TABLE 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of 3516 Adolescents in Southern California Between September and December 2021
| Sociodemographic Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
|
| |
| High school grade | |
| Ninth grade | 1121 (31.9) |
| Tenth grade | 2395 (68.1) |
| Race and ethnicity | |
| Hispanic | 1663 (47.3) |
| Asian | 1125 (32.0) |
| Multiple races | 277 (7.9) |
| White | 242 (6.9) |
| Black | 47 (1.3) |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 11 (0.31) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 (0.06) |
| Another race | 48 (1.4) |
| Missing | 101 (2.9) |
| Highest parental education | |
| 8th grade or less | 81 (2.3) |
| Some high school | 176 (5.0) |
| High school | 449 (12.8) |
| Some college | 459 (13.1) |
| College degree | 1087 (30.9) |
| Advanced degree | 766 (21.8) |
| Don’t know | 394 (11.2) |
| Missing | 104 (3.0) |
| Perceived socioeconomic status | |
| Well-off | 984 (28.0) |
| About average | 1845 (52.5) |
| Struggling financially or in poverty | 206 (5.9) |
| It varied | 415 (11.8) |
| Missing | 66 (1.9) |
| Sexual identity | |
| Heterosexual | 2507 (71.3) |
| Bisexual | 328 (9.3) |
| Questioning | 163 (4.6) |
| Pansexual | 107 (3.0) |
| Lesbian | 56 (1.6) |
| Gay | 41 (1.2) |
| Asexual | 40 (1.1) |
| Queer | 33 (0.94) |
| Another identity | 42 (1.2) |
| Prefer not to disclose | 145 (4.1) |
| Missing | 54 (1.5) |
| Gender identity | |
| Female or feminine | 1638 (46.6) |
| Male or masculine | 1524 (43.3) |
| Gender variant or nonbinary | 101 (2.9) |
| Transgender male | 18 (0.51) |
| Transgender female | 6 (0.17) |
| Another gender identity | 57 (1.6) |
| Prefer not to disclose | 128 (3.6) |
| Missing | 44 (1.3) |