14.1–27.1) 312 106 21.8 (12.7–30.9)
 17 644 196 28.6 (21.4–35.7) 337 122 30.7 (20.6–40.9)
 18 or older 381 124 29.5 (20.3–38.6) 225 82 29.2 (17.5–41.0)
Grade
 9 584 146 21.4 (15.5–27.3) 0.60 227 75 26.2 (17.1–35.3) 0.88
 10 617 139 20.2 (12.9–27.6) 269 76 23.3 (10.9–35.7)
 11 651 185 26.1 (17.9–34.3) 319 119 29.4 (19.2–39.7)
 12 676 205 25.6 (18.9–32.3) 382 133 27.6 (18.7–36.5)
Race/Ethnicity
 White, non-Hispanic 784 147 15.8 (11.8–19.9) <0.01 387 98 21.0 (13.6–28.4) 0.28
 Black, non-Hispanic 437 151 34.9 (24.9–44.9) 212 89 32.1 (20.9–43.3)
 Hispanic/Latino 840 255 24.0 (18.2–29.9) 413 163 29.8 (20.5–39.2)
 Othere 413 100 30.9 (18.9–42.8) 177 52 33.0 (12.8–53.1)
Total 2596 700 23.5 (20.3–26.6) 1229 413 26.6 (21.8–31.4)

Pooled high school YRBS state and district data from the following jurisdictions and years: Chicago, IL (2013); Connecticut (2007, 2009, 2011, 2013); Duval County, FL (2013); Hawaii (2013); Houston, TX (2013); Los Angeles, CA (2011, 2013); Massachusetts (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013); Memphis, TN (2013); Michigan (2013); New Jersey (2013); New York City, NY (2009, 2011, 2013); North Carolina (2013); Orange County, FL (2013); Palm Beach, FL (2013); San Diego, CA (2013); and Vermont (2011).

a

ASMM defined as males in grades 9 through 12 who identified as gay or bisexual and/or reported lifetime sexual contact with males or both males and females.

b

Unweighted frequencies. Numbers may not add to total because of missing data.

c

Weighted percentages (%) and 95% CIs.

d

P-values from Rao–Scott design-adjusted chi-square test.

e

Other includes 171 Asian (34 reported testing, 36.2%, 95% CI: 17.6%–54.8%), 72 Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander (18 reported testing, 24.5%, 95% CI: 10.1%–38.9%), 41 American Indian/Alaska Native (9 reported testing, 17.3%, 95% CI, 0.0%–34.9%), and 129 multiple races, non-Hispanic (39 reported testing, 27.6%, 95% CI: 12.0%–43.2%) in the overall sample, and 68 Asian (18 reported testing, 42.0%, 95% CI: 8.7%–75.3%), 32 Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander (10 reported testing, 21.6%, 95% CI: 2.9%–40.3%), 18 American Indian/Alaska Native (3 reported testing, 8.3%, 95% CI: 0.0%–20.3%), and 59 multiple races, non-Hispanic (21 reported testing, 26.5%, 95% CI: 10.6%–42.3%) in the subgroup that reported previously having sexual intercourse.

CIs, confidence intervals.