TABLE 1.
Demographic Characteristics of the Sample by Gender Identity
| Female | Male | Transgender, Male to Female | Transgender, Female to Male | Transgender, Not Exclusively Male or Female | Questioning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 14.70 (1.78) | 14.76 (1.79) | 15.15 (1.78) | 15.16 (1.80) | 15.34 (1.64) | 15.02 (1.69) |
| Parent education, mean (SD) | 4.78 (1.24) | 4.79 (1.24) | 4.66 (1.46) | 4.46 (1.47) | 4.54 (1.43) | 4.68 (1.46) |
| Urbanicity,a % | 24.4 | 24.1 | 18.2 | 18.9 | 21.5 | 19.2 |
| Sexual orientation, % | ||||||
| Only heterosexual | 87.7 | 94.2 | 44.8 | 19 | 11.6 | 56.7 |
| Mostly heterosexual | 6.4 | 3.3 | 7.9 | 11.3 | 14.1 | 14.9 |
| Bisexual | 4.9 | 1.4 | 16.7 | 32.7 | 37.0 | 15.4 |
| Mostly lesbian or gay | 0.5 | 0.4 | 15.8 | 16.7 | 21.1 | 7.0 |
| Only lesbian or gay | 0.4 | 0.7 | 12.3 | 20.2 | 16.2 | 6.0 |
| Race and/or ethnicity, % | ||||||
| American Indian or Alaskan native | 0.9 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| Asian American | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 8.4 |
| Black or African American | 6.3 | 7.0 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10.6 | 9.9 | 8.0 | 10.9 | 7.6 | 6.4 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4 | 0.6 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 2.0 |
| White | 63.5 | 62.9 | 43.7 | 44.8 | 47.2 | 47.4 |
| Other | 3.3 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 7.9 | 10.5 |
| Multiracial and/or multiple ethnicities | 6.8 | 6.7 | 16.1 | 12.1 | 10.0 | 14.6 |
Subsamples include 0.2% (n = 202) transgender, male to female; 0.1% (n = 175) transgender, female to male; and 0.3% (n = 344) transgender, not exclusively male or female. Additionally, a small percentage of adolescents reported that they were not sure of their gender identity (0.9% [n = 1052]; referred to as questioning), whereas 50.6% (n = 60 973) identified as female, and 48% (n = 57 871) identified as male.
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Urbanicity is coded 0 = rural and small cities and 1 = urban locations.