Table 5. Prevalence of suicidal and substance using behaviors as a function of attraction and gender-variant-based victimization.
| Other-Sex Attracted Students | Same-Sex Attracted Students | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not-Victimized | Victimized | Not-Victimized | Victimized | |||
| n | 1876 (82.9%) | 387 (17.1%) | 108 (61.7%) | 67 (38.3%) | ||
| Females | 941 (84.9%) | 168 (15.1%) a | 74 (65.5%) | 39 (34.5%) | ||
| Males | 935 (81.0%) | 219 (19.0%) a | 34 (55.8%) | 28 (45.2%) | ||
| Significant | Significant | |||||
| Health-risking behavior | Difference b | Difference b | ||||
| Suicidal ideation | 0.20 | 0.41 | p<.05 | 0.34 | 0.55 | p<.05 |
| Suicide attempt | 0.05 | 0.16 | p<.05 | 0.20 | 0.43 | p<.05 |
| Suicide planning | 0.10 | 0.26 | p<.05 | 0.31 | 0.55 | p<.05 |
| Alcohol intoxication | 0.21 | 0.23 | NS | 0.46 | 0.55 | NS |
| Regular cigarette smoking | 0.03 | 0.05 | p<.05 | 0.12 | 0.18 | NS |
| Marijuana use | 0.15 | 0.16 | NS | 0.40 | 0.48 | NS |
| Other drug use | 0.05 | 0.08 | p<.05 | 0.21 | 0.29 | NS |
aDenotes a significant difference in the proportion of other-sex attracted students experiencing victimization, Χ 2 (1, n = 2263) = 5.85, p <.05.
bDenotes a significant difference in the prevalence of the health-risking behavior by victimization status within attraction type, NS = not significant.