Table 1.

Descriptive Characteristics of US High School Students Stratified by Sexual Identity, YRBS 2015 & 2017

	Sexual Identity (N = 24,664; Year 2015)								Sexual Identity (Total N = 23,144; Year 2017)
	Heterosexual		Gay/Lesbian		Bisexual		Not Sure		Heterosexual		Gay/Lesbian		Bisexual		Not Sure
Race	#	row %	#	row %	#	row %	#	row %	#	row %	#	row %	#	row %	#	row %
White	10293	87.64	281	2.01	963	7.87	304	2.48	10669	84.65	295	2.32	1204	10.21	323	2.82
Black	3082	85.31	97	2.54	351	10.08	85	2.07	2080	84.59	85	3.19	251	9.75	92	2.47
Hispanic/Latino	5524	86.17	240	2.54	671	7.80	202	3.49	4623	85.20	186	2.89	615	9.01	269	2.90
Other	2100	85.93	84	2.46	285	7.46	102	4.15	1966	84.12	68	2.27	318	10.49	100	3.13
Age
14 or younger	1092	76.15	45	3.30	186	11.27	77	9.28	1031	82.63	32	1.36	175	11.74	52	4.27
15	3708	83.88	145	2.98	488	9.35	151	3.79	3235	82.22	128	3.03	503	11.89	136	2.86
16	5830	86.92	181	1.94	673	8.52	188	2.62	5316	84.15	183	2.54	705	10.42	246	2.89
17	6781	89.04	209	2.00	622	7.09	170	1.86	6347	85.60	186	2.61	694	9.49	218	2.30
18 or older	3588	87.65	122	2.30	301	7.62	107	2.43	3409	86.63	105	2.68	311	7.57	132	3.12
Condom Use last sex
Yes	12917	90.39	215	1.21	1072	6.71	300	1.69	11542	89.52	181	1.44	1098	6.83	366	2.21
No	7393	81.48	448	3.77	1112	10.17	353	4.58	7185	77.93	412	4.15	1198	14.26	378	3.67
Age at First Sex
11 or younger	1035	68.77	72	3.98	190	11.82	139	15.43	712	71.14	72	6.26	183	14.26	126	8.33
12	887	82.68	44	3.36	128	9.81	53	4.16	671	78.78	39	5.48	119	11.87	47	3.87
13	2105	86.10	86	2.04	300	9.45	64	2.41	1593	79.14	67	3.53	285	14.44	75	2.88
14	4531	84.67	149	2.47	569	10.17	154	2.68	3915	83.29	138	2.39	552	11.87	133	2.45
15	5739	88.95	154	2.01	564	6.65	155	2.39	5592	86.69	139	1.81	634	9.16	165	2.34
16	4415	91.28	126	2.04	335	5.81	82	0.87	4722	87.69	106	2.07	432	8.33	145	1.90
17 or older	2098	88.06	64	1.88	150	8.30	38	1.76	1949	88.53	61	2.80	164	5.21	79	3.46
Number of Lifetime Partners
1	8988	90.11	260	2.00	759	5.91	217	1.98	8782	87.11	247	2.22	871	8.28	303	2.39
2	3876	86.27	143	2.94	459	8.66	119	2.13	3637	83.80	129	3.25	489	10.05	133	2.90
3+	7179	83.34	268	2.13	980	10.43	326	4.09	6073	82.41	237	2.82	934	11.57	312	3.20