TABLE 9.
Percent of Adolescents Who Reported a Suicide Attempt in the Past Year by Sex of Sexual Contacts, 2009–2017
| Sex of Sexual Contacts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suicide Attempts Among Adolescents With Any Same-Sex Sexual Contact | Suicide Attempts Among Adolescents With Opposite-Sex Only | Suicide Attempts Among Adolescents With Same-Sex Relative to Opposite-Sex Sexual Contacts | Suicide Attempts Among Adolescents With Same-Sex Relative to Opposite-Sex Sexual Contacts | |
| % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | aOR (95% CI) | pp (95% CI) | |
| Total | ||||
| 2009 | 17.5 (10.5 to 24.4) | 7.3 (5.9 to 8.6) | 2.6* (1.3 to 4.9) | 6.1* (1.8 to 10.5) |
| 2011 | 14.2 (8.1 to 20.3) | 6.7 (5.6 to 7.8) | 2.2* (1.2 to 4.0) | 5.0* (1.5 to 8.5) |
| 2013 | 24.1 (17.2 to 31.1) | 10.6 (8.7 to 12.4) | 2.5* (1.6 to 3.7) | 8.7* (4.9 to 12.5) |
| 2015 | 22.7 (16.6 to 26.7) | 7.9 (6.2 to 9.6) | 2.9* (2.0 to 4.1) | 8.1* (5.5 to 10.7) |
| 2017 | 22.0 (17.4 to 26.6) | 7.4 (5.9 to 8.9) | 3.3* (2.4 to 4.6) | 9.1* (7.2 to 11.1) |
| Female students | ||||
| 2009 | 15.4 (6.1 to 24.7) | 7.4 (5.0 to 9.7) | 2.3 (0.8 to 6.3) | 4.9 (−1.4 to 11.1) |
| 2011 | 14.6 (5.3 to 24.0) | 7.9 (6.4 to 9.5) | 2.1 (0.9 to 4.8) | 5.3 (−0.8 to 11.5) |
| 2013 | 24.3 (16.8 to 31.8) | 12.2 (9.8 to 14.5) | 2.3* (1.6 to 3.4) | 8.9* (4.6 to 13.2) |
| 2015 | 22.8 (14.6 to 31.1) | 8.2 (4.9 to 11.5) | 2.4* (1.6 to 3.7) | 6.5* (3.7 to 9.2) |
| 2017 | 23.2 (16.1 to 30.3) | 8.2 (5.7 to 10.8) | 3.4* (2.4 to 4.8) | 10.2* (6.9 to 13.5) |
| Male students | ||||
| 2009 | 22.1 (8.2 to 35.9) | 7.2 (5.0 to 9.3) | 3.4* (1.3 to 8.6) | 7.5* (1.3 to 13.6) |
| 2011 | 13.2 (5.8 to 20.6) | 5.6 (4.1 to 7.1) | 2.6* (1.2 to 5.7) | 4.9* (1.0 to 8.8) |
| 2013 | 23.8 (13.2 to 34.5) | 9.3 (6.9 to 11.6) | 2.9* (1.4 to 6.0) | 9.2* (3.6 to 14.8) |
| 2015 | 19.7 (9.9 to 29.5) | 7.7 (5.4 to 9.9) | 2.9* (1.6 to 5.5) | 7.8* (2.9 to 12.8) |
| 2017 | 19.2 (11.2 to 27.2) | 6.6 (4.9 to 8.4) | 3.2* (1.7 to 5.9) | 7.7* (3.9 to 11.4) |
Sample B: sexually active adolescents from 4 states with data on sex of sexual contacts and sexual assault, 2009–2017. The pp are based on the MEs of sexual minority identity or any same-sex sexual contacts relative to heterosexual orientation identity or opposite-sex-only sexual contacts. Estimates are adjusted for the age, race and/or ethnicity, and sex categories described in Table 1.
*
P < .01.