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. 2015 Jul;105(7):1379–1386. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302553

TABLE 2—

Weighted Bivariate Associations Between Sample Characteristics of Sexually Experienced Female and Male Students by Sexual Identity and Gender of Sexual Partners: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, 2005–2009, New York City

Gender of Sexual Partners
Sexual Identity
Characteristics Opposite Gender Only Both Genders Heterosexual Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual Unsure
Female students (n = 4892)
Ever pregnant,a,b,c % 13.7 20.1 13.3 22.6 12.2
Sexual identity,a,b %
 Heterosexual 93.0 24.7 . . . . . . . . .
 Lesbian or bisexual 4.7 67.6 . . . . . . . . .
 Unsure 2.3 7.7 . . . . . . . . .
Gender of sexual partners,a,c %
 Opposite gender only . . . . . . 97.0 37.3 72.2
 Both genders . . . . . . 3.0 62.7 27.8
Race/ethnicity,a,b,c, %
 Non-Hispanic White 9.0 12.0 9.4 8.5 11.5
 Non-Hispanic Black 44.1 33.5 43.8 37.3 40.8
 Hispanic (any race) 39.5 43.3 38.8 48.9 39.0
 Asian/Pacific Islander 5.7 3.5 6.0 1.7 4.2
 Other 1.7 7.7 2.1 3.6 4.5
Age,d y, mean 16.0 15.9 16.1 15.9 16.0
Age at first sexual intercourse,a,b,c y, %
 ≤ 13 22.3 42.9 21.9 41.8 31.4
 14–15 53.6 48.0 53.9 46.7 49.7
 ≥ 16 24.2 9.2 24.2 11.6 18.9
No. of sexual partners,a,b,c %
 1 43.5 19.0 43.3 24.7 31.2
 2–3 34.3 37.5 34.1 39.2 33.9
 4–5 13.2 19.3 13.6 14.6 19.4
 ≥ 6 9.0 24.2 9.0 21.2 15.6
Ever forced to have sexual intercourse,a,b,c % 15.2 34.4 15.2 29.2 29.0
Male students (n = 4811)
Ever gotten someone pregnant,a,b,c % 9.9 37.7 10.0 28.6 32.7
Sexual identity,a,b %
 Heterosexual 98.5 14.4 . . . . . . . . .
 Gay or bisexual 0.4 59.6 . . . . . . . . .
 Unsure 1.1 25.6 . . . . . . . . .
Gender of sexual partners,c %
 Opposite gender only . . . 99.6 17.6 57.0
 Both genders . . . 0.4 82.4 43.0
Race/ethnicity,a,b,c %
 Non-Hispanic White 10.0 11.9 10.0 15.7 2.9
 Non-Hispanic Black 40.8 31.0 40.9 26.6 34.5
 Hispanic (any race) 41.3 38.6 41.2 46.1 36.3
 Asian/Pacific Islander 5.7 13.8 5.6 7.2 23.7
 Other 2.2 4.7 2.3 4.4 2.6
Age,d y, mean 15.9 15.8 15.9 15.9 15.7
Age at first sexual intercourse,a,b,c y, %
 ≤ 13 50.4 69.7 50.3 72.5 59.0
 14–15 38.3 22.0 38.4 18.5 32.8
 ≥ 16 11.3 8.4 11.3 9.0 8.3
No. of sexual partnersa,b
 1 23.9 17.4 24.0 16.5 15.9
 2–3 31.5 20.3 31.3 20.3 33.8
 4–5 16.2 14.1 16.3 14.9 10.2
 ≥ 6 28.4 48.2 28.4 48.3 40.1
Ever forced to have sexual intercourse,a,b,c % 6.2 30.6 6.2 25.2 24.6

Note. Sexually experienced = ever engaged in vaginal intercourse. All variables are categorical and can be interpreted as percentages unless otherwise noted.

a

χ2 test.

b

P < .05; gender of sexual partners.

c

P < .05; sexual Identity.

d

F-test.