Table 2.
Characteristics of Young Men Who Have Sex with Men and Young Men Who Have Sex with Women Participants
| YMSM | YMSW | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | 95%CI | % | 95% CI | |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White | 62.1 | 56.9–67.4 | 65.6 | 62.5–68.7 |
| Black | 16.5 | 11.5–21.4 | 16.3 | 13.3–19.3 |
| Hispanic | 13.9 | 10.8–17.0 | 12.5 | 11.4–13.5 |
| Other race | 7.5 | 5.6–9.5 | 5.6 | 5.2–6.1 |
| Age | ||||
| 14 or younger | 6.7 | 4.6–8.8 | 6.1 | 5.3–7.0 |
| 15 | 18.8 | 14.6–22.9 | 19.9 | 18.4–21.4 |
| 16 | 24.2 | 19.9–28.5 | 26.6 | 25.1–28.1 |
| 17 | 28.3 | 23.7–32.9 | 27.9 | 26.4–29.4 |
| 18 and older | 22.0 | 16.9–27.2 | 19.4 | 17.6–21.1 |
| Grade | ||||
| 9th | 18.8 | 14.4–23.2 | 19.8 | 17.5–22.0 |
| 10th | 22.2 | 17.9–26.5 | 24.9 | 22.7–27.2 |
| 11th | 30.1 | 25.1–35.2 | 27.2 | 25.1–29.4 |
| 12th | 28.9 | 23.6–34.1 | 28.2 | 25.8–30.5 |
| Observations | 1,035 | 15,337 | ||
We used Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-specified weights making data representative of high school students in each state.
CI, confidence interval; YMSM, young men who have sex with men; YMSW, young men who have sex exclusively with women.