TABLE 3.
Descriptive Statistics and Study Characteristics for Studies Testing the Association Between Sexual Orientation and Peer Victimization
| Survey (Location, Year) | Sexual Minority Group (No.) | Heterosexual Comparison Group (No.) | Effect Size, OR | Type of Abuse | Grade or Age | SO Marker |
| YRBS (Boulder, CO, 2003)54 | Lesbian, gay, and bisexual female and male (59) | Female and male (991) | 3.70 | TI | 9–12 | SI |
| Lesbian, gay, and bisexual female and male (59) | Female and male (991) | 9.05 | Scared | |||
| YRBS (BC, 1998)41 | Lesbian (390) | Female (130 601) | 8.27 | AttAs | 9–12 | SI |
| Bisexual female (2827) | Female (130 601) | 3.50 | AttAs | |||
| Gay male (1061) | Male (121 636) | 2.30 | AttAs | |||
| Bisexual male (1515) | Male (121 636) | 2.44 | AttAs | |||
| YRBS (BC, 2003)a | Lesbian female (464) | Female (114 192) | 4.57 | AttAs | 9–12 | SI |
| Bisexual female (4240) | Female (114 192) | 4.47 | AttAs | |||
| Gay male (830) | Male (122 086) | 0.49 | AttAs | |||
| Bisexual male (1185) | Male (122 086) | 2.48 | AttAs | |||
| YRBS (BC, 2003)a | Lesbian female (657) | Female (112 038) | 7.99 | AttAs | 9–12 | SI |
| Bisexual female (4336) | Female (112 038) | 5.69 | AttAs | |||
| Gay male (1089) | Male (111 310) | 2.27 | AttAs | |||
| Bisexual male (1444) | Male (111 310) | 4.01 | AttAs | |||
| YRBS (Chicago, IL, 2007)b | Lesbian and gay, female and male (32) | Female and male (951) | 1.54 | TI | 9–12 | SI |
| DCYS (Dane County, WI, 2000)58 | Lesbian, gay, and bisexual female and male (1065) | Female and male (11 924) | 1.30 | TI | 9–12 | SI |
| DCYS (Dane County, WI, 2005)53 | Lesbian and bisexual female (516) | Female (5681) | 1.65 | TI | 9–12 | SI |
| Gay and bisexual male (556) | Male (5518) | 1.24 | TI | |||
| YRBS (DC, 2007)c | Lesbian, gay, and bisexual female and male (124) | Female and male (1351) | 2.19 | TI | 9–12 | SI |
| Lesbian, gay, and bisexual female and male (124) | Female and male (1351) | 3.00 | Scared | |||
| YRBS (MA, 1993)56 | Lesbian and bisexual female and male (105) | Female (1563) | 2.35 | TI | 9–12 | Behavior |
| Lesbian and bisexual female and male (105) | Female (1563) | 4.04 | Scared | |||
| YRBS (MA, 1995, 1997)38 | Lesbian and gay, female and male (122) | Female and male (3948) | 1.52 | TI | 9–12 | Behavior |
| Bisexual female and male (106) | Female and male (3948) | 8.21 | TI | |||
| Lesbian and gay, female and male (122) | Female and male (3948) | 1.51 | Scared | |||
| Bisexual female and male (106) | Female and male (3948) | 6.53 | Scared | |||
| YRBS (MA, 1999)57 | Lesbian, gay, and bisexual female and male (202) | Female and male (3435) | 3.99 | TI | 9–12 | Behavior and identification |
| Lesbian, gay, and bisexual female and male (202) | Female and male (3435) | 4.14 | Scared | |||
| YRBS (MA, 2005)d | Lesbian, gay, and bisexual female and male (211) | Female and male (3311) | 3.04 | TI | 9–12 | SI |
| Lesbian, gay, and bisexual female and male (211) | Female and male (3311) | 4.77 | Scared | |||
| YRBS (MA, 2003)d | Lesbian, gay, and bisexual female and male (217) | Female and male (3407) | 5.41 | TI | 9–12 | Behavior and identification |
| Lesbian, gay, and bisexual female and male (217) | Female and male (3407) | 4.16 | Scared | |||
| YRBS (Milwaukee, WI, 2007)e | Lesbian, gay, and bisexual female and male (103) | Female and male (813) | 0.98 | TI | 9–12 | Behavior |
| Lesbian, gay, and bisexual female and male (103) | Female and male (813) | 2.29 | Scared | |||
| MSS (MN, 2001)a | Lesbian female (65) | Female (10 194) | 2.20 | TI | 9–12 | Behavior |
| Bisexual female (589) | Female (10 194) | 2.51 | TI | |||
| Gay male (173) | Male (9100) | 1.55 | TI | |||
| Bisexual male (1225) | Male (9100) | 1.87 | TI | |||
| Lesbian female (65) | Female (10 194) | 2.35 | Scared | |||
| Bisexual female (589) | Female (10 194) | 3.80 | Scared | |||
| Gay male (173) | Male (9100) | 1.62 | Scared | |||
| Bisexual male (1225) | Male (9100) | 3.49 | Scared | |||
| MSS (MN, 2004)a | Lesbian female (86) | Female (10 309) | 4.04 | TI | 9–12 | Behavior |
| Bisexual female (682) | Female (10 309) | 2.83 | TI | |||
| Gay male (195) | Male (9005) | 1.47 | TI | |||
| Bisexual male (1186) | Male (9005) | 2.04 | TI | |||
| Lesbian female (86) | Female (10 309) | 3.29 | Scared | |||
| Bisexual female (682) | Female (10 309) | 4.66 | Scared | |||
| Gay male (195) | Male (9005) | 2.21 | Scared | |||
| Bisexual male (1186) | Male (9005) | 3.93 | Scared | |||
| MSS (MN, 2007)a | Lesbian female (125) | Female (10 752) | 2.50 | TI | 9–12 | Behavior |
| Bisexual female (811) | Female (10 752) | 2.47 | TI | |||
| Gay male (304) | Male (9416) | 1.19 | TI | |||
| Bisexual male (2032) | Male (9416) | 1.43 | TI | |||
| Lesbian female (125) | Female (10 572) | 2.33 | Scared | |||
| Bisexual female (811) | Female (10 572) | 3.99 | Scared | |||
| Gay male (304) | Male (9416) | 2.28 | Scared | |||
| Bisexual male (2.032) | Male (9416) | 3.24 | Scared | |||
| LS (NEC, DNI)51 | Lesbian, gay, and bisexual female and male (46) | Female and male (470) | 3.60 | TI | 14–19 y | SI |
| YRBS (RI, 2007)f | Lesbian, gay, and bisexual female and male (225) | Female and male (1984) | 3.13 | TI | 9–12 | SI |
| Lesbian, gay, and bisexual female and male (225) | Female and male (1984) | 4.38 | Scared | |||
| YRBS (Seattle, WA, 1995)41 | Lesbian, gay, and bisexual female and male (378) | Female and male (8028) | 1.92 | TI | 9–12 | SI |
| Lesbian, gay, and bisexual female and male (378) | Female and male (8028) | 2.45 | Scared | |||
| YRBS (Seattle, WA, 2008)a | Lesbian, gay, and bisexual female and male (103) | Female and male (1812) | 2.68 | TI | 9–12 | SI |
| Lesbian, gay, and bisexual female and male (103) | Female and male (1812) | 4.97 | Scared | |||
| YRBS (Vermont, 1995, 1997)38 | Lesbian and gay, female and male (249) | Female and male (6873) | 1.69 | TI | 9–12 | Behavior |
| Bisexual female and male (336) | Female and male (6873) | 6.98 | TI | |||
| Lesbian and gay, female and male (249) | Female and male (6873) | 1.60 | Scared | |||
| Bisexual female and male (336) | Female and male (6873) | 5.77 | Scared | |||
| YRBS (VT, 2005)g | Gay and bisexual female (123) | Female (1376) | 9.68 | TI | 9–12 | Behavior |
| Gay and bisexual male (118) | Male (1562) | 5.22 | Ti | |||
| Gay and bisexual female (123) | Female (1376) | 6.13 | Scared | |||
| Gay and bisexual male (118) | Male (1562) | 5.81 | Scared | |||
| YRBS (VT, 2007)g | Gay and bisexual female (144) | Female (1273) | 5.15 | TI | 9–12 | Behavior |
| Gay and bisexual male (104) | Male (1476) | 5.18 | TI | |||
| Gay and bisexual female (144) | Female (1273) | 3.93 | Scared | |||
| Gay and bisexual male (104) | Male (1476) | 6.12 | Scared | |||
| YRBS (WI, 2007)55 | Lesbian, gay, and bisexual female and male (111) | Female and male (1181) | 3.43 | TI | 9–12 | Behavior |
| Lesbian, gay, and bisexual female and male (111) | Female and male (1181) | 4.03 | Scared | |||
| Local Survey (LSCCC, DNI)59 | Lesbian, gay, and bisexual female and male (44) | Female and male (44) | 1.59 | Multiple | 14–19 y | SI |
| Local Survey (TKM, DNI)52 | Lesbian, gay, and bisexual female and male (130) | Female and male (130) | 1.98 | Multiple | 14–18 y | SI |
Note. AttAs = ▪▪▪; BVSD = Boulder Valley School District; Scared = missed school because felt scared; DCYS = Dane County Youth Survey; DNI = did not identify; LSCCC = large south central Canadian city; MSS = Minnesota Student Survey; NEC = New England community; OR = odds ratio; SI = self-identification; SO = sexual orientation; TI = threatened or injured with a weapon or otherwise assaulted; TKM = Toronto, Kingston, and Montreal; YRBS = Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance Survey.
a
E. M. Saewyc, PhD, McCreary Society, written communication, March 2010.
b
Chicago Department of Health, written communication, March 2010.
c
District of Columbia Public Schools HIV/AIDS Education Program, written communication, February 2010.
d
C. Goodenow, PhD, Massachusetts Department of Education, written communication, September 2009.
e
Milwaukee Public School System, written communication, March 2010.
f
State of Rhode Island Department of Health, written communication, March 2010.
g
E. Edwards, MPH, Vermont Department of Health, written communication, March 2010.