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. 2012 Mar;102(3):493–495. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300430

TABLE 1—

Comparison of Youths Who Experienced Harassment Versus Those Who Did Not: Dane County Youth Assessment, 2008–2009

Type of Harassment
Non–Bias-Based (n = 5784), OR (SE) Bias-Based (n = 3232), OR (SE) GLB-Based (n = 2052), OR (SE) Race-Based (n = 2152), OR (SE)
Substance use
 Smoking (past y) 1.37 (0.15) 2.00 (0.25) 2.13 (0.31) 2.28 (0.34)
 Alcohol use (past y) 1.48 (0.13) 1.99 (0.21) 1.90 (0.23) 2.39 (0.31)
 Marijuana use (ever) 1.37 (0.14) 1.90 (0.22) 2.05 (0.28) 2.31 (0.31)
 Inhalant use (ever) 1.89 (0.37) 3.54 (0.70) 4.02 (0.86) 5.23 (1.12)
Risk behaviors/areas and mental health
 Drunk driving (past y) 1.98 (0.15) 2.35 (0.22) 2.33 (0.26) 2.55 (0.29)
 Victim of relationship violence (ever) 2.54 (0.40) 4.19 (0.70) 4.39 (0.81) 5.23 (0.98)
 Depression (past y) 2.40 (0.26) 4.06 (0.50) 4.61 (0.64) 3.96 (0.57)
 Suicidal ideation (past mo) 2.86 (0.42) 5.10 (0.79) 5.82 (0.98) 4.74 (0.84)
 Suicide attempt (past y) 2.46 (0.57) 5.06 (1.18) 5.80 (1.45) 5.87 (1.50)
School-related outcomes
 Grades mostly Cs or below (past y) 1.37 (0.17) 1.68 (0.23) 1.74 (0.28) 1.69 (0.27)
 Truancy (past y) 1.42 (0.16) 1.86 (0.23) 2.08 (0.30) 2.24 (0.32)

Note. GLB = gay, lesbian, or bisexual; OR = odds ratio. The total sample size was n = 17 366 (50.1% boys, 73.8% White, 5.4% GLB, transgender, or questioning), consisting of students in grades 7–12 in 45 public schools. Odds ratios were adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation. All odds ratios significantly differed from 1 at P < .001.