Table 3.
Unadjusted Odds of Pregnancy by Sexual Identity, Attraction, and Experience, United States National Survey of Family Growth Survey Cycles 2002–2015, Females 15–19 Years of Age (N = 5481)
| Sexual orientation | Ever been pregnant (n = 679) | OR (95% CI) | pb | Ever had an intended pregnancy (n = 134) | OR (95% CI) | pb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Unweighted na(weighted % out of full sample N) | Unweighted na(weighted % out of sexuality aspects) | Unweighted na(weighted % out of ever pregnant) | |||||
| Sexual identity | |||||||
| Heterosexual | 4776 (90.18) | 565 (9.71) | 1.00 | 110 (18.06) | 1.00 | ||
| Gay/lesbian | 95 (1.53) | 8 (3.28) | 0.32 (0.14–0.71) | 0.005 | 1 (13.91) | 0.73 (0.08–6.27) | 0.776 |
| Bisexual | 439 (8.29) | 79 (16.73) | 1.87 (1.30–2.68) | 0.001 | 13 (26.88) | 1.67 (0.67–4.14) | 0.269 |
| Sexual attraction | |||||||
| Only to males | 4361 (80.56) | 513 (9.73) | 1.00 | 103 (18.36) | 1.00 | ||
| Only to females | 50 (0.83) | 3 (4.54) | 0.44 (0.12–1.68) | 0.229 | 0 (0.00) | N/A | |
| To both | 978 (17.10) | 152 (14.22) | 1.54 (1.16–2.04) | 0.003 | 28 (25.51) | 1.49 (0.75–2.96) | 0.250 |
| Not sure | 68 (1.51) | 6 (2.70) | 0.26 (0.09–0.70) | 0.008 | 1 (1.76) | N/A | |
| Sexual experience (Lifetime) | |||||||
| Only males | 2578 (46.85) | 522 (17.50) | 1.00 | 102 (18.82) | 1.00 | ||
| Only females | 97 (1.76) | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Both | 580 (9.70) | 153 (19.01) | 1.11 (0.81–1.51) | 0.518 | 31 (24.26) | 1.38 (0.67–2.84) | 0.378 |
| No sex partners | 2192 (41.67) | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
a
Unweighted n may not add up to 100% of the total due to missing data.
b
Bold indicates p < 0.05.
CI, confidence interval; N/A, not applicable; OR, odds ratio.