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. 2020 Mar 2;145(3):e20191658. doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-1658

TABLE 4.

Changes in Reported Sex of Sexual Contacts Over Time: 2009–2017

Sex of Sexual Contacts
Opposite-Sex Only Same-Sex Only Both Sexes Any Sexual Minority (Same-Sex or Both Sexes)
% (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI)
All sexually active adolescents (N = 25 994)
 2009 92.3 (90.9 to 93.8) 2.5 (1.8 to 3.2) 5.2 (4.2 to 6.1) 7.7 (6.2 to 9.1)
 2011 91.1 (89.7 to 92.5) 3.5 (2.6 to 4.4) 5.4 (4.5 to 6.3) 8.9 (7.5 to 10.3)
 2013 90.0 (88.3 to 91.7) 3.8 (3.0 to 4.6) 6.2 (5.0 to 7.5) 10.0 (8.3 to 11.7)
 2015 88.8 (86.7 to 90.9) 4.8 (3.9 to 5.7) 6.4 (4.4 to 8.3) 11.2 (9.1 to 13.3)
 2017 86.9 (85.0 to 88.8) 5.2 (4.1 to 6.2) 7.9 (6.9 to 9.0) 13.1 (11.2 to 15.0)
Sexually active female students (N = 12 381)
 2009 89.4 (86.8 to 92.0) 2.6 (1.7 to 3.5) 8.0 (5.8 to 10.2) 10.6 (8.0 to 13.2)
 2011 87.7 (85.1 to 90.3) 4.2 (2.9 to 5.5) 8.1 (6.2 to 10.1) 12.3 (9.7 to 14.9)
 2013 85.4 (82.6 to 88.3) 3.8 (2.6 to 5.0) 10.8 (8.4 to 13.1) 14.6 (11.7 to 17.4)
 2015 85.4 (82.0 to 88.8) 5.5 (4.2 to 6.9) 9.1 (6.2 to 12.0) 14.6 (11.2 to 18.0)
 2017 82.0 (79.9 to 84.1) 5.9 (4.6 to 7.1) 12.1 (10.6 to 13.6) 18.0 (15.9 to 20.1)
Sexually active male students (N = 13 613)
 2009 94.8 (93.6 to 96.0) 2.4 (1.5 to 3.3) 2.8 (1.7 to 3.8) 5.2 (4.0 to 6.4)
 2011 94.2 (92.8 to 95.5) 3.0 (1.9 to 4.0) 2.9 (1.8 to 3.9) 5.8 (4.5 to 7.2)
 2013 93.7 (92.2 to 95.2) 3.8 (2.9 to 4.8) 2.5 (1.5 to 3.5) 6.3 (4.8 to 7.8)
 2015 91.9 (89.9 to 93.9) 4.2 (3.1 to 5.3) 3.9 (2.0 to 5.8) 8.1 (6.1 to 10.1)
 2017 91.3 (89.4 to 93.2) 4.8 (3.2 to 5.9) 4.1 (2.9 to 5.3) 8.7 (6.8 to 10.6)

Sample B: sex of sexual contacts among adolescents from 4 states with data on sex of sexual contacts and sexual assault, 2009–2017.