Table 3.
Violence perpetration outcomes by sexual orientation.
| Outcome, n (%) | aHeterosexual, N = 4051 | bBisexual, N = 375 | cGay/Lesbian, N = 102 | dQuestioning, N = 151 | eOther, N = 87 |
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| Sexual violence | 874 (22%) | 92 (25%) | 21 (22%) | 33 (22%) | 18 (21%) |
| Sexual harassment | 813 (21%) | 87 (24%) | 21 (22%) | 31 (21%) | 17 (20%) |
| Unwanted sexual contact | 230 (6%) | 31 (8%) | 5 (5%) | 9 (6%) | 6 (7%) |
| Forced sexual contact | 44 (1%) | 6 (2%) | ‡ | ‡ | 5 (6%)a |
| Homophobic name calling | 2016 (51%) | 161 (43%) | 51 (52%) | 63 (42%) | 32 (37%) |
| Cyber sexual violence | 219 (6%) | 38 (10%)a | 5 (5%) | 13 (9%) | 6 (7%) |
| Teen dating violence† | 305 (12%) | 68 (24%)a | 11 (17%) | 12 (17%) | 8 (16%) |
Note. Superscript indicates significant contrast from a Tukey test for multiple comparisons with p < .01. Superscripts are noted in the column for the group with the higher perpetration rate than the group signified by the superscript.
‡
Cell counts <5 are suppressed to avoid presentation of unstable results.
†
Denominator for teen dating violence rate was the number of adolescents in each group reporting having ever dated (Heterosexual = 2529; Bisexual = 278; Gay/Lesbian = 65; Questioning = 72; Other = 50).