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. 2012 Oct;130(4):667–673. doi: 10.1542/peds.2012-0021

TABLE 3.

Logistic Regressions of Sexting Behaviors: Cell Phone Using LAUSD High School Students Los Angeles, CA, 2011

Personal Sexting n = 1578 Sexually Active n = 1536 Unprotected Sex at Last Intercourse n = 616
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Age 1.17 1.02 1.33 ** 1.65 1.49 1.82 *** 1.18 1.02 1.36 **
Male 1.28 0.94 1.74 1.74 1.39 2.19 *** 0.54 0.38 0.76 **
Race/Ethnicity (Hispanic/Latino = 0)
Black/African American 2.75 1.86 4.06 *** 1.11 0.76 1.63 1.08 0.66 1.78
White 1.44 0.86 2.39 0.91 0.61 1.36 1.20 0.67 2.16
Other race/ethnicity 1.55 0.89 2.71 0.58 0.37 0.90 ** 1.02 0.50 2.06
Sexuality (LGBTQ = 1) 2.74 1.86 4.04 *** 1.52 1.07 2.15 ** 1.84 1.17 2.89 ***
Know someone who sexts (Yes = 1) 16.87 9.62 29.59 ***
Personal sexting (Yes = 1) 7.17 5.01 10.25 *** 1.41 0.97 2.04 *
−2 Log 1356.30 2084.08 833.43
Pseudo R-Square 0.16 0.18 0.05
*

*P < .10.

**

**P < .05.

***

***P < .01.