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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Dec 30.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc. 2020 May 11;81:96–100. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2020.04.009

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics by sex (n = 535)

Overall Males (n = 284) Females (n = 251)
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Age 14.57 1.38 14.57 1.37 14.57 1.40
Frequency Percent Frequency Percent Frequency Percent
Race/Ethnicity
 Caucasian 371 69%   197 69%   174 69%
 African American 18 3% 8 3% 10 4%
 Asian/Pacific Islander 38 7% 14 5% 24 10%
 Hispanic 25 5% 15 5% 10 4%
 Mixed/Other 83 16% 50 18% 33 13%
Sexual orientation
  Heterosexual 450 84% 248 87% 202 81%
  Lesbian/Gay 20 4% 11 4% 9 4%
  Bisexual 28 5% 5 2% 23 9%
  Questioning 19 4% 11 4% 8 3%
  Asexual 18 3% 9 3% 9 4%

Note. Race/Ethnicity was dichotomized into Caucasian vs. Racial/Ethnic Minorities for analyses, whereas sexual attraction was dichotomized into sexual minorities vs. heterosexuals.