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. 2011 Aug 15;7(4):351–356. doi: 10.5664/JCSM.1188

Table 1A.

2007 YRBS sample description and distributions

Total Sample Self-Reported Sleep Duration
≤ 4 h 5 h 6 h 7 h 8 h 9 h ≥ 10 h
Total 12,154 758 1,249 2,740 3,623 2,792 742 250
    Percent of Total 100.0 6.2 10.3 22.5 29.8 23.0 6.1 2.1
Age
    Mean Age (SD) 16.2 (1.2) 15.9 (1.2) 16.4 (1.3) 16.4 (1.2) 16.4 (1.2) 16.2 (1.2) 15.7 (1.2) 15.9 (1.2)
Gender (%)*
    χ2(6) = 89.39, p < 0.005
        Male 52.1 43.9 45.0 52.2 52.5 58.4 60.3 50.3
Race/Ethnicity (%)**
    χ2(42) = 291.4, p < 0.005
        White 62.7 52.3 55.8 62.1 67.7 64.9 57.1 44.9
        African American 14.7 20.1 20.0 16.5 11.7 12.9 14.4 22.5
        Hispanic 15.8 17.0 17.0 13.8 14.9 15.9 22.6 22.3
        Asian/Pacific Islander 6.8 10.3 7.6 7.7 5.7 6.3 6.0 10.3
Clinical Variables (%)*
    Sadness 28.2 52.2 39.6 32.5 23.1 20.4 23.5 30.7
        χ2(6) = 446.7, p < 0.005
    Tobacco Use 21.2 38.6 26.7 25.0 19.6 14.4 14.9 21.2
        χ2(6) = 199.2, p < 0.005
    Alcohol Use 46.1 58.5 55.9 52.4 45.5 36.7 35.1 43.5
        χ2(6) = 264.3, p < 0.005
Suicidality (%)*
    Suicidal Ideation 14.6 34.6 19.3 17.8 11.7 8.5 13.0 17.8
        χ2(6) = 384.6, p < 0.005
    Suicide Planning 11.2 30.3 15.7 13.5 8.2 6.3 8.5 16.8
        χ2(6) = 416.3, p < 0.005
    Suicide Attempt 6.9 25.1 7.8 8.0 5.0 3.6 5.9 12.5
        χ2(6) = 395.5, p < 0.005
    Attempt Requiring Treatment 1.9 10.0 3.0 1.9 1.1 0.6 1.6 4.8
        χ2(6) = 257.5, p < 0.005
*

Values indicate the percent of respondents answering “Yes” for each sleep duration (identified by column). “No” responses are not shown. Columns and rows therefore do not add to 100%.

**

Percent reporting for each column. All responses are present. Columns add to 100%.