TABLE 4. Percentage of high school students who experienced any dating violence or both physical and sexual dating violence* and any form of bullying victimization,† by demographic characteristics — Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2019.
| Characteristic | Dating violence composite variables |
Bullying victimization composite |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experienced any dating violence§ |
Experienced both physical and sexual dating violence¶ |
Experienced any bullying** |
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| % (95% CI) | p value†† | % (95% CI) | p value†† | % (95% CI) | p value†† | |
|
Total
|
12.2 (11.3–13.3)
|
NA
|
3.0 (2.5–3.7)
|
NA |
24.8 (23.4–26.3)
|
NA |
|
Sex
| ||||||
| Female |
16.4 (14.7–18.2) |
<0.01 |
3.8 (3.0–5.0) |
0.01 |
30.2 (28.4–32.1) |
<0.01 |
| Male |
8.2§§ (7.1–9.4) |
NA |
2.1§§ (1.6–2.9) |
NA |
19.2§§ (17.6–20.9) |
NA |
|
Race/Ethnicity
| ||||||
| White, non-Hispanic |
12.1 (10.8–13.5) |
0.42 |
2.8 (2.2–3.5) |
0.51 |
28.8 (26.9–30.7) |
<0.01 |
| Black, non-Hispanic |
10.6 (7.9–14.1) |
NA |
3.0 (1.7–5.2) |
NA |
18.0¶¶ (15.7–20.6) |
NA |
| Hispanic |
12.7 (11.1–14.6) |
NA |
3.3 (2.1–5.1) |
NA |
19.2¶¶ (17.4–21.1) |
NA |
|
Sexual identity
| ||||||
| Heterosexual |
10.5 (9.5–11.6) |
<0.01 |
2.4 (2.0–2.9) |
0.01 |
22.2 (20.6–23.8) |
<0.01 |
| Lesbian, gay, or bisexual |
22.3*** (17.9–27.5) |
NA |
5.8*** (3.9–8.4) |
NA |
39.5*** (36.6–42.5) |
NA |
| Not sure | 18.7*** (13.2–26.0) | NA | 9.4*** (5.0–16.9) | NA | 32.7***,††† (27.6–38.3) | NA |
Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; NA = not applicable.
* During the 12 months before the survey, among students who dated or went out with someone during the 12 months before the survey.
† During the 12 months before the survey.
§ Combined any “yes” responses to physical dating violence and sexual dating violence. Because of the manner in which this variable was calculated, missing values in both the physical dating violence and sexual dating violence measures resulted in 3,355 missing values in the “experienced any dating violence” composite measure.
¶ Combined where responses to both physical dating violence and sexual dating violence were “yes.” Because of the manner in which this variable was calculated, the missing values in both the physical dating violence and sexual dating violence measures resulted in 3,355 missing observations in the “experienced both physical and sexual dating violence” composite measure.
** Combined any “yes” responses to bullied at school and electronic bullying.
†† Chi-square test (p<0.05).
§§ Significantly different from female students, based on t-test (p<0.05).
¶¶ Significantly different from white, non-Hispanic students, based on t-test (p<0.05).
*** Significantly different from heterosexual students, based on t-test (p<0.05).
††† Significantly different from lesbian, gay, or bisexual students, based on t-test (p<0.05).