Table 2.
Differences in Sexual Orientation Response Option Endorsements based on SBHC status and gender.
| Sexual orientation responses | Total sample N = 13,448 |
SBHC schools n = 4,022 |
Non-SBHC schools n = 9,426 |
Effect size (Cohen’s d) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| “Straight”, n (%) | 11947 (88.7) | 3556 (88.8) | 8391 (88.7) | −0.004 |
| “Lesbian or gay”, n (%) | 199 (1.4) | 58 (1.4) | 141 (1.4) | −0.0001 |
| “Bisexual”, n (%) | 700 (5.3) | 219 (4.9) | 481 (5.4)* | 0.01 |
| “Something else”, n (%) | 267 (1.8) | 81 (2.0) | 186 (1.7) | −0.01 |
| “Don’t know/not sure”, n (%) | 335 (2.9) | 108 (3.0) | 227 (2.8) | −0.01 |
| Sexual orientation responses | Total sample N = 13,448 |
Male n = 6,723 |
Female n = 6,725 |
Effect size (Cohen’s d) |
| “Straight”, n (%) | 11947 (88.7) | 6213 (92.0) | 5734 (85.5)*** | 0.11 |
| “Lesbian or gay”, n (%) | 199 (1.4) | 101 (1.5) | 98 (1.2)** | 0.02 |
| “Bisexual”, n (%) | 700 (5.3) | 175 (2.7) | 525 (7.7)*** | −0.13 |
| “Something else”, n (%) | 267 (1.8) | 97 (1.5) | 170 (2.2)*** | −0.03 |
| “Don’t know/not sure”, n (%) | 335 (2.9) | 137 (2.3) | 198 (3.4)*** | −0.04 |
Note. Sample sizes were unweighted, while percentages were obtained with sample weights. SBHC = school-based health center.
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