Table 1.
Participant Characteristics Across All Years of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (1999–2015)
| Characteristic | Valuea | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Same-Sex Marriage Policies (n = 546 276)b |
No Same-Sex Marriage Policies (n = 216 402)c |
||
| Age, mean (SD), y | 15.9 (1.2) | 16.0 (1.2) | <.001 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 262 808 (49.7) | 103 255 (49.6) | .48 |
| Female | 283 468 (50.3) | 113 147 (50.4) | .48 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White | 296 334 (58.4) | 119 730 (55.0) | .03 |
| Hispanic | 53 060 (11.3) | 34 048 (16.1) | <.001 |
| African American | 78 139 (14.3) | 25 519 (18.6) | <.001 |
| Other race/ethnicity | 118 734 (16.0) | 37 105 (10.3) | <.001 |
a
All numbers are unweighted while percentages are weighted to be representative of the state population of high school students by student sex, grade, and race/ethnicity. Sex, age, and race/ethnicity are based on participant self-report.
b
Data from 32 states.
c
Data from 15 states.