Table 3.
Demographics of Student Participants—2015 and 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey
|
Total (N = 75,638) |
LGB (N = 8347) |
Heterosexual (N = 67,291) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female | 37,921 | 50.4 | 6113 | 74.0 | 31,808 | 47.5 |
| Male | 37,353 | 49.6 | 2145 | 26.0 | 35,208 | 52.5 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 10,441 | 13.8 | 1220 | 14.6 | 9221 | 13.7 |
| Black or African American | 24,246 | 32.1 | 2961 | 35.5 | 21,285 | 31.6 |
| Hispanic or Latino of any race | 29,384 | 38.9 | 3017 | 36.1 | 26,367 | 39.2 |
| Other | 11,567 | 15.3 | 1149 | 13.8 | 10,418 | 15.5 |
| Grade | ||||||
| 9th | 19,907 | 26.5 | 2134 | 25.8 | 17,773 | 26.6 |
| 10th | 19,905 | 26.5 | 2193 | 26.5 | 17,712 | 26.5 |
| 11th | 17,965 | 23.9 | 2066 | 25.0 | 15,899 | 23.8 |
| 12th | 17,287 | 23.0 | 1873 | 22.7 | 15,414 | 23.1 |
| School | ||||||
| Priority | 37,928 | 50.1 | 4307 | 51.6 | 33,621 | 50.0 |
| Nonpriority | 37,710 | 49.9 | 4040 | 48.4 | 33,670 | 50.0 |
| Year | ||||||
| 2015 | 38,109 | 50.4 | 3950 | 47.3 | 34,159 | 50.8 |
| 2017 | 37,529 | 49.6 | 4397 | 52.7 | 33,132 | 49.2 |
Totals for demographic items may not add up to overall total numbers owing to some participants choosing to not respond and omit demographic questions.
LGB, lesbian, gay, and bisexual.