Table 1. Rates of romantic relationship initiation among LGBTQ^a and non-LGBTQ adolescents who attend school (N = 5091).

Characteristics of romantic relationship initiation	Non-LGBTQ (N = 3198) %; Mean (SD)		LGBTQ (N = 1893) %; Mean (SD)		Design-based F; Group mean comparison F (1, 5084)
Had boy/girlfriend in past 12 months	47.2		63.6		43.01^***
	Of All Non-LGBTQ	Of Non-LGBTQ Who had Boy/girlfriend in Past 12 Months	Of All LGBTQ	Of LGBTQ Who had Boy/girlfriend in Past 12 Months	Of All	Of Those Who had Boy/girlfriend in Past 12 Months
Number of boy/girlfriends in past 12 months	0.7 (0.02)	1.6 (0.03)	1.1 (0.05)	2.0 (0.06)	66.40^***	32.10^***
Zero	52.8	--	36.4	--
One	29.1	61.7	31.3	49.3
Two	11.7	24.7	14.6	23.0
Three	3.8	8.0	6.8	10.7
Four or more	2.7	5.7	10.8	17.1
Met boy/girlfriend online in past 12 months	3.4	7.1	15.1	23.7	120.37^***	77.11^***
Number of boy/girlfriends met online in past 12 months	<0.1 (<0.01)	<0.1 (0.08)	0.2 (0.03)	0.4 (0.04)	41.81^***	37.52^***
Zero	96.6	92.9	84.9	76.3
One	2.9	6.1	11.1	17.4
Two	0.5	1.0	2.2	3.4
Three	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.6
Four or more	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.3
Where met most recent boy/girlfriend in past 12 months
Online	2.1	4.4	9.0	14.2	78.24^***	48.30^***
At school	30.1	63.6	34.9	54.8	4.73^*	8.83^**
At the mall	0.9	1.9	1.9	3.0	3.18	1.14
At a program or activity outside of school	5.0	10.5	5.9	9.3	1.11	0.52
At a place of worship	2.1	4.5	1.3	2.1	1.10	3.12
Through a mutual acquaintance	2.6	5.5	5.5	8.6	11.95^***	4.35^*
Other way or place	2.4	5.2	3.9	6.1	2.69	0.34

Note.

LGBTQ = lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer;

p ≤ .05;

^**

p ≤ .01;

^***

p ≤ .001

Table 1. Rates of romantic relationship initiation among LGBTQa and non-LGBTQ adolescents who attend school (N = 5091).