TABLE 1—
Prevalence of Lifetime Drug Use, Split by Sexual Orientation Groups and Gender: Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2005 and 2007
| Variable | Marijuana (n = 35 185), % (SE) | Cocaine (n = 37 142), % (SE) | Inhalants (n = 28 468), % (SE) | Methamphetamine (n = 49 222), % (SE) | Heroin (n = 49 307), % (SE) | MDMA (n = 36 801), % (SE) |
| Male students | ||||||
| Sexual identity | ||||||
| Gay or lesbian | 58.1 (4.8) | 24.7 (3.9) | 18.8 (3.9) | 18.7 (3.9) | 16.6 (3.3) | 20.8 (4.5) |
| Bisexual | 49.6 (5.5) | 26.4 (4.6) | 32.2 (6.4) | 30.5 (5.9) | 27.9 (5.8) | 32.7 (5.8) |
| Unsure | 28.9 (4.0) | 16.7 (3.3) | 19.0 (3.9) | 14.0 (2.7) | 15.6 (2.9) | 17.1 (3.1) |
| Heterosexual | 39.2 (0.9) | 6.0 (0.4) | 8.0 (0.5) | 3.3 (0.2) | 2.1 (0.1) | 4.8 (0.3) |
| Sexual orientation behavior | ||||||
| Same-sex partners only | 60.4 (4.2) | 15.3 (2.6) | 22.4 (3.7) | 12.9 (2.6) | 11.1 (2.2) | 13.3 (2.4) |
| Both-sex partners | 63.5 (5.3) | 42.3 (4.1) | 34.9 (5.1) | 36.4 (4.7) | 31.5 (5.0) | 39.6 (4.6) |
| No sex | 16.5 (0.8) | 1.5 (0.2) | 5.7 (0.4) | 0.9 (0.2) | 0.6 (0.1) | 0.9 (0.2) |
| Opposite-sex partners only | 53.0 (0.9) | 8.5 (0.5) | 10.3 (0.7) | 4.9 (0.3) | 3.2 (0.2) | 7.1 (0.5) |
| Total male students | 39.5 (0.8) | 7.0 (0.3) | 9.6 (0.5) | 4.5 (0.2) | 3.2 (0.2) | 5.9 (0.3) |
| Female students | ||||||
| Sexual identity | ||||||
| Gay or lesbian | 59.3 (5.6) | 12.3 (3.2) | 10.9 (3.2) | 10.1 (3.0) | 12.1 (3.6) | 15.9 (3.5) |
| Bisexual | 64.3 (2.6) | 16.4 (1.9) | 23.2 (2.3) | 7.2 (1.2) | 4.6 (0.9) | 15.3 (2.0) |
| Unsure | 31.9 (3.3) | 7.8 (2.0) | 20.6 (3.3) | 3.6 (1.0) | 3.6 (1.1) | 5.9 (1.6) |
| Heterosexual | 33.0 (0.9) | 3.6 (0.3) | 8.1 (0.5) | 1.8 (0.2) | 0.8 (0.1) | 3.4 (0.3) |
| Sexual orientation behavior | ||||||
| Same-sex partners only | 50.7 (4.8) | 10.4 (2.1) | 12.4 (3.4) | 6.1 (1.8) | 7.3 (1.7) | 10.5 (1.9) |
| Both-sex partners | 70.7 (2.5) | 21.7 (2.3) | 27.3 (2.4) | 12.8 (1.7) | 7.7 (1.3) | 20.8 (2.0) |
| No sex | 13.5 (0.8) | 0.9 (0.2) | 7.0 (0.9) | 0.5 (0.1) | 0.2 (0.1) | 0.5 (0.1) |
| Opposite-sex partners only | 50.0 (1.1) | 5.6 (0.4) | 10.0 (0.6) | 2.6 (0.2) | 1.2 (0.2) | 5.5 (0.4) |
| Total female students | 34.8 (0.9) | 4.5 (0.3) | 9.6 (0.4) | 2.3 (0.2) | 1.3 (0.1) | 4.2 (0.3) |
| Total students | 37.1 (0.7) | 5.8 (0.2) | 9.6 (0.4) | 3.3 (0.2) | 2.2 (0.1) | 5.1 (0.2) |
Note. MDMA = Ecstasy. Data were weighted to account for the complex sampling design of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey. The total number varies by the substance category because of differences among survey items included by jurisdictions and random absence.