Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance — United States, 2017

Supplementary Tables 16-51: Behaviors that Contribute to Violence

**TABLE 16. Percentage of high school students who carried a weapon,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017**
Category	Sex				Total
	Female		Male		Total
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI
Total	7.4	(5.8–9.3)	24.2	(20.9–27.7)	15.7	(13.3–18.4)
Race/Ethnicity
White^§	8.0	(5.8–10.9)	29.0	(24.2–34.2)	18.1	(14.8–22.0)
Black^§	6.1	(4.3–8.7)	15.3	(12.4–18.8)	10.8	(8.7–13.3)
Hispanic	6.9	(5.3–8.9)	18.4	(15.7–21.4)	12.7	(10.7–15.1)
Grade
9	7.6	(5.5–10.4)	23.2	(18.7–28.4)	15.3	(12.3–19.0)
10	6.3	(4.6–8.6)	24.5	(21.5–27.8)	15.3	(13.1–17.8)
11	8.6	(6.7–11.0)	25.3	(21.2–29.9)	16.8	(13.8–20.2)
12	6.6	(4.5–9.4)	23.2	(19.0–27.9)	14.6	(12.2–17.5)
Sexual identity
Heterosexual (straight)	6.1	(4.7–7.8)	23.7	(20.7–27.0)	15.6	(13.4–18.0)
Gay, lesbian, or bisexual	14.1	(11.3–17.3)	22.9	(16.9–30.2)	16.2	(13.4–19.4)
Not sure	9.3	(5.4–15.5)	27.6	(18.1–39.6)	17.4	(11.7–25.0)
Sex of sexual contacts
Opposite sex only	7.9	(6.3–9.8)	30.2	(26.7–34.0)	20.1	(17.7–22.7)
Same sex only or both sexes	17.2	(13.8–21.3)	33.4	(25.0–43.0)	21.4	(18.1–25.1)
No sexual contact	5.1	(3.8–7.0)	16.2	(13.3–19.5)	10.5	(8.5–12.8)

* Such as a gun, knife, or club, on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey.
^† 95% confidence interval.
^§ Non-Hispanic.

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**TABLE 17. Percentage of high school students who carried a weapon,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017**
Site	Sex				Total		Sexual identity						Sex of sexual contacts
	Female		Male		Total		Heterosexual (straight)		Gay, lesbian, or bisexual		Not sure		Opposite sex only		Same sex only or both sexes		No sexual contact
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI
State surveys
Alaska	—^§	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arizona	9.0	(6.8–11.8)	21.6	(16.3–28.0)	15.6	(12.1–20.0)	15.1	(11.8–19.0)	19.2	(10.8–31.8)	12.9	(5.1–29.2)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arkansas	10.8	(7.2–15.7)	32.8	(26.8–39.4)	22.2	(17.2–28.2)	21.0	(16.6–26.1)	23.5	(14.7–35.4)	23.5	(11.1–43.1)	28.9	(21.6–37.4)	19.4	(9.5–35.5)	13.0	(9.2–17.9)
California	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Colorado	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Connecticut	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Delaware	6.3	(4.7–8.3)	20.5	(17.7–23.7)	13.5	(11.7–15.6)	13.7	(11.8–15.9)	12.0	(7.5–18.5)	21.6	(11.9–35.9)	18.0	(15.4–21.0)	18.3	(11.0–29.1)	6.6	(5.0–8.6)
Florida	7.9	(6.8–9.1)	20.1	(18.4–22.0)	14.2	(13.0–15.5)	13.2	(11.9–14.7)	19.0	(15.6–23.0)	19.3	(14.4–25.3)	19.2	(17.1–21.4)	25.2	(21.1–29.8)	7.4	(6.3–8.5)
Hawaii	6.0	(4.8–7.4)	16.8	(14.7–19.1)	11.8	(10.4–13.5)	9.9	(8.4–11.5)	19.1	(14.8–24.3)	18.6	(12.8–26.3)	15.9	(13.3–18.9)	21.8	(16.3–28.5)	5.8	(4.7–7.2)
Idaho	17.7	(15.1–20.6)	41.1	(36.6–45.8)	29.6	(26.9–32.4)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Illinois	8.8	(6.9–11.2)	18.4	(15.7–21.5)	14.0	(12.1–16.2)	12.9	(11.3–14.7)	21.2	(14.3–30.2)	13.0	(7.3–22.1)	15.9	(13.6–18.5)	24.6	(16.6–34.7)	8.2	(6.5–10.3)
Iowa	8.9	(5.9–13.3)	26.2	(20.4–33.1)	18.1	(13.8–23.3)	17.7	(12.6–24.3)	20.0	(14.2–27.4)	16.2	(6.1–36.8)	20.3	(13.5–29.5)	24.4	(13.8–39.3)	13.0	(9.0–18.4)
Kansas	8.5	(6.9–10.3)	24.8	(21.4–28.5)	16.9	(14.7–19.3)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kentucky	9.2	(7.1–11.8)	30.8	(26.1–36.0)	20.5	(17.2–24.1)	20.6	(17.2–24.5)	21.9	(15.3–30.5)	15.2	(7.1–29.6)	25.6	(20.6–31.4)	24.7	(17.1–34.3)	14.0	(11.2–17.2)
Louisiana	10.7	(8.1–14.0)	34.8	(28.1–42.1)	22.8	(18.8–27.5)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Maine	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Maryland	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Massachusetts	3.8	(2.8–5.2)	18.2	(16.1–20.6)	11.1	(9.7–12.7)	11.0	(9.6–12.6)	11.0	(6.8–17.1)	11.8	(7.0–19.3)	14.9	(12.5–17.7)	13.3	(8.9–19.3)	6.6	(5.1–8.5)
Michigan	8.5	(6.2–11.5)	26.3	(22.6–30.3)	17.5	(15.1–20.2)	17.4	(15.4–19.6)	17.4	(10.8–26.9)	17.5	(9.2–30.7)	21.0	(17.8–24.7)	23.3	(14.8–34.6)	12.9	(9.8–16.8)
Missouri	11.5	(8.7–15.2)	27.8	(23.0–33.1)	19.8	(16.5–23.6)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Montana	14.2	(12.7–15.9)	35.4	(32.9–38.0)	25.2	(23.6–26.9)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nebraska	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nevada	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
New Hampshire	7.6	(6.8–8.5)	23.5	(22.1–24.9)	16.0	(15.1–16.9)	15.7	(14.8–16.7)	18.4	(15.8–21.2)	17.5	(13.8–21.9)	19.5	(18.2–20.9)	28.2	(24.1–32.6)	10.4	(9.4–11.6)
New Mexico	14.8	(13.0–16.9)	33.1	(30.4–36.0)	24.2	(22.3–26.1)	22.8	(20.6–25.1)	30.8	(27.0–35.0)	31.4	(25.7–37.7)	29.6	(26.6–32.8)	38.6	(33.0–44.5)	16.6	(14.4–19.0)
New York	6.5	(5.3–8.1)	15.9	(13.6–18.5)	11.6	(10.1–13.4)	10.1	(8.5–12.0)	18.8	(14.6–24.0)	15.2	(11.4–19.9)	15.6	(13.1–18.4)	26.9	(17.2–39.4)	5.8	(4.0–8.5)
North Carolina	8.5	(6.9–10.5)	27.9	(23.7–32.5)	18.4	(15.9–21.3)	18.6	(16.2–21.3)	17.7	(11.9–25.4)	22.0	(13.3–34.3)	25.0	(22.3–28.0)	21.2	(14.9–29.2)	10.8	(8.3–14.0)
North Dakota	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Oklahoma	10.6	(7.3–15.2)	29.8	(25.5–34.5)	20.4	(17.4–23.8)	21.2	(18.2–24.6)	17.9	(11.5–26.9)	14.2	(6.3–28.9)	24.2	(20.6–28.2)	20.1	(13.0–29.8)	15.8	(11.6–21.0)
Pennsylvania	8.9	(7.6–10.4)	25.1	(21.5–29.1)	17.4	(15.2–19.8)	17.3	(14.7–20.3)	17.3	(12.3–23.7)	17.2	(11.1–25.7)	21.2	(18.1–24.6)	24.1	(18.6–30.5)	12.2	(9.7–15.2)
Rhode Island	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
South Carolina	9.4	(6.8–12.9)	26.1	(22.4–30.2)	18.3	(15.7–21.2)	18.3	(15.5–21.6)	13.2	(8.7–19.6)	23.2	(12.3–39.6)	23.2	(18.5–28.7)	27.8	(20.6–36.3)	9.9	(6.6–14.5)
Tennessee	8.1	(6.5–10.1)	27.9	(23.4–33.0)	18.5	(15.6–21.7)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Texas	8.3	(6.3–11.0)	24.0	(20.4–28.0)	16.5	(14.1–19.2)	15.5	(13.1–18.2)	19.2	(13.6–26.2)	18.8	(10.6–31.1)	20.6	(17.8–23.8)	23.8	(16.7–32.9)	10.1	(7.3–13.9)
Utah	16.0	(11.7–21.5)	31.7	(26.6–37.3)	24.0	(20.4–28.0)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Vermont	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Virginia	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
West Virginia	9.7	(7.4–12.7)	36.9	(33.0–40.9)	23.8	(20.6–27.4)	23.0	(19.6–26.7)	26.6	(19.0–35.8)	28.6	(14.3–49.1)	27.6	(23.9–31.6)	35.0	(25.8–45.5)	15.3	(11.1–20.8)
Wisconsin	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Median	8.9		26.2		18.2		17.3		19.0		17.5		20.8		24.2		10.6
Range	3.8–17.7		15.9–41.1		11.1–29.6		9.9–23.0		11.0–30.8		11.8–31.4		14.9–29.6		13.3–38.6		5.8–16.6
Large urban school district surveys
Baltimore, MD	15.4	(12.2–19.3)	22.1	(18.1–26.8)	19.0	(16.5–21.8)	16.2	(13.5–19.3)	29.3	(20.1–40.6)	13.3	(5.4–29.4)	21.8	(17.0–27.6)	27.0	(17.8–38.8)	9.2	(5.7–14.6)
Boston, MA	6.3	(4.6–8.4)	13.1	(10.6–16.0)	9.9	(8.3–11.7)	9.3	(7.7–11.1)	13.3	(8.3–20.5)	10.1	(4.4–21.4)	13.0	(10.2–16.4)	19.6	(12.5–29.3)	4.0	(2.5–6.4)
Broward County, FL	4.2	(2.6–6.9)	15.9	(11.8–21.2)	10.4	(8.0–13.3)	9.7	(7.4–12.7)	17.5	(9.5–29.8)	4.2	(1.3–12.5)	12.4	(8.4–17.9)	11.9	(4.8–26.3)	5.9	(3.0–11.3)
Chicago, IL	8.4	(6.7–10.5)	14.8	(11.4–19.1)	11.9	(9.6–14.6)	10.0	(7.9–12.5)	17.4	(11.6–25.2)	18.4	(10.0–31.5)	11.1	(7.8–15.5)	22.5	(16.7–29.5)	6.4	(4.3–9.4)
Cleveland, OH	11.0	(8.8–13.7)	23.0	(19.4–26.9)	17.4	(15.2–19.9)	15.7	(13.5–18.2)	25.5	(18.8–33.5)	22.2	(12.0–37.3)	16.6	(13.3–20.6)	27.9	(20.7–36.4)	10.0	(7.4–13.4)
DeKalb County, GA	5.0	(3.4–7.3)	12.3	(9.8–15.3)	8.7	(7.0–10.7)	7.4	(5.9–9.2)	12.7	(8.1–19.4)	17.0	(9.4–28.6)	12.6	(10.0–15.7)	18.5	(11.3–28.6)	2.5	(1.6–3.7)
Detroit, MI	9.0	(6.6–12.2)	17.0	(13.4–21.3)	12.9	(10.6–15.6)	12.4	(9.9–15.4)	16.0	(10.8–22.9)	2.1	(0.3–14.4)	18.6	(14.9–23.0)	11.9	(7.3–19.0)	5.3	(3.4–8.2)
District of Columbia	13.2	(12.1–14.3)	23.5	(22.0–25.0)	18.8	(17.9–19.7)	17.5	(16.5–18.6)	24.1	(21.5–26.8)	19.6	(15.5–24.5)	23.0	(21.4–24.7)	28.7	(25.6–32.1)	6.8	(5.8–7.9)
Duval County, FL	10.5	(8.9–12.4)	21.0	(18.5–23.7)	16.2	(14.5–18.1)	13.3	(11.7–15.1)	25.1	(20.8–30.0)	25.2	(18.5–33.3)	17.0	(14.6–19.8)	25.0	(20.3–30.4)	9.9	(8.0–12.2)
Ft. Worth, TX	6.7	(5.4–8.3)	20.0	(17.6–22.6)	13.7	(12.2–15.4)	12.7	(11.2–14.5)	21.4	(16.7–26.9)	12.0	(6.8–20.3)	19.7	(17.3–22.5)	22.2	(16.3–29.6)	7.2	(5.8–8.9)
Houston, TX	7.1	(5.9–8.6)	19.8	(17.4–22.6)	14.0	(12.4–15.7)	13.2	(11.6–14.9)	13.4	(9.8–17.9)	20.1	(13.5–28.9)	20.8	(18.2–23.8)	19.2	(13.7–26.2)	6.3	(5.1–7.9)
Los Angeles, CA	5.1	(4.1–6.3)	10.2	(7.5–13.8)	7.8	(6.2–9.7)	7.3	(5.3–9.9)	14.9	(8.0–26.2)	7.7	(2.7–19.9)	10.6	(7.3–15.1)	21.0	(13.5–31.1)	4.3	(3.0–6.0)
Miami-Dade County, FL	5.0	(3.6–6.9)	13.7	(11.4–16.5)	9.7	(8.3–11.3)	8.6	(7.4–9.9)	13.1	(8.6–19.6)	20.1	(11.7–32.4)	11.2	(9.4–13.4)	17.0	(11.6–24.3)	4.6	(3.1–6.8)
New York City, NY	4.3	(3.6–5.0)	11.5	(9.9–13.2)	8.2	(7.2–9.3)	6.9	(6.0–7.8)	12.6	(9.3–16.8)	11.9	(9.8–14.4)	12.7	(11.3–14.2)	15.3	(11.6–20.0)	3.0	(2.3–3.9)
Oakland, CA	8.3	(6.3–10.9)	16.9	(14.0–20.2)	13.1	(11.0–15.5)	12.0	(10.1–14.2)	18.5	(12.5–26.7)	14.7	(6.0–32.0)	19.6	(15.6–24.3)	22.4	(14.7–32.6)	5.4	(3.8–7.7)
Orange County, FL	6.0	(4.2–8.6)	15.4	(12.7–18.5)	10.8	(9.0–13.0)	9.1	(7.5–11.1)	17.4	(11.4–25.5)	19.7	(11.2–32.2)	15.7	(12.3–19.8)	19.1	(12.2–28.7)	4.5	(3.1–6.6)
Palm Beach County, FL	5.9	(4.6–7.6)	16.6	(14.4–19.2)	11.6	(10.2–13.3)	9.9	(8.3–11.7)	18.8	(14.0–24.7)	20.2	(13.9–28.4)	15.0	(12.6–17.8)	23.2	(16.8–31.1)	5.6	(4.2–7.6)
Philadelphia, PA	6.5	(4.7–8.9)	13.7	(10.5–17.8)	10.1	(7.9–12.7)	9.1	(7.3–11.4)	9.8	(6.1–15.5)	18.4	(9.1–33.7)	14.3	(11.0–18.4)	21.1	(14.2–30.2)	3.2	(1.8–5.6)
San Diego, CA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
San Francisco, CA	5.2	(4.0–6.8)	14.0	(11.9–16.5)	10.0	(8.6–11.6)	9.4	(7.8–11.2)	16.8	(11.9–23.2)	11.4	(7.0–18.0)	19.0	(15.7–22.7)	22.4	(15.3–31.7)	3.6	(2.7–4.8)
Shelby County, TN	7.7	(6.0–9.7)	18.3	(15.9–20.9)	13.5	(12.0–15.2)	11.9	(10.1–13.9)	17.5	(10.5–27.6)	17.2	(9.0–30.4)	15.9	(13.4–18.9)	18.6	(12.5–26.7)	5.5	(3.6–8.2)
Median	6.6		16.2		11.7		9.9		17.4		17.1		15.8		21.0		5.5
Range	4.2–15.4		10.2–23.5		7.8–19.0		6.9–17.5		9.8–29.3		2.1–25.2		10.6–23.0		11.9–28.7		2.5–10.0

* Such as a gun, knife, or club, on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey.
^† 95% confidence interval.
^§ Not available.

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TABLE 18. Percentage of high school students who carried a weapon on school property,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017
Category	Sex				Total
	Female		Male		Total
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI
Total	1.9	(1.4–2.5)	5.6	(4.4–7.1)	3.8	(2.9–4.8)
Race/Ethnicity
White^§	1.7	(1.1–2.8)	5.9	(4.2–8.2)	3.8	(2.7–5.3)
Black^§	1.7	(0.9–3.2)	5.4	(3.6–8.1)	3.6	(2.4–5.4)
Hispanic	2.5	(1.8–3.5)	4.5	(3.4–5.8)	3.5	(2.8–4.4)
Grade
9	1.3	(0.8–2.3)	3.6	(2.3–5.4)	2.5	(1.7–3.6)
10	1.4	(0.8–2.4)	4.8	(3.2–7.2)	3.2	(2.2–4.5)
11	3.0	(2.0–4.3)	7.1	(5.5–9.1)	5.0	(3.9–6.3)
12	1.5	(0.8–2.7)	7.0	(5.2–9.3)	4.2	(3.1–5.5)
Sexual identity
Heterosexual (straight)	1.4	(0.9–2.0)	5.0	(4.1–6.2)	3.4	(2.7–4.2)
Gay, lesbian, or bisexual	4.9	(2.9–8.3)	8.6	(4.6–15.7)	5.9	(3.6–9.4)
Not sure	2.2	(1.2–4.1)	6.8	(3.5–12.7)	4.9	(3.1–7.7)
Sex of sexual contacts
Opposite sex only	1.5	(1.0–2.3)	7.0	(5.5–9.0)	4.5	(3.6–5.7)
Same sex only or both sexes	6.0	(3.3–10.7)	9.1	(4.8–16.5)	6.8	(4.3–10.5)
No sexual contact	1.1	(0.6–2.0)	2.2	(1.7–2.9)	1.6	(1.1–2.3)

* Such as a gun, knife, or club, on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey.
^† 95% confidence interval.
^§ Non-Hispanic.

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**TABLE 19. Percentage of high school students who carried a weapon on school property,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017**
Site	Sex				Total		Sexual identity						Sex of sexual contacts
	Female		Male		Total		Heterosexual (straight)		Gay, lesbian, or bisexual		Not sure		Opposite sex only		Same sex only or both sexes		No sexual contact
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI
State surveys
Alaska	6.8	(5.0–9.1)	13.3	(10.5–16.8)	10.2	(8.4–12.4)	—^§	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arizona	2.7	(1.3–5.6)	4.2	(2.7–6.5)	3.5	(2.5–4.9)	3.0	(2.1–4.4)	5.7	(2.8–11.3)	4.8	(0.9–21.3)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arkansas	2.7	(1.5–4.9)	9.6	(6.3–14.4)	6.3	(4.8–8.2)	5.6	(4.1–7.7)	5.3	(2.3–11.7)	20.3	(9.2–39.0)	7.6	(5.1–11.1)	3.3	(0.7–13.9)	4.0	(2.0–8.1)
California	1.9	(1.2–3.2)	6.7	(4.5–10.0)	4.7	(3.2–7.0)	4.3	(3.0–6.2)	7.0	(3.4–14.0)	10.5	(3.8–25.9)	6.5	(4.3–9.7)	10.7	(6.0–18.5)	1.3	(0.5–3.5)
Colorado	3.5	(2.3–5.2)	6.2	(4.4–8.7)	4.9	(3.8–6.4)	3.8	(2.8–5.2)	10.0	(5.3–18.1)	6.4	(1.9–19.7)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Connecticut	3.2	(2.2–4.7)	7.3	(5.9–9.0)	5.4	(4.4–6.7)	3.9	(3.0–5.1)	9.5	(5.9–14.9)	7.1	(3.2–15.1)	5.4	(4.0–7.3)	8.7	(5.2–14.3)	2.0	(1.2–3.5)
Delaware	1.5	(1.0–2.3)	4.7	(3.5–6.3)	3.1	(2.4–4.1)	2.8	(2.1–3.9)	3.6	(1.8–7.2)	10.0	(3.6–24.6)	3.7	(2.5–5.3)	8.9	(5.1–15.0)	1.0	(0.5–2.1)
Florida	1.7	(1.2–2.3)	4.4	(3.6–5.4)	3.2	(2.7–3.7)	2.5	(2.1–3.0)	4.9	(3.2–7.4)	8.3	(5.5–12.3)	4.4	(3.7–5.4)	9.1	(6.4–12.8)	0.5	(0.3–1.0)
Hawaii	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Idaho	5.2	(3.5–7.8)	14.2	(10.5–18.9)	9.8	(7.4–12.8)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Illinois	2.0	(1.2–3.2)	5.0	(3.5–7.0)	3.7	(2.5–5.3)	2.9	(2.1–4.1)	7.5	(3.6–15.0)	3.5	(0.8–13.4)	4.1	(2.8–6.0)	8.6	(4.4–16.0)	0.9	(0.5–1.5)
Iowa	1.8	(1.0–3.4)	5.7	(4.2–7.6)	4.2	(3.0–5.8)	2.9	(2.1–3.9)	10.8	(5.5–20.3)	11.8	(4.1–29.5)	3.4	(2.6–4.4)	11.2	(3.4–31.3)	1.8	(1.2–2.9)
Kansas	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kentucky	1.5	(0.9–2.6)	7.8	(5.3–11.4)	4.9	(3.3–7.0)	4.5	(3.0–6.9)	8.1	(4.5–14.2)	3.3	(1.0–10.4)	7.6	(4.6–12.2)	6.7	(3.6–12.2)	1.4	(0.9–2.3)
Louisiana	2.9	(1.8–4.7)	7.8	(5.2–11.5)	5.7	(4.1–7.7)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Maine	2.3	(1.8–2.9)	7.8	(6.5–9.3)	5.3	(4.5–6.1)	4.5	(3.7–5.4)	8.6	(7.4–9.9)	9.2	(6.5–12.8)	6.2	(5.2–7.4)	11.6	(9.6–13.9)	2.0	(1.5–2.8)
Maryland	4.5	(4.1–5.0)	9.3	(8.8–9.9)	7.4	(7.0–7.8)	5.4	(5.0–5.8)	13.8	(12.5–15.2)	12.0	(10.2–14.0)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Massachusetts	0.9	(0.5–1.6)	4.5	(3.8–5.4)	2.7	(2.3–3.2)	2.6	(2.2–3.2)	2.5	(1.2–5.1)	2.4	(0.8–7.4)	3.7	(2.8–4.8)	3.8	(1.9–7.4)	1.3	(0.8–1.9)
Michigan	1.4	(0.6–3.0)	6.4	(4.1–10.0)	4.1	(2.6–6.3)	3.6	(2.1–5.9)	7.4	(3.3–15.7)	5.4	(1.9–14.2)	5.2	(3.2–8.1)	8.2	(4.2–15.6)	1.6	(0.8–2.9)
Missouri	2.6	(1.3–5.3)	5.5	(3.5–8.5)	4.2	(2.6–6.6)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Montana	4.7	(3.9–5.7)	11.9	(10.0–14.1)	8.5	(7.4–9.8)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nebraska	2.7	(1.5–5.1)	7.8	(5.2–11.6)	5.4	(3.7–7.8)	5.0	(3.3–7.5)	7.6	(2.4–21.4)	9.7	(4.1–21.3)	7.5	(4.6–12.0)	6.6	(2.8–14.9)	2.9	(1.8–4.9)
Nevada	3.0	(1.9–4.6)	6.2	(4.6–8.4)	4.7	(3.6–6.2)	4.1	(3.2–5.1)	5.4	(2.6–10.9)	11.6	(4.3–27.9)	6.8	(4.8–9.6)	6.1	(2.9–12.3)	2.2	(1.3–3.9)
New Hampshire	1.7	(1.3–2.2)	5.1	(4.5–5.8)	3.6	(3.2–4.1)	3.1	(2.8–3.6)	6.0	(4.6–7.7)	7.1	(4.9–10.1)	4.5	(3.9–5.2)	12.0	(9.3–15.3)	1.4	(1.0–1.8)
New Mexico	3.4	(2.7–4.5)	8.0	(6.5–9.8)	5.8	(4.8–6.9)	4.5	(3.5–5.7)	11.7	(8.8–15.4)	15.1	(11.1–20.1)	6.7	(5.3–8.5)	16.6	(12.8–21.3)	2.8	(2.0–4.0)
New York	1.6	(1.1–2.4)	4.5	(3.5–5.8)	3.4	(2.7–4.2)	2.4	(1.9–3.1)	6.0	(4.2–8.4)	8.5	(5.4–13.1)	3.9	(3.0–5.1)	8.6	(4.4–15.9)	1.0	(0.6–1.9)
North Carolina	1.6	(1.0–2.6)	5.0	(3.7–6.8)	3.4	(2.5–4.4)	2.8	(2.1–3.7)	4.9	(2.5–9.3)	9.4	(4.5–18.6)	5.0	(3.7–6.7)	6.8	(3.6–12.5)	0.7	(0.3–1.5)
North Dakota	2.0	(1.3–3.2)	9.4	(7.3–12.1)	5.9	(4.5–7.6)	5.7	(4.4–7.3)	7.8	(4.4–13.5)	5.5	(1.9–14.5)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Oklahoma	2.4	(1.3–4.5)	10.0	(7.6–13.0)	6.3	(4.9–8.2)	6.5	(4.9–8.6)	7.2	(3.6–13.9)	2.7	(0.6–10.8)	8.7	(6.9–11.0)	8.5	(3.9–17.4)	3.1	(1.6–5.8)
Pennsylvania	0.9	(0.5–1.6)	3.4	(2.4–4.8)	2.2	(1.7–2.9)	1.9	(1.4–2.6)	3.2	(1.4–7.1)	4.2	(1.5–11.2)	2.5	(1.7–3.9)	4.9	(2.2–10.4)	1.1	(0.5–2.1)
Rhode Island	2.6	(1.2–5.4)	6.8	(4.5–10.3)	5.1	(3.2–7.9)	4.3	(2.7–6.6)	9.0	(4.7–16.8)	9.0	(3.9–19.4)	7.3	(4.9–10.9)	9.5	(3.4–23.8)	1.2	(0.6–2.5)
South Carolina	1.6	(0.8–3.1)	5.6	(3.7–8.5)	3.9	(2.7–5.5)	3.3	(2.2–5.1)	5.2	(2.8–9.5)	10.8	(3.6–28.3)	4.3	(2.5–7.4)	10.8	(5.0–21.9)	1.3	(0.6–2.9)
Tennessee	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Texas	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Utah	3.9	(2.8–5.5)	9.9	(7.2–13.4)	7.1	(5.7–8.6)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Vermont	3.0	(2.7–3.4)	10.2	(9.7–10.9)	6.9	(6.5–7.2)	6.4	(6.0–6.7)	9.1	(7.9–10.4)	11.1	(9.2–13.4)	8.9	(8.3–9.4)	13.4	(11.6–15.4)	2.7	(2.4–3.1)
Virginia	2.1	(1.5–2.9)	5.3	(4.1–6.8)	3.8	(3.1–4.7)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
West Virginia	1.5	(0.8–2.8)	7.6	(5.4–10.6)	4.8	(3.4–6.8)	4.3	(3.0–6.2)	6.4	(3.7–11.0)	8.8	(3.8–19.0)	5.9	(4.0–8.6)	11.1	(5.8–20.3)	1.8	(0.7–4.7)
Wisconsin	3.5	(2.6–4.6)	6.6	(4.6–9.4)	5.2	(3.9–7.0)	4.2	(3.0–6.0)	8.3	(4.7–14.4)	14.2	(8.1–23.7)	5.7	(4.2–7.8)	14.0	(8.3–22.7)	2.6	(1.6–4.2)
Median	2.4		6.7		4.9		4.0		7.3		8.9		5.6		8.8		1.5
Range	0.9–6.8		3.4–14.2		2.2–10.2		1.9–6.5		2.5–13.8		2.4–20.3		2.5–8.9		3.3–16.6		0.5–4.0
Large urban school district surveys
Baltimore, MD	7.9	(5.2–11.8)	7.3	(4.6–11.5)	7.8	(5.7–10.7)	5.2	(3.2–8.5)	17.6	(10.5–28.0)	6.9	(1.9–22.2)	6.6	(3.6–11.6)	15.5	(8.6–26.4)	4.2	(1.8–9.7)
Boston, MA	2.9	(1.9–4.4)	3.8	(2.5–5.6)	3.5	(2.7–4.7)	2.7	(1.9–3.7)	8.5	(5.0–14.2)	6.9	(2.7–16.1)	4.2	(2.8–6.3)	9.9	(5.6–16.9)	1.0	(0.4–2.7)
Broward County, FL	2.0	(0.8–4.8)	3.4	(1.7–6.6)	2.8	(1.7–4.6)	2.5	(1.3–4.7)	4.8	(1.5–14.6)	1.8	(0.2–13.9)	3.1	(1.4–7.0)	3.8	(1.3–10.5)	0.3	(0.0–2.2)
Chicago, IL	3.0	(1.8–4.9)	3.4	(2.2–5.1)	3.4	(2.3–5.1)	2.2	(1.4–3.5)	6.4	(3.2–12.4)	5.5	(3.0–9.9)	2.5	(1.3–4.8)	12.2	(7.7–18.7)	1.0	(0.4–2.5)
Cleveland, OH	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
DeKalb County, GA	1.0	(0.5–2.1)	3.4	(2.2–5.2)	2.3	(1.6–3.2)	1.3	(0.7–2.5)	5.8	(3.0–10.8)	4.8	(1.7–12.4)	2.6	(1.4–4.8)	7.3	(3.9–13.0)	0.6	(0.2–1.6)
Detroit, MI	2.0	(0.9–4.2)	4.1	(2.6–6.3)	3.1	(2.1–4.5)	2.3	(1.4–3.8)	4.4	(2.3–8.6)	2.5	(0.3–16.3)	2.9	(1.6–5.3)	4.0	(1.7–8.9)	1.6	(0.6–3.8)
District of Columbia	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Duval County, FL	2.7	(2.0–3.7)	4.2	(3.2–5.6)	4.0	(3.2–5.0)	2.1	(1.6–2.8)	7.9	(5.3–11.6)	10.4	(6.3–16.7)	3.2	(2.3–4.3)	6.9	(4.6–10.2)	0.9	(0.5–1.7)
Ft. Worth, TX	1.6	(1.1–2.3)	4.7	(3.6–6.3)	3.3	(2.6–4.2)	2.5	(1.9–3.3)	8.7	(5.8–13.1)	6.4	(2.9–13.5)	4.4	(3.2–5.9)	9.9	(6.2–15.6)	1.1	(0.7–1.9)
Houston, TX	2.1	(1.5–2.9)	3.9	(2.9–5.3)	3.3	(2.6–4.2)	2.5	(1.8–3.4)	4.4	(2.8–6.9)	8.9	(4.6–16.6)	4.3	(3.1–5.8)	9.0	(5.4–14.7)	0.7	(0.3–1.3)
Los Angeles, CA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Miami-Dade County, FL	1.6	(1.0–2.4)	2.7	(1.7–4.2)	2.4	(1.8–3.1)	1.5	(1.0–2.2)	5.0	(3.2–7.7)	11.6	(5.2–23.7)	1.7	(1.0–2.9)	7.9	(4.8–12.8)	0.7	(0.3–1.4)
New York City, NY	1.4	(1.1–1.8)	4.6	(3.6–5.8)	3.3	(2.6–4.0)	2.1	(1.6–2.8)	6.1	(3.8–9.5)	6.7	(5.2–8.5)	4.7	(3.6–6.0)	8.7	(6.2–12.1)	0.5	(0.3–0.9)
Oakland, CA	3.8	(2.6–5.5)	6.5	(4.9–8.6)	5.5	(4.5–6.8)	4.8	(3.8–6.1)	8.0	(4.6–13.6)	7.6	(3.1–17.7)	8.7	(6.5–11.6)	10.5	(6.0–17.7)	1.5	(0.9–2.6)
Orange County, FL	1.7	(1.0–3.0)	2.8	(1.6–4.7)	2.4	(1.5–3.6)	0.9	(0.5–1.7)	6.1	(3.0–12.0)	10.7	(5.0–21.5)	2.4	(1.4–4.2)	7.8	(3.8–15.1)	0.1	(0.0–0.6)
Palm Beach County, FL	1.6	(1.0–2.7)	4.0	(2.9–5.5)	3.1	(2.3–4.0)	1.7	(1.1–2.5)	9.5	(6.3–14.2)	7.8	(4.0–14.7)	3.0	(1.9–4.5)	9.4	(5.4–16.0)	0.7	(0.3–1.4)
Philadelphia, PA	0.7	(0.3–1.7)	2.5	(1.6–3.8)	1.6	(1.2–2.3)	1.1	(0.6–2.0)	3.1	(1.1–8.5)	2.7	(0.7–9.3)	2.0	(1.1–3.6)	2.8	(1.0–7.4)	0.3	(0.1–1.2)
San Diego, CA	1.5	(0.9–2.5)	6.2	(4.6–8.4)	4.1	(3.0–5.4)	3.7	(2.7–5.1)	4.6	(2.4–8.8)	7.5	(2.6–19.9)	5.5	(3.9–7.7)	4.3	(2.1–8.4)	1.3	(0.7–2.3)
San Francisco, CA	3.0	(2.1–4.2)	6.0	(4.6–7.8)	4.8	(3.8–6.0)	4.2	(3.2–5.5)	7.8	(4.4–13.4)	7.8	(4.4–13.5)	9.1	(6.8–12.0)	15.6	(9.3–25.2)	1.1	(0.7–1.8)
Shelby County, TN	2.1	(1.3–3.6)	5.5	(3.8–7.8)	4.2	(3.1–5.6)	3.3	(2.2–4.9)	4.9	(2.4–9.8)	8.6	(3.8–18.6)	5.5	(3.6–8.5)	5.3	(2.6–10.3)	0.8	(0.3–2.3)
Median	2.0		4.0		3.3		2.4		6.1		7.2		3.7		8.3		0.9
Range	0.7–7.9		2.5–7.3		1.6–7.8		0.9–5.2		3.1–17.6		1.8–11.6		1.7–9.1		2.8–15.6		0.1–4.2

* Such as a gun, knife, or club, on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey.
^† 95% confidence interval.
^§ Not available.

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**TABLE 20. Percentage of high school students who carried a gun,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017**
Category	Sex				Total
	Female		Male		Total
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI
Total	1.9	(1.4–2.5)	7.7	(6.6–9.0)	4.8	(4.1–5.7)
Race/Ethnicity
White^§	1.3	(0.8–2.2)	7.0	(5.5–9.0)	4.1	(3.2–5.2)
Black^§	3.0	(1.5–5.8)	9.8	(7.1–13.4)	6.5	(4.4–9.5)
Hispanic	2.5	(1.4–4.4)	9.0	(7.2–11.3)	5.9	(4.5–7.6)
Grade
9	2.4	(1.6–3.5)	6.4	(5.2–8.0)	4.4	(3.6–5.4)
10	1.4	(0.8–2.3)	6.9	(5.4–8.8)	4.1	(3.2–5.2)
11	1.7	(0.9–3.2)	8.2	(6.0–11.2)	5.0	(3.5–6.9)
12	1.8	(1.0–3.3)	9.4	(7.2–12.3)	5.5	(4.2–7.2)
Sexual identity
Heterosexual (straight)	1.6	(1.2–2.2)	7.6	(6.4–8.9)	4.8	(4.1–5.7)
Gay, lesbian, or bisexual	3.3	(1.9–5.6)	4.7	(2.7–8.1)	3.7	(2.4–5.5)
Not sure	3.3	(1.7–6.5)	12.0	(7.4–18.9)	7.9	(5.2–11.9)
Sex of sexual contacts
Opposite sex only	2.1	(1.4–3.0)	11.4	(9.7–13.4)	7.2	(6.1–8.4)
Same sex only or both sexes	4.9	(3.0–7.7)	11.7	(6.7–19.7)	6.6	(4.6–9.2)
No sexual contact	1.1	(0.6–2.1)	2.9	(2.2–3.8)	2.0	(1.5–2.6)

* On at least 1 day during the 12 months before the survey, not counting the days when they carried a gun only for hunting or for a sport, such as target shooting.
^† 95% confidence interval.
^§ Non-Hispanic.

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**TABLE 21. Percentage of high school students who carried a gun,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017**
Site	Sex				Total		Sexual identity						Sex of sexual contacts
	Female		Male		Total		Heterosexual (straight)		Gay, lesbian, or bisexual		Not sure		Opposite sex only		Same sex only or both sexes		No sexual contact
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI
State surveys
Alaska	—^§	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arizona	3.7	(1.6–8.2)	8.9	(6.8–11.6)	6.6	(4.6–9.5)	6.1	(4.4–8.3)	7.7	(3.9–14.7)	5.6	(2.1–14.1)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arkansas	4.4	(3.4–5.7)	16.1	(12.0–21.3)	10.7	(8.2–13.9)	9.2	(6.6–12.7)	14.6	(10.4–20.1)	13.8	(5.7–29.7)	12.7	(9.5–16.9)	11.6	(6.2–20.9)	3.4	(2.1–5.6)
California	0.9	(0.3–2.3)	7.1	(5.4–9.4)	4.3	(3.1–5.9)	4.1	(3.0–5.6)	4.5	(1.8–10.8)	9.8	(5.5–16.7)	5.6	(3.6–8.7)	6.2	(2.5–14.8)	1.7	(0.9–3.5)
Colorado	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Connecticut	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Delaware	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Florida	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Hawaii	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Idaho	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Illinois	2.3	(1.5–3.6)	9.5	(7.6–11.8)	6.2	(5.2–7.3)	5.1	(4.0–6.5)	10.6	(8.0–14.0)	6.4	(2.7–14.4)	8.5	(6.8–10.6)	12.9	(8.8–18.7)	1.4	(0.7–2.5)
Iowa	1.7	(0.8–3.5)	6.6	(4.0–10.8)	4.6	(3.0–6.9)	3.6	(1.9–6.9)	9.4	(4.0–20.4)	7.2	(2.0–22.9)	4.5	(2.4–8.3)	8.6	(2.8–23.6)	1.7	(0.6–4.5)
Kansas	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kentucky	4.2	(2.8–6.2)	9.4	(7.1–12.3)	7.3	(5.7–9.3)	6.7	(5.1–8.8)	10.7	(6.0–18.5)	6.1	(2.4–14.5)	9.5	(6.7–13.3)	10.0	(6.1–16.0)	2.3	(1.5–3.6)
Louisiana	5.3	(3.0–9.1)	17.7	(13.5–22.9)	12.2	(8.9–16.5)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Maine	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Maryland	2.6	(2.3–2.9)	7.6	(7.1–8.0)	5.5	(5.1–5.8)	3.8	(3.6–4.1)	9.7	(8.6–11.1)	10.0	(8.4–12.0)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Massachusetts	1.0	(0.6–1.8)	4.2	(3.3–5.4)	2.7	(2.1–3.4)	2.2	(1.7–2.8)	5.4	(3.1–9.5)	2.5	(0.8–7.0)	3.6	(2.5–5.0)	5.6	(3.1–9.8)	0.5	(0.2–1.1)
Michigan	1.6	(0.8–3.1)	8.3	(5.8–11.7)	5.1	(3.6–7.4)	4.0	(2.5–6.5)	10.2	(5.6–17.8)	11.8	(5.5–23.6)	5.9	(3.2–10.5)	15.2	(9.4–23.6)	1.8	(0.8–4.1)
Missouri	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Montana	3.7	(2.8–4.8)	11.4	(9.9–13.2)	7.7	(6.8–8.9)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nebraska	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nevada	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
New Hampshire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
New Mexico	4.4	(3.5–5.4)	13.8	(12.1–15.7)	9.2	(8.2–10.3)	8.5	(7.4–9.7)	9.6	(7.1–12.9)	16.8	(11.0–24.9)	11.5	(9.9–13.3)	17.6	(14.2–21.5)	4.8	(3.8–5.9)
New York	1.8	(1.1–2.8)	5.7	(4.3–7.7)	4.2	(3.2–5.5)	3.0	(2.4–3.7)	8.8	(5.4–14.2)	7.9	(5.8–10.8)	4.9	(3.4–7.1)	8.2	(6.5–10.4)	0.8	(0.5–1.2)
North Carolina	2.2	(1.3–3.7)	10.4	(8.1–13.4)	6.5	(5.2–8.2)	6.0	(4.6–7.9)	7.7	(4.7–12.4)	12.8	(7.4–21.1)	10.3	(7.9–13.2)	7.4	(4.2–12.8)	1.8	(1.0–3.2)
North Dakota	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Oklahoma	1.7	(0.9–3.3)	9.0	(6.7–11.9)	5.5	(4.2–7.1)	5.5	(4.1–7.4)	6.2	(3.5–10.6)	5.4	(1.6–16.9)	7.8	(5.7–10.7)	8.3	(4.7–14.5)	2.4	(1.3–4.5)
Pennsylvania	1.2	(0.7–2.1)	7.1	(5.6–8.9)	4.3	(3.4–5.4)	4.0	(3.1–5.2)	3.5	(1.6–7.5)	7.2	(3.2–15.3)	5.5	(4.3–7.1)	8.1	(5.1–12.6)	1.5	(0.9–2.6)
Rhode Island	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
South Carolina	3.1	(1.8–5.3)	10.9	(8.5–13.7)	7.6	(6.2–9.1)	7.4	(5.8–9.3)	4.9	(2.5–9.6)	13.0	(6.8–23.5)	9.5	(6.5–13.6)	10.6	(6.7–16.3)	2.5	(1.2–5.2)
Tennessee	2.0	(1.1–3.6)	12.1	(9.7–14.9)	7.5	(6.1–9.1)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Texas	2.3	(1.4–3.9)	8.8	(6.8–11.4)	5.9	(4.6–7.5)	5.0	(4.0–6.3)	6.3	(3.4–11.6)	11.4	(4.4–26.4)	8.3	(6.7–10.2)	6.8	(2.7–16.0)	1.6	(0.9–3.0)
Utah	2.4	(1.3–4.5)	8.3	(6.6–10.5)	5.6	(4.3–7.4)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Vermont	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Virginia	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
West Virginia	2.3	(1.4–3.6)	12.0	(9.0–15.8)	7.4	(5.6–9.7)	7.1	(5.2–9.6)	8.9	(4.2–17.9)	11.2	(4.4–25.6)	9.0	(6.4–12.6)	8.0	(3.4–17.8)	3.8	(2.4–6.2)
Wisconsin	1.8	(1.0–3.1)	7.8	(5.9–10.3)	5.2	(4.0–6.8)	4.7	(3.4–6.3)	4.6	(2.6–8.1)	12.7	(6.4–23.9)	6.6	(4.9–8.8)	10.2	(5.6–17.8)	1.8	(1.1–3.0)
Median	2.3		8.9		6.0		5.1		8.3		9.9		8.0		8.5		1.8
Range	0.9–5.3		4.2–17.7		2.7–12.2		2.2–9.2		3.5–14.6		2.5–16.8		3.6–12.7		5.6–17.6		0.5–4.8
Large urban school district surveys
Baltimore, MD	3.1	(1.8–5.4)	14.3	(9.8–20.4)	8.9	(6.8–11.7)	6.5	(4.3–9.8)	17.0	(11.0–25.2)	7.6	(2.0–25.1)	8.3	(5.2–13.0)	13.1	(6.5–24.7)	2.1	(0.8–5.3)
Boston, MA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Broward County, FL	2.5	(1.2–4.9)	6.5	(3.8–11.1)	4.9	(3.0–7.7)	4.2	(2.4–7.4)	6.7	(2.6–16.2)	6.8	(2.4–17.5)	5.3	(2.4–11.1)	7.5	(2.5–20.3)	0.7	(0.2–3.3)
Chicago, IL	2.7	(1.6–4.5)	11.4	(8.6–15.1)	7.2	(5.4–9.6)	5.6	(3.8–8.2)	11.6	(7.3–17.8)	10.4	(4.9–21.0)	9.4	(6.1–14.2)	11.3	(7.8–16.1)	1.6	(1.0–2.5)
Cleveland, OH	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
DeKalb County, GA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Detroit, MI	2.4	(1.5–4.0)	10.8	(7.7–15.0)	6.7	(5.1–8.8)	5.8	(4.3–7.8)	11.0	(6.3–18.5)	6.1	(2.0–17.2)	8.1	(5.5–11.8)	12.0	(7.4–18.8)	1.5	(0.8–2.9)
District of Columbia	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Duval County, FL	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ft. Worth, TX	2.7	(2.0–3.6)	10.1	(8.4–12.0)	6.6	(5.7–7.6)	5.9	(5.0–7.0)	11.3	(8.2–15.5)	7.6	(3.8–14.6)	9.4	(7.8–11.2)	13.3	(9.3–18.5)	2.3	(1.6–3.5)
Houston, TX	3.2	(2.3–4.3)	12.5	(10.9–14.4)	8.4	(7.3–9.7)	7.2	(6.1–8.5)	11.1	(8.4–14.5)	12.5	(7.2–20.9)	12.6	(10.6–15.0)	15.1	(10.5–21.0)	2.0	(1.4–3.0)
Los Angeles, CA	2.5	(1.3–4.6)	4.1	(2.9–5.8)	3.4	(2.3–5.0)	3.1	(2.0–4.7)	8.9	(3.4–21.5)	0.5	(0.1–3.9)	4.6	(2.8–7.7)	13.7	(6.7–26.0)	1.0	(0.5–1.9)
Miami-Dade County, FL	1.9	(1.2–2.8)	9.2	(7.0–12.0)	5.9	(4.7–7.4)	4.5	(3.5–5.7)	10.1	(6.7–14.9)	18.8	(11.0–30.2)	7.3	(5.3–10.0)	11.8	(7.6–18.0)	1.9	(1.2–3.0)
New York City, NY	1.7	(1.3–2.4)	6.2	(5.3–7.4)	4.3	(3.6–5.1)	2.8	(2.3–3.3)	9.0	(6.7–12.0)	7.7	(5.7–10.5)	5.4	(4.4–6.7)	13.1	(9.8–17.2)	0.6	(0.4–0.9)
Oakland, CA	4.2	(2.8–6.2)	9.9	(7.9–12.4)	7.6	(6.2–9.2)	6.9	(5.7–8.5)	13.1	(7.9–21.1)	4.7	(1.8–11.6)	11.3	(8.8–14.4)	16.4	(10.4–25.0)	1.6	(0.9–2.8)
Orange County, FL	2.1	(1.3–3.4)	8.2	(5.8–11.5)	5.6	(4.0–7.8)	4.8	(3.4–6.7)	7.3	(3.5–14.7)	15.5	(7.6–29.1)	7.5	(5.1–11.0)	9.7	(5.3–17.1)	1.8	(1.0–3.2)
Palm Beach County, FL	2.8	(2.0–4.0)	7.5	(5.9–9.5)	5.4	(4.5–6.5)	3.7	(2.9–4.8)	11.0	(7.4–16.0)	11.9	(7.0–19.8)	5.2	(3.7–7.4)	16.1	(11.4–22.2)	1.4	(0.9–2.4)
Philadelphia, PA	2.0	(1.1–3.5)	7.0	(4.1–11.8)	4.6	(2.8–7.4)	3.5	(2.2–5.4)	5.4	(2.7–10.4)	20.7	(6.9–47.9)	6.3	(4.2–9.2)	12.9	(5.9–26.0)	1.0	(0.4–2.7)
San Diego, CA	1.3	(0.8–2.3)	5.5	(4.1–7.5)	3.6	(2.7–4.9)	3.1	(2.3–4.2)	3.2	(1.5–7.0)	11.6	(4.3–27.4)	5.2	(3.8–7.1)	4.6	(1.9–10.6)	0.8	(0.3–1.8)
San Francisco, CA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Shelby County, TN	4.6	(3.4–6.2)	16.4	(14.2–19.0)	10.8	(9.4–12.4)	9.1	(7.5–10.9)	12.6	(7.5–20.3)	19.2	(10.8–31.8)	14.3	(11.5–17.6)	13.2	(8.9–19.1)	1.9	(1.0–3.4)
Median	2.5		9.2		5.9		4.8		11.0		10.4		7.5		13.1		1.6
Range	1.3–4.6		4.1–16.4		3.4–10.8		2.8–9.1		3.2–17.0		0.5–20.7		4.6–14.3		4.6–16.4		0.6–2.3

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TABLE 22. Percentage of high school students who were threatened or injured with a weapon on school property,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017
Category	Sex				Total
	Female		Male		Total
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI
Total	4.1	(3.3–5.1)	7.8	(7.0–8.6)	6.0	(5.3–6.7)
Race/Ethnicity
White^§	3.6	(2.5–5.2)	6.5	(5.6–7.6)	5.0	(4.1–6.2)
Black^§	5.5	(3.9–7.8)	10.0	(7.8–12.9)	7.8	(6.6–9.3)
Hispanic	3.8	(2.7–5.2)	8.3	(6.8–10.1)	6.1	(5.3–7.1)
Grade
9	4.9	(3.6–6.7)	8.8	(7.1–10.8)	6.8	(5.7–8.2)
10	5.0	(3.7–6.8)	8.5	(6.6–10.8)	6.8	(5.6–8.1)
11	3.2	(2.1–4.8)	6.7	(5.4–8.3)	5.1	(4.0–6.4)
12	2.7	(1.7–4.4)	6.6	(5.3–8.2)	4.6	(3.7–5.8)
Sexual identity
Heterosexual (straight)	3.6	(2.8–4.6)	6.9	(6.1–7.8)	5.4	(4.8–6.0)
Gay, lesbian, or bisexual	7.4	(5.6–9.7)	14.6	(9.8–21.2)	9.4	(7.4–11.8)
Not sure	5.3	(2.7–10.0)	17.2	(11.1–25.7)	11.1	(7.9–15.4)
Sex of sexual contacts
Opposite sex only	4.9	(3.5–6.6)	9.9	(8.5–11.5)	7.6	(6.6–8.8)
Same sex only or both sexes	8.8	(6.1–12.7)	21.5	(13.9–31.8)	12.1	(9.0–16.0)
No sexual contact	2.7	(2.1–3.4)	3.6	(2.8–4.6)	3.1	(2.6–3.8)

* Such as a gun, knife, or club, one or more times during the 12 months before the survey.
^† 95% confidence interval.
^§ Non-Hispanic.

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TABLE 23. Percentage of high school students who were threatened or injured with a weapon on school property,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017
Site	Sex				Total		Sexual identity						Sex of sexual contacts
	Female		Male		Total		Heterosexual (straight)		Gay, lesbian, or bisexual		Not sure		Opposite sex only		Same sex only or both sexes		No sexual contact
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI
State surveys
Alaska	—^§	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arizona	6.7	(4.5–9.7)	8.7	(5.9–12.7)	7.9	(6.0–10.5)	7.4	(5.3–10.3)	10.1	(6.5–15.4)	12.2	(4.2–30.9)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arkansas	8.3	(6.0–11.4)	13.7	(11.5–16.3)	11.7	(9.7–14.0)	8.9	(7.0–11.3)	20.3	(16.3–25.0)	22.0	(9.9–42.2)	13.8	(11.3–16.7)	16.3	(10.0–25.5)	2.6	(1.3–5.1)
California	2.5	(1.5–4.2)	6.5	(4.6–9.1)	5.0	(3.6–7.1)	4.5	(3.4–5.9)	7.5	(3.1–16.9)	8.4	(2.4–25.7)	6.3	(4.4–9.0)	5.6	(2.1–14.3)	2.5	(1.3–4.7)
Colorado	5.5	(3.7–8.1)	6.0	(4.8–7.4)	5.8	(4.9–6.8)	4.6	(3.6–5.9)	11.3	(6.6–18.8)	16.1	(5.7–37.6)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Connecticut	6.1	(4.1–8.8)	8.0	(6.0–10.5)	7.1	(5.5–9.0)	5.2	(3.8–7.0)	14.4	(9.6–21.0)	13.1	(6.5–24.6)	7.2	(5.0–10.2)	16.2	(9.6–26.0)	3.7	(2.6–5.1)
Delaware	4.2	(3.0–5.9)	7.5	(5.9–9.6)	6.0	(4.9–7.3)	5.5	(4.4–7.0)	9.4	(5.5–15.8)	10.1	(4.2–22.3)	6.1	(4.6–8.0)	14.2	(8.0–24.0)	3.2	(1.9–5.2)
Florida	6.5	(5.4–7.8)	10.1	(9.0–11.4)	8.4	(7.5–9.4)	7.4	(6.5–8.5)	10.9	(8.7–13.6)	15.0	(11.6–19.3)	9.6	(8.2–11.3)	18.1	(14.1–23.1)	4.6	(3.8–5.6)
Hawaii	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Idaho	5.0	(3.5–6.9)	7.2	(5.5–9.3)	6.2	(5.0–7.5)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Illinois	4.9	(3.8–6.2)	9.7	(7.6–12.2)	7.5	(6.6–8.6)	5.9	(5.0–6.9)	13.2	(9.3–18.3)	13.0	(8.2–20.1)	8.3	(7.1–9.8)	21.2	(16.7–26.5)	3.0	(2.2–4.0)
Iowa	6.3	(3.7–10.6)	9.5	(7.3–12.1)	8.2	(5.8–11.5)	7.0	(4.4–11.0)	10.2	(5.4–18.4)	23.1	(9.7–45.8)	10.4	(5.5–18.5)	10.9	(5.4–20.7)	4.0	(1.8–8.8)
Kansas	4.8	(3.5–6.6)	6.6	(4.8–9.0)	5.8	(4.6–7.1)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kentucky	4.7	(3.0–7.2)	9.1	(7.1–11.6)	7.1	(5.6–9.0)	6.1	(4.7–7.8)	12.4	(8.1–18.4)	13.0	(5.4–28.3)	8.0	(5.6–11.3)	11.0	(5.9–19.6)	4.6	(3.2–6.6)
Louisiana	7.9	(5.4–11.4)	16.1	(12.1–21.1)	12.8	(9.5–17.0)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Maine	3.7	(3.0–4.7)	6.9	(6.0–7.9)	5.5	(4.8–6.4)	4.4	(3.8–5.1)	9.9	(7.9–12.2)	13.4	(9.9–18.0)	6.0	(5.1–7.0)	13.6	(11.2–16.4)	2.0	(1.6–2.5)
Maryland	5.2	(4.8–5.6)	9.7	(9.2–10.2)	7.8	(7.5–8.2)	5.7	(5.4–6.1)	14.2	(12.9–15.5)	13.0	(11.3–14.9)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Massachusetts	3.1	(2.2–4.3)	6.5	(4.8–8.6)	4.8	(3.7–6.2)	4.2	(3.2–5.6)	7.6	(4.7–11.8)	6.3	(3.0–12.9)	5.1	(3.6–7.3)	11.1	(6.8–17.5)	2.2	(1.3–3.5)
Michigan	4.9	(3.5–6.9)	7.6	(6.1–9.4)	6.5	(5.4–7.8)	5.7	(4.6–7.1)	11.9	(6.2–21.6)	7.6	(3.2–17.0)	7.0	(5.4–9.0)	13.7	(8.5–21.4)	3.5	(2.2–5.5)
Missouri	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Montana	5.2	(4.0–6.8)	8.4	(7.0–10.0)	7.0	(5.9–8.3)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nebraska	5.9	(4.0–8.5)	7.7	(5.2–11.2)	7.1	(5.2–9.5)	5.4	(3.8–7.6)	17.5	(10.2–28.2)	21.0	(10.5–37.5)	9.6	(6.6–13.7)	18.0	(10.6–28.8)	2.3	(1.3–3.8)
Nevada	5.8	(4.4–7.8)	9.6	(6.8–13.3)	8.1	(6.5–10.1)	6.9	(5.4–8.7)	11.0	(8.3–14.3)	15.9	(6.9–32.3)	10.9	(8.9–13.4)	10.2	(5.8–17.5)	3.9	(2.7–5.8)
New Hampshire	5.4	(4.6–6.3)	7.7	(6.9–8.6)	6.7	(6.1–7.3)	5.8	(5.3–6.5)	11.8	(9.6–14.5)	11.5	(8.8–14.8)	7.8	(7.0–8.7)	20.7	(16.8–25.3)	3.4	(2.8–4.1)
New Mexico	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
New York	5.6	(3.7–8.4)	9.5	(7.8–11.5)	8.0	(6.3–10.2)	5.7	(4.8–6.8)	16.3	(11.2–23.2)	15.0	(10.8–20.6)	7.9	(6.3–9.9)	22.8	(15.3–32.5)	2.9	(2.1–4.0)
North Carolina	4.4	(2.9–6.6)	9.0	(7.5–10.9)	6.9	(5.5–8.6)	5.8	(4.6–7.4)	12.1	(7.2–19.5)	10.7	(6.1–17.9)	7.7	(6.3–9.4)	12.7	(8.1–19.4)	3.0	(2.0–4.5)
North Dakota	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Oklahoma	4.2	(2.6–6.7)	5.2	(3.5–7.6)	4.8	(3.4–6.6)	4.1	(2.9–5.8)	10.0	(6.2–15.8)	7.2	(1.9–23.7)	6.0	(4.0–8.9)	12.1	(6.3–22.2)	2.0	(1.2–3.5)
Pennsylvania	4.3	(2.9–6.4)	6.2	(5.0–7.7)	5.3	(4.4–6.4)	4.9	(4.1–6.0)	7.8	(4.7–12.7)	8.4	(3.5–18.6)	6.2	(4.7–8.2)	9.6	(6.1–14.8)	3.4	(2.0–5.7)
Rhode Island	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
South Carolina	6.6	(4.6–9.6)	11.3	(8.4–14.9)	9.4	(7.2–12.1)	7.2	(5.0–10.3)	16.4	(10.4–24.9)	24.3	(14.0–38.8)	9.1	(6.3–12.9)	23.3	(16.6–31.5)	4.3	(2.7–6.8)
Tennessee	4.7	(3.2–6.9)	7.4	(5.9–9.3)	6.5	(5.1–8.2)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Texas	4.8	(3.5–6.6)	9.4	(6.6–13.3)	7.4	(5.6–9.7)	6.1	(4.4–8.2)	13.9	(9.2–20.5)	12.3	(6.2–23.1)	8.0	(6.0–10.7)	18.5	(11.9–27.6)	3.4	(2.0–5.7)
Utah	5.1	(3.7–7.1)	8.2	(6.6–10.1)	7.0	(5.6–8.7)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Vermont	3.5	(3.2–3.9)	5.8	(5.3–6.2)	4.8	(4.5–5.1)	4.0	(3.7–4.3)	9.0	(7.9–10.4)	10.4	(8.6–12.6)	5.4	(5.0–5.8)	12.7	(11.0–14.6)	2.3	(2.0–2.6)
Virginia	4.7	(3.3–6.5)	8.0	(6.3–10.2)	6.4	(5.1–8.0)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
West Virginia	5.0	(3.4–7.1)	7.3	(5.0–10.6)	6.5	(4.6–9.2)	5.5	(3.8–7.7)	13.3	(7.4–22.7)	12.3	(5.7–24.3)	4.9	(3.3–7.3)	18.8	(10.7–30.9)	4.8	(3.2–7.2)
Wisconsin	4.7	(2.7–8.0)	8.9	(5.9–13.2)	6.9	(4.7–10.2)	5.8	(3.6–9.2)	11.9	(7.4–18.4)	16.4	(8.0–30.5)	7.2	(4.5–11.2)	14.1	(7.3–25.4)	4.7	(2.5–8.6)
Median	5.0		8.0		6.9		5.7		11.8		13.0		7.7		14.1		3.4
Range	2.5–8.3		5.2–16.1		4.8–12.8		4.0–8.9		7.5–20.3		6.3–24.3		4.9–13.8		5.6–23.3		2.0–4.8
Large urban school district surveys
Baltimore, MD	8.9	(5.9–13.1)	14.5	(10.5–19.5)	12.3	(9.7–15.5)	10.6	(7.7–14.4)	16.9	(10.0–27.0)	9.5	(2.6–29.3)	8.8	(5.6–13.6)	23.6	(14.1–37.0)	6.6	(3.8–11.0)
Boston, MA	3.7	(2.4–5.6)	7.6	(5.6–10.2)	5.7	(4.5–7.2)	4.5	(3.3–6.1)	11.9	(7.1–19.3)	12.5	(6.3–23.1)	5.6	(4.2–7.6)	10.5	(5.4–19.6)	3.2	(1.9–5.3)
Broward County, FL	6.8	(3.6–12.4)	5.8	(3.3–9.9)	6.7	(4.2–10.6)	4.7	(2.8–7.8)	15.5	(8.4–26.6)	9.9	(4.3–20.8)	5.7	(3.3–9.6)	22.8	(11.5–40.3)	2.2	(0.9–5.7)
Chicago, IL	5.6	(3.3–9.2)	9.0	(6.5–12.4)	7.7	(5.5–10.7)	5.9	(4.2–8.2)	10.8	(5.6–20.1)	15.1	(7.1–29.2)	7.8	(5.1–11.7)	13.8	(8.0–22.7)	2.6	(1.4–4.9)
Cleveland, OH	7.8	(5.9–10.1)	12.8	(10.1–15.9)	10.7	(8.8–12.8)	9.7	(8.0–11.8)	12.6	(8.3–18.8)	17.9	(9.8–30.4)	11.1	(8.5–14.4)	16.6	(11.0–24.3)	4.0	(2.8–5.8)
DeKalb County, GA	3.0	(2.1–4.4)	8.5	(6.5–11.0)	5.9	(4.6–7.4)	4.1	(3.0–5.6)	10.1	(6.1–16.1)	12.8	(7.2–21.9)	5.9	(4.0–8.6)	12.5	(8.3–18.2)	2.6	(1.5–4.4)
Detroit, MI	5.5	(3.9–7.6)	9.7	(7.2–12.8)	7.7	(6.1–9.7)	5.5	(4.2–7.3)	13.8	(8.5–21.8)	12.4	(5.5–25.3)	7.8	(5.3–11.3)	17.2	(11.7–24.7)	2.8	(1.8–4.4)
District of Columbia	7.1	(6.3–8.0)	11.0	(9.9–12.1)	9.8	(9.1–10.5)	7.7	(7.0–8.4)	17.1	(14.7–19.7)	16.1	(12.3–20.7)	8.2	(7.2–9.3)	18.4	(15.7–21.4)	3.0	(2.4–3.8)
Duval County, FL	7.3	(6.1–8.7)	11.0	(9.2–13.1)	9.9	(8.6–11.4)	7.1	(6.0–8.3)	16.1	(12.6–20.3)	15.4	(10.5–22.0)	8.7	(7.2–10.6)	16.5	(12.9–20.9)	3.7	(2.7–5.2)
Ft. Worth, TX	4.0	(3.0–5.5)	7.0	(5.9–8.3)	5.8	(4.9–6.9)	4.6	(3.8–5.5)	14.3	(10.4–19.4)	8.0	(4.1–15.0)	5.8	(4.5–7.3)	15.2	(10.3–21.8)	2.9	(2.1–4.0)
Houston, TX	4.7	(3.6–6.0)	8.5	(7.3–10.0)	7.0	(6.1–8.0)	5.3	(4.5–6.4)	12.0	(8.8–16.3)	13.8	(8.5–21.5)	8.7	(7.0–10.8)	13.0	(8.7–18.9)	2.7	(2.0–3.6)
Los Angeles, CA	3.7	(2.5–5.6)	5.7	(4.1–7.7)	4.9	(3.6–6.4)	4.1	(2.9–5.9)	10.3	(5.1–19.9)	8.9	(4.2–18.1)	4.8	(3.4–6.6)	18.2	(11.7–27.3)	2.3	(1.3–4.1)
Miami-Dade County, FL	5.3	(3.9–7.1)	8.0	(6.1–10.5)	7.1	(5.9–8.5)	5.5	(4.5–6.9)	13.0	(8.6–19.2)	19.4	(11.7–30.5)	7.5	(5.9–9.3)	17.6	(11.7–25.6)	3.1	(2.1–4.5)
New York City, NY	4.3	(3.4–5.5)	10.1	(8.7–11.7)	7.7	(6.6–8.9)	5.5	(4.7–6.4)	13.7	(11.1–16.7)	13.4	(11.3–15.9)	9.2	(7.9–10.6)	18.3	(14.1–23.3)	2.9	(2.3–3.8)
Oakland, CA	4.1	(2.9–5.9)	10.1	(8.0–12.6)	7.6	(6.2–9.2)	7.2	(5.9–8.9)	7.9	(4.2–14.2)	13.4	(7.0–24.2)	8.1	(5.8–11.2)	12.1	(7.3–19.5)	4.5	(3.0–6.5)
Orange County, FL	4.3	(2.9–6.3)	8.5	(6.1–11.7)	6.9	(5.2–9.2)	5.0	(3.4–7.2)	13.7	(8.4–21.7)	16.1	(8.5–28.5)	8.2	(5.3–12.6)	15.8	(10.0–24.1)	2.1	(1.2–3.6)
Palm Beach County, FL	4.8	(3.7–6.1)	8.8	(6.9–11.2)	7.1	(5.9–8.5)	5.0	(4.1–6.3)	18.1	(13.4–23.8)	11.0	(6.6–17.8)	7.5	(5.7–9.7)	17.0	(11.6–24.2)	3.1	(2.2–4.4)
Philadelphia, PA	3.9	(2.5–5.9)	7.2	(4.7–11.0)	5.7	(4.2–7.7)	4.3	(3.1–5.9)	10.4	(6.5–16.3)	14.4	(4.2–39.2)	5.8	(3.8–8.7)	11.6	(5.6–22.6)	3.0	(1.8–5.0)
San Diego, CA	3.1	(2.1–4.6)	7.0	(5.2–9.5)	5.3	(4.0–6.9)	5.0	(3.7–6.7)	6.9	(4.1–11.3)	6.0	(2.7–12.8)	7.4	(5.2–10.5)	10.8	(6.1–18.3)	2.1	(1.3–3.2)
San Francisco, CA	3.7	(2.7–5.1)	7.7	(5.9–9.9)	6.1	(5.0–7.5)	5.4	(4.3–6.7)	7.4	(4.1–13.3)	11.1	(7.0–17.2)	7.9	(5.7–10.9)	18.0	(11.2–27.7)	2.4	(1.6–3.5)
Shelby County, TN	8.6	(6.7–10.9)	12.2	(10.4–14.3)	10.8	(9.4–12.3)	8.3	(7.0–9.9)	16.4	(12.1–21.8)	24.2	(13.8–38.8)	10.3	(7.9–13.4)	18.8	(13.3–26.0)	5.1	(3.4–7.7)
Median	4.7		8.5		7.1		5.4		13.0		13.4		7.8		16.6		2.9
Range	3.0–8.9		5.7–14.5		4.9–12.3		4.1–10.6		6.9–18.1		6.0–24.2		4.8–11.1		10.5–23.6		2.1–6.6

* Such as a gun, knife, or club, one or more times during the 12 months before the survey.
^† 95% confidence interval.
^§ Not available.

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TABLE 24. Percentage of high school students who were in a physical fight,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017
Category	Sex				Total
	Female		Male		Total
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI
Total	17.2	(15.3–19.4)	30.0	(27.8–32.4)	23.6	(21.6–25.6)
Race/Ethnicity
White^§	13.5	(11.8–15.3)	28.7	(26.8–30.6)	20.8	(19.2–22.5)
Black^§	29.1	(24.4–34.4)	37.2	(31.3–43.7)	33.2	(28.3–38.4)
Hispanic	21.1	(17.0–26.0)	29.9	(24.4–36.1)	25.7	(22.1–29.6)
Grade
9	22.7	(19.8–26.0)	33.9	(30.0–38.1)	28.3	(25.3–31.5)
10	18.0	(14.6–22.0)	34.7	(31.6–37.9)	26.2	(24.0–28.6)
11	15.2	(13.2–17.6)	25.8	(23.3–28.3)	20.4	(18.6–22.3)
12	11.8	(8.9–15.6)	24.1	(19.8–29.0)	17.8	(14.9–21.1)
Sexual identity
Heterosexual (straight)	15.5	(13.5–17.7)	29.9	(27.4–32.5)	23.2	(21.3–25.2)
Gay, lesbian, or bisexual	27.6	(23.8–31.6)	28.8	(24.0–34.2)	27.9	(24.6–31.3)
Not sure	14.8	(10.1–21.3)	24.5	(18.1–32.3)	19.8	(14.7–26.1)
Sex of sexual contacts
Opposite sex only	20.9	(18.4–23.7)	41.6	(38.8–44.4)	32.2	(30.2–34.4)
Same sex only or both sexes	35.9	(31.5–40.5)	38.5	(30.8–46.9)	36.6	(32.4–40.9)
No sexual contact	10.2	(8.5–12.2)	16.8	(14.7–19.1)	13.4	(11.9–15.0)

* One or more times during the 12 months before the survey.
^† 95% confidence interval.
^§ Non-Hispanic.

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**TABLE 25. Percentage of high school students who were in a physical fight,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017**
Site	Sex				Total		Sexual identity						Sex of sexual contacts
	Female		Male		Total		Heterosexual (straight)		Gay, lesbian, or bisexual		Not sure		Opposite sex only		Same sex only or both sexes		No sexual contact
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI
State surveys
Alaska	15.5	(12.6–19.0)	26.2	(22.7–30.1)	21.2	(18.8–23.8)	—^§	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arizona	12.7	(9.4–17.1)	28.4	(24.8–32.2)	21.1	(18.1–24.6)	19.4	(16.4–22.6)	31.4	(26.4–36.9)	18.4	(7.3–39.1)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arkansas	19.0	(15.5–23.1)	33.1	(29.1–37.3)	26.6	(23.3–30.3)	23.6	(20.5–27.0)	34.5	(26.6–43.4)	25.3	(15.9–37.7)	32.3	(27.0–38.0)	39.1	(29.2–50.0)	11.4	(8.7–14.8)
California	10.2	(7.2–14.4)	23.6	(20.7–26.7)	17.4	(14.5–20.8)	17.2	(14.3–20.5)	19.2	(12.5–28.4)	17.5	(6.4–39.9)	24.5	(19.1–30.9)	24.0	(17.8–31.5)	9.7	(7.8–12.1)
Colorado	12.8	(10.7–15.3)	24.5	(21.0–28.3)	18.8	(16.7–21.0)	17.9	(15.4–20.8)	21.7	(13.4–33.4)	35.9	(26.3–46.7)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Connecticut	11.8	(9.6–14.3)	22.5	(18.6–26.9)	17.3	(15.0–19.9)	15.2	(13.4–17.2)	24.7	(19.6–30.5)	24.7	(13.2–41.6)	21.2	(17.8–25.0)	32.2	(26.5–38.5)	9.0	(6.8–11.8)
Delaware	15.2	(12.5–18.3)	24.7	(21.9–27.7)	20.0	(17.9–22.3)	20.1	(18.0–22.4)	19.7	(13.9–27.2)	16.1	(8.5–28.3)	25.0	(21.7–28.6)	30.1	(22.4–39.3)	10.6	(8.7–12.8)
Florida	15.0	(13.4–16.8)	27.0	(25.1–29.0)	21.1	(19.8–22.6)	19.9	(18.4–21.5)	28.3	(24.4–32.5)	24.0	(19.0–29.7)	28.7	(26.3–31.2)	34.9	(29.3–41.1)	11.2	(9.9–12.7)
Hawaii	11.4	(9.9–13.2)	20.8	(18.1–23.7)	16.8	(15.3–18.3)	15.1	(13.8–16.5)	22.5	(18.1–27.6)	22.1	(15.6–30.4)	22.8	(20.6–25.1)	30.0	(24.5–36.1)	8.5	(7.2–9.9)
Idaho	17.3	(14.8–20.3)	27.9	(23.5–32.8)	22.7	(20.4–25.3)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Illinois	15.6	(13.2–18.4)	24.6	(21.2–28.4)	20.3	(18.0–22.8)	18.5	(16.2–21.0)	30.0	(23.0–37.9)	15.5	(10.6–22.1)	25.5	(21.7–29.7)	38.6	(31.2–46.6)	10.5	(8.5–13.0)
Iowa	14.1	(11.0–17.9)	24.5	(19.2–30.6)	19.7	(15.7–24.3)	17.8	(13.1–23.9)	28.8	(20.1–39.5)	23.9	(12.1–41.7)	23.0	(16.4–31.3)	40.3	(31.1–50.2)	10.5	(6.9–15.7)
Kansas	10.8	(8.4–13.9)	21.3	(18.5–24.3)	16.2	(14.0–18.6)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kentucky	14.7	(11.6–18.5)	27.3	(23.0–32.1)	21.4	(18.3–24.9)	20.3	(17.2–23.9)	30.4	(21.6–41.0)	21.1	(12.8–32.9)	30.7	(25.5–36.5)	30.5	(22.6–39.7)	10.3	(8.4–12.7)
Louisiana	24.6	(19.3–30.7)	36.1	(31.0–41.5)	30.6	(26.1–35.5)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Maine	10.2	(9.1–11.4)	19.7	(18.5–20.9)	15.3	(14.3–16.2)	14.1	(13.3–15.0)	20.8	(17.9–24.0)	22.2	(17.7–27.5)	19.0	(17.8–20.3)	28.1	(23.9–32.7)	7.7	(6.9–8.5)
Maryland	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Massachusetts	12.4	(10.5–14.7)	23.0	(20.3–26.0)	17.8	(16.1–19.6)	17.1	(15.4–19.1)	21.3	(16.2–27.4)	22.7	(15.4–32.2)	23.1	(20.5–26.0)	28.4	(23.4–34.1)	10.7	(8.4–13.6)
Michigan	17.3	(13.7–21.5)	31.2	(27.7–34.9)	24.4	(21.5–27.6)	22.4	(19.4–25.8)	34.5	(28.7–40.8)	32.5	(21.3–46.2)	31.5	(27.2–36.2)	39.5	(31.7–47.9)	13.6	(10.2–18.0)
Missouri	14.4	(10.9–19.0)	24.2	(20.1–28.8)	19.7	(16.4–23.5)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Montana	14.5	(13.1–16.0)	25.2	(23.1–27.4)	20.1	(18.7–21.7)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nebraska	12.2	(9.0–16.4)	25.5	(21.5–29.9)	19.2	(16.3–22.5)	17.7	(14.7–21.1)	37.2	(26.3–49.6)	14.7	(8.4–24.4)	27.4	(22.0–33.5)	41.3	(27.5–56.7)	11.2	(8.8–14.2)
Nevada	14.8	(12.4–17.6)	23.6	(21.1–26.4)	19.4	(17.6–21.2)	18.1	(15.7–20.8)	23.0	(18.7–27.9)	27.1	(14.2–45.3)	24.9	(21.1–29.2)	33.1	(24.2–43.3)	11.7	(8.9–15.1)
New Hampshire	11.9	(10.9–13.0)	25.7	(24.1–27.3)	19.2	(18.2–20.2)	18.4	(17.4–19.5)	22.7	(20.0–25.6)	23.1	(18.9–27.8)	24.1	(22.6–25.7)	35.5	(31.2–40.0)	11.2	(10.2–12.3)
New Mexico	19.8	(17.9–21.7)	33.1	(30.6–35.6)	26.5	(24.7–28.5)	25.1	(23.3–27.1)	32.4	(28.3–36.8)	29.6	(23.9–36.1)	33.2	(31.1–35.4)	41.7	(36.5–47.1)	16.9	(15.1–18.9)
New York	15.2	(12.9–17.8)	25.4	(22.6–28.5)	20.8	(18.7–23.0)	18.4	(16.7–20.3)	33.7	(26.8–41.3)	22.6	(19.5–26.1)	26.0	(23.3–28.9)	35.7	(27.8–44.5)	12.2	(10.9–13.6)
North Carolina	16.2	(12.9–20.1)	27.7	(24.3–31.4)	22.1	(19.6–24.9)	21.2	(18.7–24.0)	27.6	(21.6–34.4)	20.5	(13.3–30.2)	29.7	(26.8–32.7)	32.6	(26.3–39.7)	11.4	(9.0–14.4)
North Dakota	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Oklahoma	17.6	(14.3–21.5)	27.0	(23.2–31.3)	22.5	(19.9–25.4)	21.7	(18.7–25.1)	33.5	(24.3–44.2)	19.2	(11.4–30.6)	29.2	(25.2–33.5)	43.9	(33.2–55.2)	11.4	(8.9–14.6)
Pennsylvania	16.4	(13.1–20.2)	28.9	(26.2–31.8)	22.8	(20.5–25.4)	22.1	(19.7–24.7)	26.6	(21.0–33.2)	19.7	(12.4–29.9)	30.5	(26.6–34.7)	34.5	(28.0–41.7)	12.3	(10.6–14.3)
Rhode Island	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
South Carolina	17.8	(13.5–23.1)	29.0	(26.1–32.1)	23.9	(20.7–27.4)	22.8	(19.7–26.4)	35.1	(25.1–46.5)	31.0	(17.3–49.2)	31.5	(26.6–36.9)	43.2	(30.4–57.0)	11.5	(8.6–15.1)
Tennessee	15.6	(11.9–20.1)	28.7	(25.5–32.1)	22.4	(19.2–25.9)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Texas	13.9	(11.8–16.5)	27.0	(23.7–30.5)	20.9	(18.8–23.1)	19.3	(17.7–21.0)	29.2	(19.9–40.7)	21.3	(12.2–34.4)	27.7	(24.9–30.6)	29.9	(20.2–41.9)	11.8	(9.1–15.1)
Utah	13.9	(11.6–16.5)	26.1	(22.2–30.4)	20.1	(17.3–23.2)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Vermont	11.3	(10.7–11.9)	22.2	(21.4–23.0)	17.0	(16.5–17.5)	16.4	(15.9–17.0)	21.5	(19.8–23.4)	17.4	(15.0–20.0)	21.3	(20.5–22.1)	29.6	(27.1–32.2)	9.4	(8.8–10.0)
Virginia	14.3	(11.6–17.6)	24.8	(22.3–27.6)	19.8	(17.5–22.3)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
West Virginia	10.4	(7.9–13.5)	26.8	(23.3–30.7)	19.3	(16.4–22.5)	18.5	(15.8–21.5)	25.3	(17.5–35.2)	22.6	(11.4–39.8)	24.4	(20.7–28.6)	28.0	(17.3–41.9)	10.0	(7.9–12.6)
Wisconsin	12.8	(9.7–16.7)	26.7	(22.7–31.0)	20.0	(16.9–23.5)	19.4	(16.3–23.0)	19.1	(13.3–26.6)	29.8	(20.3–41.3)	23.0	(19.1–27.5)	32.1	(22.1–44.2)	13.5	(10.4–17.3)
Median	14.4		25.9		20.1		18.5		27.6		22.6		25.5		33.1		11.2
Range	10.2–24.6		19.7–36.1		15.3–30.6		14.1–25.1		19.1–37.2		14.7–35.9		19.0–33.2		24.0–43.9		7.7–16.9
Large urban school district surveys
Baltimore, MD	31.8	(27.0–37.0)	37.4	(30.5–44.9)	34.9	(30.5–39.6)	33.6	(27.8–40.0)	37.2	(27.0–48.7)	23.3	(11.8–40.9)	41.6	(35.4–48.2)	44.5	(32.1–57.6)	20.4	(13.6–29.4)
Boston, MA	14.9	(12.0–18.3)	22.1	(18.6–26.1)	18.6	(16.2–21.2)	17.6	(15.0–20.4)	25.5	(18.8–33.5)	18.3	(11.5–28.0)	23.3	(19.2–27.9)	29.0	(20.0–40.0)	9.3	(6.7–12.7)
Broward County, FL	15.1	(11.2–20.0)	24.4	(18.4–31.7)	20.0	(15.8–24.9)	20.1	(15.6–25.4)	27.1	(17.5–39.4)	8.5	(3.2–20.6)	27.5	(20.2–36.3)	26.1	(16.4–38.8)	10.4	(7.3–14.6)
Chicago, IL	20.2	(17.1–23.7)	28.9	(23.7–34.6)	24.7	(21.6–28.0)	22.3	(19.0–25.9)	32.8	(26.8–39.5)	27.8	(16.1–43.7)	31.9	(26.7–37.5)	41.7	(33.9–50.0)	11.8	(9.1–15.1)
Cleveland, OH	36.0	(31.6–40.6)	41.5	(37.1–46.1)	39.1	(35.8–42.5)	37.6	(34.1–41.3)	44.9	(37.7–52.4)	39.8	(25.0–56.8)	44.2	(39.2–49.2)	45.7	(36.7–55.0)	24.2	(19.8–29.3)
DeKalb County, GA	15.9	(13.2–18.9)	26.0	(22.8–29.6)	21.0	(18.8–23.5)	19.4	(17.0–22.1)	27.2	(21.1–34.2)	23.9	(15.9–34.3)	28.6	(24.8–32.8)	35.9	(27.7–45.1)	10.4	(8.1–13.2)
Detroit, MI	24.9	(21.8–28.3)	35.9	(31.2–40.8)	30.1	(27.1–33.3)	29.3	(25.9–33.0)	35.6	(27.8–44.2)	14.2	(6.7–27.6)	37.3	(32.5–42.4)	37.4	(29.0–46.7)	20.6	(16.7–25.1)
District of Columbia	29.2	(27.7–30.8)	31.9	(30.3–33.6)	31.0	(29.9–32.1)	29.4	(28.2–30.6)	40.3	(37.2–43.5)	25.4	(20.5–31.1)	34.5	(32.6–36.4)	42.9	(39.3–46.7)	17.4	(15.9–19.1)
Duval County, FL	21.7	(19.3–24.5)	29.9	(27.1–32.9)	26.3	(24.2–28.6)	22.1	(19.9–24.6)	37.4	(32.4–42.6)	29.7	(22.6–38.0)	28.5	(25.4–31.9)	41.2	(35.7–46.9)	13.7	(11.3–16.6)
Ft. Worth, TX	20.1	(18.2–22.2)	30.9	(28.3–33.6)	25.8	(24.0–27.6)	23.8	(21.9–25.8)	38.9	(33.3–45.0)	32.9	(24.8–42.3)	33.9	(30.8–37.2)	42.0	(35.6–48.7)	15.3	(13.4–17.5)
Houston, TX	18.3	(16.3–20.5)	30.3	(27.8–32.9)	24.7	(22.8–26.7)	22.9	(20.8–25.2)	30.0	(25.2–35.3)	31.2	(23.5–40.1)	34.2	(31.4–37.1)	33.1	(27.2–39.6)	13.5	(11.6–15.6)
Los Angeles, CA	13.0	(9.6–17.3)	18.2	(15.3–21.4)	15.7	(13.1–18.7)	15.3	(12.5–18.7)	21.6	(13.4–32.8)	14.1	(6.6–27.4)	22.2	(18.5–26.4)	26.6	(12.2–48.6)	9.3	(6.5–13.0)
Miami-Dade County, FL	14.5	(12.3–17.1)	24.3	(21.8–27.0)	19.6	(18.0–21.4)	18.4	(16.4–20.5)	26.3	(20.8–32.7)	28.5	(19.2–40.1)	25.0	(22.4–27.8)	30.9	(24.8–37.7)	11.6	(9.3–14.4)
New York City, NY	18.2	(16.2–20.5)	29.6	(27.2–32.2)	24.4	(22.5–26.4)	23.0	(21.1–25.0)	33.7	(29.4–38.4)	25.7	(22.5–29.3)	34.4	(31.4–37.5)	39.1	(33.7–44.7)	14.0	(12.4–15.8)
Oakland, CA	16.8	(13.9–20.1)	24.1	(20.8–27.8)	20.9	(18.5–23.4)	20.5	(18.1–23.1)	23.5	(18.0–30.0)	20.8	(11.8–34.0)	28.9	(25.2–33.0)	28.2	(19.5–38.8)	12.4	(9.7–15.7)
Orange County, FL	17.0	(13.8–20.8)	28.4	(24.2–33.0)	23.1	(20.1–26.4)	21.1	(17.9–24.7)	27.8	(20.2–36.9)	29.4	(18.6–43.1)	31.4	(26.6–36.7)	30.7	(23.5–39.0)	12.3	(10.0–15.0)
Palm Beach County, FL	13.5	(11.5–15.8)	25.4	(22.1–29.0)	19.5	(17.4–21.9)	17.9	(15.7–20.4)	27.2	(21.1–34.3)	27.3	(18.7–38.0)	26.7	(23.2–30.6)	33.1	(25.5–41.7)	10.0	(7.9–12.5)
Philadelphia, PA	25.6	(20.1–32.0)	37.2	(30.5–44.4)	31.5	(26.6–36.8)	29.6	(24.2–35.6)	41.7	(34.4–49.3)	19.9	(11.6–31.8)	41.2	(34.3–48.4)	49.6	(40.5–58.6)	15.3	(11.4–20.2)
San Diego, CA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
San Francisco, CA	10.6	(8.7–12.8)	19.8	(17.0–23.0)	15.4	(13.5–17.6)	14.4	(12.4–16.7)	22.1	(16.1–29.5)	17.7	(11.8–25.9)	27.2	(22.9–32.1)	37.2	(29.5–45.6)	7.1	(5.5–9.1)
Shelby County, TN	28.0	(24.4–31.9)	37.0	(32.4–42.0)	32.6	(29.4–36.1)	29.9	(26.7–33.4)	43.6	(34.6–53.1)	39.2	(26.0–54.2)	37.6	(33.4–42.0)	47.5	(38.1–57.1)	19.8	(15.6–24.7)
Median	18.2		29.2		24.5		22.2		31.4		25.6		31.7		37.3		12.9
Range	10.6–36.0		18.2–41.5		15.4–39.1		14.4–37.6		21.6–44.9		8.5–39.8		22.2–44.2		26.1–49.6		7.1–24.2

* One or more times during the 12 months before the survey.
^† 95% confidence interval.
^§ Not available.

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TABLE 26. Percentage of high school students who were in a physical fight on school property,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017
Category	Sex				Total
	Female		Male		Total
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI
Total	5.6	(4.6–6.8)	11.6	(10.4–12.9)	8.5	(7.5–9.7)
Race/Ethnicity
White^§	3.1	(2.2–4.4)	10.1	(8.6–11.7)	6.5	(5.3–7.9)
Black^§	13.7	(10.2–18.3)	16.9	(13.7–20.7)	15.3	(12.6–18.5)
Hispanic	7.0	(5.0–9.9)	11.6	(9.4–14.1)	9.4	(7.7–11.4)
Grade
9	7.7	(5.5–10.6)	16.9	(14.3–19.9)	12.3	(10.3–14.6)
10	5.8	(4.4–7.6)	13.5	(11.4–15.9)	9.6	(8.2–11.2)
11	4.5	(3.1–6.4)	7.5	(6.2–9.2)	6.0	(4.8–7.5)
12	3.6	(2.3–5.4)	6.5	(4.8–8.7)	5.0	(3.9–6.4)
Sexual identity
Heterosexual (straight)	4.9	(3.8–6.2)	11.3	(10.0–12.7)	8.3	(7.2–9.5)
Gay, lesbian, or bisexual	8.9	(6.6–11.9)	11.4	(8.6–14.9)	9.6	(7.4–12.2)
Not sure	7.3	(4.1–12.7)	16.4	(11.0–23.8)	11.8	(8.0–17.2)
Sex of sexual contacts
Opposite sex only	7.3	(5.7–9.4)	16.2	(14.2–18.5)	12.2	(10.7–13.9)
Same sex only or both sexes	10.3	(7.3–14.3)	19.6	(12.2–29.8)	12.7	(9.7–16.5)
No sexual contact	2.7	(1.8–4.1)	5.5	(4.3–7.0)	4.0	(3.1–5.2)

* One or more times during the 12 months before the survey.
^† 95% confidence interval.
^§ Non-Hispanic.

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TABLE 27. Percentage of high school students who were in a physical fight on school property,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017
Site	Sex				Total		Sexual identity						Sex of sexual contacts
	Female		Male		Total		Heterosexual (straight)		Gay, lesbian, or bisexual		Not sure		Opposite sex only		Same sex only or both sexes		No sexual contact
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI
State surveys
Alaska	3.7	(2.3–5.8)	9.5	(7.5–11.8)	6.8	(5.6–8.3)	—^§	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arizona	4.4	(2.5–7.7)	7.9	(6.2–10.2)	6.2	(4.6–8.2)	5.0	(3.8–6.6)	10.6	(6.5–16.8)	13.1	(4.2–34.3)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arkansas	4.1	(2.6–6.6)	13.0	(10.2–16.6)	8.8	(7.3–10.5)	6.5	(5.1–8.2)	17.9	(12.7–24.8)	10.4	(3.9–25.3)	10.3	(7.5–14.0)	11.4	(6.2–20.1)	3.7	(2.5–5.3)
California	1.9	(1.0–3.7)	9.4	(6.5–13.3)	5.7	(3.8–8.5)	5.5	(3.7–8.1)	4.7	(1.9–11.3)	12.7	(3.7–35.6)	9.7	(6.6–14.2)	2.9	(0.7–11.2)	2.3	(1.1–4.9)
Colorado	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Connecticut	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Delaware	6.4	(4.6–8.9)	10.4	(8.4–12.7)	8.4	(6.9–10.2)	8.2	(6.6–10.1)	7.3	(4.4–12.0)	11.3	(4.4–26.3)	9.8	(7.5–12.9)	18.3	(12.3–26.3)	4.6	(3.2–6.6)
Florida	5.5	(4.4–6.7)	10.2	(8.9–11.7)	7.9	(7.0–8.9)	6.8	(5.9–7.8)	12.4	(9.8–15.7)	14.2	(10.1–19.6)	9.5	(8.2–11.0)	15.4	(11.8–19.8)	4.2	(3.3–5.3)
Hawaii	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Idaho	4.8	(3.5–6.6)	10.8	(8.1–14.2)	7.8	(6.3–9.6)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Illinois	5.1	(4.1–6.5)	9.1	(7.2–11.5)	7.3	(6.2–8.6)	6.4	(5.2–7.9)	10.9	(7.4–15.9)	4.3	(2.1–8.6)	9.1	(7.1–11.5)	15.0	(8.7–24.5)	3.0	(2.2–4.2)
Iowa	5.0	(2.5–9.6)	9.2	(6.0–14.0)	7.4	(4.6–11.6)	6.7	(3.8–11.4)	6.6	(2.7–15.4)	17.6	(8.7–32.3)	8.0	(3.6–17.1)	13.0	(7.1–22.6)	3.8	(1.9–7.4)
Kansas	2.1	(1.3–3.3)	6.9	(5.0–9.6)	4.6	(3.4–6.2)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kentucky	4.7	(3.5–6.2)	10.3	(7.9–13.3)	7.7	(6.1–9.5)	6.9	(5.4–8.8)	12.4	(8.0–18.6)	9.7	(6.3–14.7)	10.5	(8.0–13.5)	10.3	(5.6–18.2)	2.9	(1.7–5.1)
Louisiana	9.5	(5.6–15.6)	14.7	(10.8–19.8)	12.3	(8.6–17.3)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Maine	2.4	(1.9–3.0)	7.7	(6.7–8.8)	5.2	(4.6–5.9)	4.7	(4.2–5.4)	6.7	(5.2–8.4)	8.4	(6.1–11.5)	6.5	(5.7–7.4)	10.7	(8.7–13.2)	2.0	(1.6–2.6)
Maryland	8.7	(8.1–9.4)	14.7	(14.1–15.4)	12.2	(11.7–12.8)	9.7	(9.2–10.2)	19.1	(17.6–20.6)	15.6	(13.7–17.7)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Massachusetts	3.6	(2.5–5.1)	8.0	(6.6–9.8)	5.8	(4.8–7.0)	5.4	(4.3–6.7)	6.8	(4.2–10.9)	10.3	(5.8–17.4)	7.0	(5.2–9.3)	10.8	(7.1–16.1)	3.6	(2.5–5.2)
Michigan	4.9	(3.4–6.9)	10.8	(8.8–13.2)	7.9	(6.4–9.8)	6.7	(5.5–8.3)	11.0	(6.3–18.7)	15.7	(8.8–26.5)	9.7	(7.6–12.2)	17.9	(11.2–27.4)	3.9	(2.7–5.7)
Missouri	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Montana	3.8	(3.1–4.7)	8.5	(7.3–9.9)	6.3	(5.5–7.3)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nebraska	3.0	(1.7–5.2)	8.8	(6.8–11.4)	6.0	(4.6–7.8)	5.5	(4.0–7.6)	12.0	(7.0–19.7)	4.0	(1.2–12.0)	8.9	(6.3–12.4)	17.6	(10.9–27.1)	2.8	(1.7–4.6)
Nevada	4.5	(3.0–6.8)	7.0	(4.9–10.0)	5.9	(4.4–7.8)	5.2	(3.9–7.0)	7.3	(4.0–13.1)	12.3	(4.7–28.2)	7.4	(5.2–10.4)	11.2	(5.8–20.6)	3.3	(2.0–5.3)
New Hampshire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
New Mexico	6.6	(5.7–7.7)	12.3	(10.5–14.4)	9.5	(8.4–10.8)	8.4	(7.2–9.8)	13.7	(10.7–17.3)	13.2	(10.0–17.3)	10.9	(9.3–12.8)	20.6	(17.3–24.5)	5.3	(4.2–6.7)
New York	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
North Carolina	5.2	(4.0–6.6)	9.8	(7.7–12.3)	7.6	(6.6–8.7)	7.3	(6.0–8.8)	10.2	(7.0–14.8)	3.7	(1.5–8.8)	10.0	(7.8–12.7)	12.6	(8.4–18.6)	3.5	(2.2–5.6)
North Dakota	3.3	(2.2–4.9)	10.6	(8.6–13.0)	7.2	(5.8–8.8)	6.1	(4.9–7.6)	14.2	(9.1–21.4)	12.0	(6.7–20.5)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Oklahoma	5.2	(3.2–8.3)	8.4	(6.3–11.2)	6.8	(5.0–9.3)	6.6	(4.7–9.1)	10.5	(5.5–19.3)	6.2	(2.0–17.7)	8.9	(6.4–12.2)	14.5	(7.1–27.3)	3.1	(1.8–5.2)
Pennsylvania	5.7	(4.3–7.5)	8.8	(7.0–11.1)	7.4	(6.0–8.9)	6.6	(5.2–8.3)	11.5	(8.0–16.4)	7.8	(3.8–15.3)	9.8	(7.6–12.6)	13.5	(8.8–20.3)	3.0	(2.0–4.6)
Rhode Island	7.6	(4.5–12.6)	12.7	(9.6–16.6)	10.5	(7.4–14.7)	9.0	(6.1–13.1)	14.3	(8.9–22.2)	20.2	(12.7–30.7)	14.2	(10.0–19.8)	15.0	(7.7–27.1)	4.2	(1.9–9.0)
South Carolina	5.7	(3.6–9.0)	10.7	(8.1–14.0)	8.6	(6.9–10.9)	8.0	(5.9–10.8)	13.2	(8.8–19.4)	12.5	(4.6–29.5)	11.3	(8.4–15.0)	16.0	(9.3–26.2)	3.1	(1.4–6.8)
Tennessee	4.5	(2.7–7.5)	9.8	(7.7–12.5)	7.3	(5.6–9.5)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Texas	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Utah	2.9	(2.1–4.0)	10.3	(7.8–13.5)	6.8	(5.4–8.5)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Vermont	3.5	(3.1–3.9)	9.2	(8.7–9.8)	6.5	(6.2–6.9)	6.0	(5.7–6.4)	9.0	(7.8–10.3)	9.9	(8.1–12.0)	8.1	(7.6–8.7)	14.2	(12.3–16.2)	3.0	(2.6–3.3)
Virginia	4.3	(3.1–5.8)	8.5	(6.8–10.6)	6.5	(5.3–8.1)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
West Virginia	3.1	(1.9–5.0)	8.6	(7.2–10.4)	6.2	(5.0–7.7)	5.7	(4.7–6.8)	8.9	(4.8–15.9)	15.2	(6.2–32.4)	7.1	(5.5–9.2)	12.1	(6.2–22.2)	3.2	(1.9–5.3)
Wisconsin	3.7	(2.6–5.3)	10.3	(8.1–13.0)	7.3	(5.7–9.3)	6.5	(4.9–8.6)	8.5	(5.8–12.4)	13.9	(7.5–24.2)	8.0	(5.9–10.9)	16.0	(10.4–23.8)	3.6	(2.3–5.7)
Median	4.5		9.6		7.3		6.6		10.8		12.1		9.5		14.2		3.3
Range	1.9–9.5		6.9–14.7		4.6–12.3		4.7–9.7		4.7–19.1		3.7–20.2		6.5–14.2		2.9–20.6		2.0–5.3
Large urban school district surveys
Baltimore, MD	16.5	(13.1–20.6)	19.7	(14.3–26.3)	17.9	(14.4–22.1)	16.4	(11.8–22.4)	24.0	(17.3–32.3)	14.1	(6.3–28.4)	19.7	(14.1–26.9)	31.6	(19.8–46.4)	9.5	(5.2–16.9)
Boston, MA	6.7	(4.9–9.1)	7.6	(5.6–10.3)	7.2	(5.8–8.9)	6.1	(4.8–7.6)	13.3	(8.2–20.8)	13.5	(7.5–23.1)	7.9	(5.7–10.9)	15.2	(8.8–24.9)	3.7	(2.0–6.7)
Broward County, FL	4.5	(2.9–6.8)	10.0	(6.6–14.9)	7.5	(5.4–10.3)	7.1	(4.9–10.3)	11.5	(5.9–21.1)	4.7	(1.2–16.3)	11.4	(7.7–16.7)	6.9	(2.4–18.2)	2.7	(1.5–5.0)
Chicago, IL	9.0	(6.8–11.7)	10.7	(7.4–15.3)	10.0	(7.6–12.9)	8.6	(6.3–11.6)	16.6	(11.7–22.9)	9.1	(3.5–21.9)	12.4	(8.4–17.9)	21.3	(15.7–28.2)	4.0	(2.7–6.0)
Cleveland, OH	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
DeKalb County, GA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Detroit, MI	11.4	(8.9–14.6)	17.3	(13.3–22.2)	14.3	(11.7–17.3)	13.5	(10.9–16.8)	17.7	(11.7–25.9)	5.2	(1.4–17.7)	17.1	(12.8–22.6)	20.4	(12.9–30.8)	8.2	(5.6–11.7)
District of Columbia	15.0	(13.8–16.2)	15.2	(14.0–16.6)	15.5	(14.6–16.4)	14.3	(13.3–15.3)	21.2	(18.6–24.0)	16.1	(11.9–21.5)	16.7	(15.2–18.2)	21.7	(18.6–25.2)	8.7	(7.5–10.0)
Duval County, FL	8.2	(6.6–10.2)	13.9	(11.9–16.0)	11.5	(10.0–13.1)	9.0	(7.6–10.7)	16.1	(12.3–20.8)	14.2	(9.3–21.1)	12.3	(10.0–15.0)	16.4	(12.9–20.7)	4.6	(3.4–6.1)
Ft. Worth, TX	8.1	(6.8–9.7)	10.9	(9.1–12.9)	9.6	(8.4–10.8)	8.5	(7.4–9.8)	15.0	(10.9–20.3)	14.0	(8.3–22.6)	12.2	(10.3–14.4)	14.7	(10.5–20.0)	5.3	(4.1–6.8)
Houston, TX	6.1	(5.1–7.2)	11.1	(9.3–13.2)	8.9	(7.7–10.1)	7.8	(6.6–9.1)	12.9	(9.5–17.3)	13.1	(7.3–22.5)	12.5	(10.3–15.0)	10.6	(6.3–17.4)	4.1	(3.1–5.4)
Los Angeles, CA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Miami-Dade County, FL	5.2	(3.8–7.0)	8.9	(7.3–10.8)	7.2	(6.3–8.3)	6.1	(4.9–7.6)	12.7	(8.7–18.1)	15.2	(8.0–27.2)	8.7	(7.0–10.6)	12.6	(8.4–18.6)	4.2	(2.9–5.9)
New York City, NY	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Oakland, CA	7.0	(5.3–9.2)	9.7	(7.6–12.3)	8.5	(7.0–10.3)	8.5	(6.9–10.4)	10.4	(6.5–16.1)	5.3	(1.5–16.9)	10.5	(7.8–13.9)	11.4	(6.6–19.1)	5.2	(3.6–7.5)
Orange County, FL	6.8	(4.9–9.5)	9.3	(7.2–12.1)	8.5	(6.7–10.7)	7.1	(5.4–9.4)	13.2	(7.9–21.1)	10.9	(4.4–24.6)	10.3	(7.5–14.0)	13.1	(7.4–22.1)	3.6	(2.3–5.6)
Palm Beach County, FL	4.4	(3.3–5.9)	7.7	(6.0–9.8)	6.2	(5.2–7.3)	4.9	(3.9–6.0)	11.9	(8.4–16.8)	9.3	(5.2–16.3)	6.9	(5.2–9.1)	14.0	(9.4–20.4)	3.0	(2.0–4.3)
Philadelphia, PA	12.2	(8.6–17.0)	14.7	(10.1–21.0)	13.6	(10.2–17.8)	12.1	(8.9–16.3)	21.9	(16.3–28.7)	8.1	(3.4–18.4)	17.9	(12.6–24.9)	22.9	(17.3–29.7)	6.5	(4.5–9.3)
San Diego, CA	6.2	(4.6–8.4)	12.4	(10.4–14.8)	9.5	(7.9–11.4)	9.5	(7.9–11.4)	8.3	(5.2–13.0)	11.1	(5.1–22.8)	12.2	(9.8–15.2)	15.3	(9.7–23.5)	5.0	(3.7–6.8)
San Francisco, CA	3.7	(2.6–5.4)	8.4	(6.6–10.6)	6.4	(5.2–7.8)	5.7	(4.4–7.2)	7.6	(4.3–12.9)	9.9	(5.9–16.1)	8.6	(5.8–12.7)	18.6	(11.6–28.5)	2.5	(1.5–3.9)
Shelby County, TN	11.8	(9.2–15.1)	16.4	(13.3–20.2)	14.3	(11.9–16.9)	12.1	(9.6–15.3)	21.7	(14.9–30.6)	17.8	(9.0–32.2)	15.0	(11.6–19.2)	19.8	(13.6–27.9)	7.1	(4.8–10.3)
Median	7.0		10.9		9.5		8.5		13.3		11.1		12.2		15.3		4.6
Range	3.7–16.5		7.6–19.7		6.2–17.9		4.9–16.4		7.6–24.0		4.7–17.8		6.9–19.7		6.9–31.6		2.5–9.5

* One or more times during the 12 months before the survey.
^† 95% confidence interval.
^§ Not available.

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TABLE 28. Percentage of high school students who were electronically bullied,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017
Category	Sex				Total
	Female		Male		Total
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI
Total	19.7	(17.4–22.3)	9.9	(9.2–10.7)	14.9	(13.7–16.2)
Race/Ethnicity
White^§	23.0	(19.4–27.0)	11.2	(10.0–12.6)	17.3	(15.6–19.2)
Black^§	13.3	(10.5–16.7)	8.4	(6.3–10.9)	10.9	(9.0–13.1)
Hispanic	17.2	(15.4–19.1)	7.6	(6.1–9.5)	12.3	(11.5–13.1)
Grade
9	22.3	(19.5–25.4)	10.9	(9.4–12.7)	16.7	(15.4–18.1)
10	19.7	(16.6–23.1)	9.7	(8.0–11.6)	14.8	(13.3–16.4)
11	19.9	(16.1–24.3)	8.2	(6.6–10.2)	14.2	(12.0–16.9)
12	16.4	(13.8–19.5)	10.4	(8.3–13.1)	13.5	(11.4–15.9)
Sexual identity
Heterosexual (straight)	18.6	(16.9–20.5)	8.8	(7.9–9.8)	13.3	(12.4–14.4)
Gay, lesbian, or bisexual	28.5	(24.4–33.1)	22.3	(16.5–29.4)	27.1	(23.1–31.4)
Not sure	23.3	(16.9–31.4)	18.2	(13.1–24.8)	22.0	(16.9–28.0)
Sex of sexual contacts
Opposite sex only	26.6	(23.6–29.7)	10.5	(8.9–12.5)	17.7	(16.1–19.5)
Same sex only or both sexes	32.0	(26.4–38.2)	29.7	(20.6–40.6)	31.4	(26.3–36.9)
No sexual contact	13.3	(11.9–14.8)	7.4	(6.2–8.9)	10.5	(9.5–11.5)

* Counting being bullied through texting, Instagram, Facebook, or other social media, during the 12 months before the survey.
^† 95% confidence interval.
^§ Non-Hispanic.

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**TABLE 29. Percentage of high school students who were electronically bullied,^* — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017**
Site	Sex				Total		Sexual identity						Sex of sexual contacts
	Female		Male		Total		Heterosexual (straight)		Gay, lesbian, or bisexual		Not sure		Opposite sex only		Same sex only or both sexes		No sexual contact
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI
State surveys
Alaska	25.2	(21.4–29.5)	14.6	(11.5–18.5)	19.8	(17.2–22.7)	—^§	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arizona	19.2	(15.8–23.1)	10.7	(8.3–13.8)	15.2	(12.7–18.1)	12.7	(10.6–15.1)	32.3	(22.7–43.8)	21.1	(13.6–31.1)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arkansas	23.6	(20.4–27.2)	15.5	(12.8–18.7)	19.7	(17.6–22.0)	16.9	(14.9–19.2)	34.8	(28.2–42.1)	21.7	(10.3–40.0)	22.5	(18.6–27.0)	33.4	(23.2–45.5)	8.2	(6.1–10.9)
California	17.3	(14.8–20.0)	9.7	(7.2–13.0)	13.6	(11.7–15.8)	12.8	(10.8–15.1)	23.5	(16.3–32.7)	4.0	(1.0–15.1)	17.5	(13.9–21.7)	22.2	(15.9–30.1)	9.6	(7.3–12.5)
Colorado	18.7	(15.9–21.9)	10.4	(8.0–13.5)	14.5	(12.8–16.5)	12.8	(11.0–14.8)	28.0	(17.5–41.5)	20.9	(11.3–35.3)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Connecticut	20.9	(17.7–24.4)	11.0	(9.1–13.2)	15.8	(13.8–18.0)	14.2	(12.5–16.2)	26.9	(19.1–36.5)	20.4	(10.7–35.5)	15.5	(12.1–19.6)	35.8	(28.7–43.6)	12.3	(10.0–15.0)
Delaware	12.4	(10.2–14.9)	7.6	(6.0–9.6)	10.1	(8.6–11.9)	9.0	(7.5–10.7)	18.7	(13.3–25.7)	8.5	(4.1–16.7)	11.6	(9.1–14.7)	22.6	(15.7–31.6)	6.3	(4.9–8.1)
Florida	15.2	(13.9–16.7)	7.9	(6.9–9.0)	11.5	(10.6–12.5)	9.4	(8.4–10.5)	25.4	(21.6–29.6)	21.7	(17.8–26.1)	13.0	(11.8–14.4)	31.0	(26.0–36.4)	6.9	(6.0–7.9)
Hawaii	16.6	(15.2–18.1)	12.2	(10.9–13.6)	14.6	(13.6–15.5)	13.5	(12.5–14.6)	23.5	(18.6–29.4)	14.3	(10.0–20.0)	17.5	(15.5–19.7)	30.2	(24.8–36.2)	10.6	(9.3–12.0)
Idaho	28.5	(24.9–32.3)	12.4	(10.5–14.6)	20.3	(18.0–22.7)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Illinois	22.3	(19.2–25.7)	12.1	(9.2–15.6)	17.3	(15.4–19.5)	15.1	(13.3–17.0)	31.9	(28.0–36.0)	20.4	(14.4–28.0)	18.8	(15.7–22.4)	33.9	(25.9–42.9)	11.7	(9.8–13.9)
Iowa	22.0	(16.9–28.2)	13.8	(9.5–19.6)	18.0	(14.7–21.8)	15.8	(12.0–20.6)	28.5	(19.6–39.5)	34.9	(18.9–55.2)	21.2	(16.3–27.3)	33.5	(21.1–48.7)	10.2	(7.6–13.6)
Kansas	21.0	(18.6–23.7)	10.6	(8.7–13.0)	15.8	(14.2–17.4)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kentucky	25.1	(21.5–29.1)	11.8	(9.6–14.5)	18.2	(16.0–20.7)	16.2	(14.0–18.6)	32.8	(24.8–42.1)	26.7	(14.7–43.4)	22.6	(20.1–25.3)	32.0	(23.8–41.6)	12.2	(9.4–15.6)
Louisiana	26.8	(22.4–31.8)	15.1	(11.5–19.5)	21.2	(17.9–25.0)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Maine	24.1	(22.7–25.6)	11.6	(10.5–12.8)	17.8	(16.7–18.9)	15.6	(14.5–16.8)	32.9	(30.0–35.9)	22.4	(18.7–26.7)	20.2	(18.9–21.5)	35.9	(32.1–39.8)	11.2	(10.2–12.4)
Maryland	17.0	(16.4–17.6)	11.1	(10.6–11.5)	14.1	(13.8–14.5)	12.2	(11.8–12.6)	25.8	(24.4–27.2)	17.4	(15.6–19.4)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Massachusetts	18.2	(16.2–20.5)	9.0	(7.4–11.0)	13.6	(12.1–15.2)	12.2	(10.6–14.0)	21.4	(16.2–27.7)	24.8	(16.3–35.9)	15.5	(12.9–18.5)	28.0	(20.7–36.7)	9.3	(7.7–11.2)
Michigan	26.6	(23.8–29.7)	12.9	(10.4–15.8)	19.6	(17.2–22.3)	17.9	(15.4–20.7)	30.9	(23.6–39.2)	27.0	(16.0–41.7)	23.6	(18.7–29.3)	31.5	(23.2–41.2)	13.6	(11.3–16.3)
Missouri	23.8	(19.7–28.5)	14.8	(12.5–17.4)	19.4	(16.8–22.3)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Montana	24.9	(22.9–27.0)	10.8	(9.4–12.4)	17.6	(16.3–19.0)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nebraska	23.2	(19.0–27.9)	11.5	(8.6–15.1)	17.5	(14.8–20.7)	15.8	(13.0–19.0)	34.1	(24.8–44.7)	28.6	(17.8–42.5)	25.4	(20.6–30.9)	31.7	(20.3–45.8)	9.4	(6.9–12.5)
Nevada	17.5	(15.9–19.2)	8.6	(6.4–11.5)	13.0	(11.2–15.0)	10.2	(8.3–12.5)	27.6	(21.2–35.0)	20.5	(11.7–33.4)	13.8	(11.5–16.6)	24.9	(17.9–33.6)	9.9	(7.6–12.8)
New Hampshire	26.2	(24.8–27.7)	12.1	(11.0–13.2)	19.0	(18.2–20.0)	17.1	(16.1–18.1)	34.0	(30.6–37.5)	20.9	(17.1–25.2)	22.4	(21.0–23.8)	44.1	(39.8–48.6)	11.9	(10.8–13.0)
New Mexico	18.5	(16.6–20.5)	9.5	(8.3–10.9)	14.0	(12.9–15.2)	12.0	(10.8–13.2)	27.6	(23.7–31.8)	20.1	(15.7–25.2)	15.4	(13.0–18.1)	30.8	(26.8–35.2)	9.2	(8.0–10.5)
New York	21.2	(18.6–24.0)	14.0	(12.4–15.7)	17.6	(16.3–19.1)	15.2	(13.8–16.6)	31.9	(24.1–40.9)	21.8	(18.3–25.8)	21.4	(18.4–24.7)	31.8	(23.7–41.0)	11.9	(10.3–13.6)
North Carolina	18.4	(15.7–21.4)	9.6	(7.7–11.8)	13.9	(11.8–16.2)	12.1	(10.1–14.5)	26.6	(21.9–32.0)	21.4	(12.8–33.7)	14.7	(11.6–18.4)	24.6	(17.9–32.9)	10.8	(9.1–12.8)
North Dakota	27.4	(24.7–30.2)	10.7	(8.5–13.2)	18.8	(17.1–20.7)	17.3	(15.4–19.2)	35.6	(27.9–44.1)	17.7	(10.8–27.7)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Oklahoma	27.2	(23.7–31.1)	5.6	(3.8–8.1)	16.1	(13.7–18.8)	13.9	(11.8–16.4)	40.4	(30.9–50.7)	11.4	(6.0–20.7)	18.4	(15.2–22.2)	46.3	(33.4–59.7)	8.8	(6.9–11.2)
Pennsylvania	23.5	(20.9–26.4)	11.3	(9.5–13.3)	17.3	(15.6–19.1)	15.8	(14.3–17.5)	32.1	(25.0–40.2)	18.3	(12.4–26.2)	20.9	(18.5–23.5)	31.2	(24.4–39.0)	11.7	(9.6–14.3)
Rhode Island	17.3	(13.0–22.6)	10.5	(8.0–13.7)	14.2	(11.2–17.9)	11.9	(9.1–15.4)	30.8	(19.9–44.4)	18.4	(10.1–31.3)	17.0	(13.8–20.8)	27.4	(19.1–37.8)	8.4	(5.2–13.2)
South Carolina	18.3	(15.3–21.7)	8.9	(6.6–11.7)	13.6	(11.7–15.9)	12.7	(10.4–15.3)	21.5	(13.9–31.8)	7.4	(1.9–24.5)	16.0	(12.6–20.1)	23.6	(15.4–34.2)	8.8	(6.3–12.1)
Tennessee	21.2	(17.3–25.8)	9.8	(7.7–12.4)	15.6	(13.3–18.3)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Texas	20.0	(16.6–23.9)	9.1	(7.2–11.5)	14.7	(12.6–17.1)	13.2	(11.0–15.8)	26.1	(21.2–31.7)	20.0	(12.3–30.9)	16.7	(13.7–20.1)	29.5	(22.6–37.5)	10.3	(8.0–13.3)
Utah	23.6	(19.4–28.4)	12.4	(9.9–15.4)	18.0	(15.0–21.3)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Vermont	22.2	(21.4–23.0)	9.7	(9.1–10.2)	15.9	(15.4–16.4)	14.0	(13.5–14.6)	29.6	(27.6–31.6)	19.4	(17.0–22.2)	17.7	(17.0–18.5)	37.3	(34.6–40.0)	10.3	(9.6–10.9)
Virginia	16.3	(14.2–18.7)	8.9	(7.4–10.7)	12.6	(11.2–14.1)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
West Virginia	25.3	(21.1–30.0)	12.9	(10.0–16.5)	19.3	(16.3–22.7)	17.6	(14.4–21.3)	33.7	(26.3–42.0)	32.7	(17.8–52.1)	20.8	(16.2–26.2)	34.4	(22.7–48.5)	13.3	(10.1–17.2)
Wisconsin	24.9	(22.1–28.0)	11.9	(9.1–15.3)	18.3	(16.2–20.7)	16.4	(14.4–18.5)	30.8	(23.6–39.1)	28.3	(17.0–43.3)	20.6	(18.1–23.3)	41.8	(33.3–50.9)	13.3	(9.5–18.1)
Median	22.0		11.0		16.1		14.0		30.2		20.7		18.1		31.6		10.3
Range	12.4–28.5		5.6–15.5		10.1–21.2		9.0–17.9		18.7–40.4		4.0–34.9		11.6–25.4		22.2–46.3		6.3–13.6
Large urban school district surveys
Baltimore, MD	14.0	(10.0–19.4)	8.3	(5.6–12.0)	11.4	(8.6–15.0)	9.3	(6.4–13.5)	19.4	(11.7–30.4)	24.5	(9.2–50.8)	12.6	(8.3–18.6)	13.8	(7.7–23.4)	9.2	(4.5–17.6)
Boston, MA	10.3	(8.2–12.8)	8.2	(6.2–10.7)	9.2	(7.8–10.9)	7.8	(6.4–9.4)	16.8	(10.3–26.1)	15.3	(7.4–29.0)	7.5	(5.7–9.9)	26.7	(20.0–34.6)	5.6	(4.1–7.6)
Broward County, FL	20.0	(14.6–26.7)	7.1	(4.5–11.1)	13.6	(10.4–17.5)	12.2	(8.8–16.7)	29.7	(19.2–42.9)	8.5	(2.4–26.3)	15.6	(10.5–22.5)	33.6	(23.1–46.1)	7.9	(4.5–13.5)
Chicago, IL	13.2	(9.8–17.6)	10.5	(8.6–12.8)	12.1	(9.7–15.0)	9.7	(7.6–12.3)	21.4	(15.1–29.3)	23.2	(16.3–32.0)	11.6	(8.5–15.8)	25.8	(16.8–37.5)	8.2	(6.2–10.7)
Cleveland, OH	14.8	(11.9–18.3)	9.9	(7.6–12.8)	12.2	(10.3–14.5)	10.2	(8.3–12.6)	23.4	(16.9–31.4)	19.4	(10.7–32.5)	11.9	(9.4–14.8)	19.5	(12.9–28.4)	9.1	(6.0–13.6)
DeKalb County, GA	9.2	(7.4–11.3)	8.8	(6.6–11.5)	9.0	(7.5–10.7)	7.1	(5.8–8.6)	17.3	(12.2–24.0)	18.5	(10.9–29.8)	7.9	(5.8–10.6)	22.7	(15.0–32.8)	5.6	(4.1–7.5)
Detroit, MI	13.7	(10.9–17.1)	9.5	(7.2–12.3)	11.7	(9.7–14.1)	9.7	(7.9–11.8)	23.1	(16.9–30.7)	14.4	(7.3–26.6)	10.6	(7.9–14.1)	24.0	(17.3–32.2)	7.8	(5.8–10.5)
District of Columbia	9.8	(8.9–10.8)	7.4	(6.5–8.3)	8.9	(8.2–9.6)	7.4	(6.8–8.1)	14.0	(11.9–16.4)	16.6	(13.0–21.0)	7.6	(6.6–8.6)	14.9	(12.4–17.7)	5.3	(4.5–6.3)
Duval County, FL	19.6	(17.3–22.1)	11.6	(9.8–13.6)	16.0	(14.6–17.6)	11.6	(10.2–13.3)	30.0	(25.9–34.5)	32.2	(25.0–40.5)	13.4	(11.2–16.0)	32.7	(28.0–37.9)	10.9	(9.0–13.1)
Ft. Worth, TX	13.0	(11.4–14.8)	7.1	(5.9–8.6)	10.1	(9.1–11.3)	8.7	(7.6–9.8)	21.6	(17.2–26.8)	15.4	(9.7–23.7)	11.6	(9.9–13.4)	19.5	(14.2–26.2)	6.8	(5.6–8.2)
Houston, TX	13.3	(11.6–15.3)	8.6	(7.1–10.3)	11.2	(10.1–12.3)	8.7	(7.7–9.8)	23.8	(19.6–28.6)	18.4	(12.9–25.5)	10.0	(8.3–12.0)	20.9	(16.1–26.7)	8.2	(6.8–9.7)
Los Angeles, CA	13.9	(10.6–18.0)	7.9	(5.3–11.6)	10.8	(8.6–13.4)	9.3	(7.1–12.2)	26.6	(17.8–37.9)	13.6	(6.1–27.6)	12.3	(8.9–16.8)	31.3	(19.2–46.6)	7.5	(5.6–10.1)
Miami-Dade County, FL	14.9	(12.6–17.5)	8.4	(6.7–10.4)	11.8	(10.4–13.4)	10.1	(8.8–11.7)	22.3	(17.8–27.6)	20.0	(11.4–32.7)	11.6	(9.8–13.6)	21.3	(15.9–27.9)	9.0	(6.8–11.7)
New York City, NY	14.7	(13.1–16.6)	11.6	(10.3–13.0)	13.3	(12.3–14.3)	11.1	(10.1–12.1)	25.2	(22.4–28.3)	16.8	(14.6–19.2)	13.5	(12.0–15.1)	23.6	(20.7–26.8)	10.3	(9.3–11.3)
Oakland, CA	10.5	(8.8–12.7)	6.8	(5.3–8.7)	8.8	(7.6–10.3)	7.3	(6.1–8.8)	18.9	(13.7–25.4)	12.2	(6.5–21.8)	9.1	(6.9–12.0)	23.2	(17.6–30.0)	5.9	(4.5–7.7)
Orange County, FL	15.0	(12.1–18.3)	10.4	(7.9–13.5)	12.7	(10.7–15.1)	11.1	(8.9–13.7)	21.5	(15.7–28.8)	17.6	(9.7–29.8)	13.5	(10.4–17.4)	18.2	(12.3–26.2)	10.3	(7.5–13.9)
Palm Beach County, FL	14.4	(12.4–16.7)	8.6	(6.8–10.9)	11.7	(10.4–13.1)	9.3	(7.9–11.0)	23.7	(17.9–30.5)	18.9	(11.7–29.0)	11.5	(9.6–13.8)	30.3	(23.6–38.0)	6.5	(4.8–8.7)
Philadelphia, PA	13.0	(10.7–15.7)	7.6	(5.4–10.5)	10.3	(8.4–12.5)	8.9	(6.7–11.7)	21.1	(13.5–31.4)	18.5	(6.2–44.0)	9.8	(6.8–13.8)	24.0	(17.5–32.0)	7.8	(5.4–11.2)
San Diego, CA	16.1	(13.8–18.6)	9.2	(7.2–11.7)	12.6	(10.9–14.5)	11.6	(10.0–13.4)	22.9	(17.9–28.9)	9.6	(3.4–24.4)	11.9	(9.9–14.4)	24.0	(17.8–31.4)	9.9	(8.0–12.2)
San Francisco, CA	13.1	(11.2–15.2)	10.9	(9.0–13.1)	12.0	(10.6–13.6)	10.5	(9.2–12.1)	23.9	(17.1–32.3)	17.9	(11.8–26.2)	14.4	(11.4–18.0)	28.6	(20.6–38.2)	8.8	(7.2–10.7)
Shelby County, TN	11.4	(9.4–13.7)	8.3	(6.2–11.0)	9.9	(8.4–11.6)	8.5	(6.9–10.4)	17.8	(13.0–23.9)	19.1	(11.4–30.2)	9.9	(7.9–12.5)	17.3	(11.1–26.1)	5.6	(3.4–9.2)
Median	13.7		8.6		11.7		9.3		22.3		17.9		11.6		23.6		7.9
Range	9.2–20.0		6.8–11.6		8.8–16.0		7.1–12.2		14.0–30.0		8.5–32.2		7.5–15.6		13.8–33.6		5.3–10.9

* Counting being bullied through texting, Instagram (Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, California), Facebook (Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, California), or other social media, during the 12 months before the survey.
^† 95% confidence interval.
^§ Not available.

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TABLE 30. Percentage of high school students who were bullied on school property,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017
Category	Sex				Total
	Female		Male		Total
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI
Total	22.3	(20.0–24.8)	15.6	(14.5–16.7)	19.0	(17.6–20.5)
Race/Ethnicity
White^§	24.6	(21.0–28.5)	18.1	(16.2–20.0)	21.5	(19.5–23.6)
Black^§	14.5	(11.1–18.8)	11.8	(10.0–13.9)	13.2	(11.1–15.7)
Hispanic	21.0	(19.0–23.0)	11.8	(10.3–13.6)	16.3	(15.1–17.6)
Grade
9	25.2	(22.5–28.0)	20.0	(17.3–23.1)	22.7	(20.9–24.6)
10	23.6	(20.2–27.3)	16.8	(14.6–19.4)	20.3	(18.1–22.6)
11	23.5	(18.7–29.2)	12.8	(10.8–15.1)	18.3	(15.6–21.3)
12	16.3	(14.0–18.8)	11.6	(9.2–14.5)	14.0	(12.1–16.1)
Sexual identity
Heterosexual (straight)	20.5	(18.6–22.6)	14.2	(13.1–15.3)	17.1	(16.1–18.2)
Gay, lesbian, or bisexual	32.2	(26.9–38.1)	35.0	(25.4–45.9)	33.0	(27.4–39.0)
Not sure	25.2	(19.4–32.0)	21.5	(15.3–29.4)	24.3	(19.6–29.8)
Sex of sexual contacts
Opposite sex only	25.4	(22.5–28.4)	14.4	(12.6–16.3)	19.3	(17.9–20.8)
Same sex only or both sexes	35.9	(30.2–42.0)	35.5	(27.5–44.5)	35.8	(30.5–41.4)
No sexual contact	18.1	(16.1–20.1)	15.4	(13.5–17.4)	16.8	(15.3–18.3)

* During the 12 months before the survey.
^† 95% confidence interval.
^§ Non-Hispanic.

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**TABLE 31. Percentage of high school students who were bullied on school property,* — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017**
Site	Sex				Total		Sexual identity						Sex of sexual contacts
	Female		Male		Total		Heterosexual (straight)		Gay, lesbian, or bisexual		Not sure		Opposite sex only		Same sex only or both sexes		No sexual contact
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI
State surveys
Alaska	27.3	(23.2–31.8)	19.7	(16.4–23.5)	23.3	(20.5–26.3)	—^§	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arizona	23.0	(18.3–28.4)	14.8	(12.0–18.2)	19.2	(16.4–22.4)	15.4	(13.4–17.8)	40.9	(31.6–51.0)	40.2	(28.9–52.7)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arkansas	31.4	(27.8–35.2)	21.3	(16.3–27.4)	26.7	(23.4–30.2)	24.3	(20.5–28.5)	37.5	(29.9–45.7)	24.5	(13.9–39.4)	26.9	(23.3–30.8)	36.7	(25.6–49.4)	17.4	(13.2–22.7)
California	20.7	(17.2–24.8)	14.8	(11.5–18.8)	17.9	(15.1–21.1)	16.6	(13.7–20.1)	29.7	(22.9–37.6)	17.4	(8.7–32.0)	18.7	(13.6–25.0)	23.0	(14.4–34.7)	15.1	(12.2–18.6)
Colorado	21.1	(17.4–25.5)	15.0	(13.0–17.2)	18.0	(15.9–20.2)	15.8	(13.8–18.1)	32.2	(21.9–44.5)	20.6	(13.1–31.0)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Connecticut	20.8	(17.8–24.2)	17.1	(14.6–20.0)	18.9	(16.7–21.3)	17.5	(15.6–19.5)	28.5	(22.5–35.3)	21.9	(14.7–31.5)	17.0	(14.0–20.5)	28.8	(22.8–35.7)	17.3	(15.2–19.6)
Delaware	17.1	(14.5–20.0)	11.2	(9.5–13.3)	14.1	(12.6–15.7)	12.3	(10.8–14.0)	26.2	(20.4–33.0)	20.1	(12.5–30.6)	13.7	(11.3–16.5)	31.3	(22.6–41.6)	11.3	(9.2–13.7)
Florida	17.4	(16.1–18.7)	11.2	(9.9–12.5)	14.3	(13.3–15.4)	12.0	(11.0–13.2)	27.5	(23.2–32.2)	23.9	(19.3–29.1)	13.4	(11.8–15.1)	32.7	(27.5–38.3)	11.4	(10.2–12.7)
Hawaii	17.8	(16.3–19.5)	18.9	(17.0–20.9)	18.4	(17.1–19.8)	17.3	(15.9–18.9)	25.2	(21.1–29.8)	18.0	(13.0–24.3)	20.6	(18.5–22.9)	30.6	(24.7–37.2)	14.9	(12.9–17.0)
Idaho	30.3	(27.0–33.7)	21.6	(18.8–24.8)	25.8	(23.5–28.3)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Illinois	24.8	(22.0–27.7)	17.6	(14.6–21.0)	21.4	(18.9–24.0)	19.6	(17.2–22.2)	33.1	(28.9–37.6)	22.8	(13.5–35.8)	20.1	(16.8–23.8)	41.9	(34.7–49.5)	17.3	(14.0–21.2)
Iowa	22.9	(19.8–26.4)	23.3	(19.4–27.7)	23.3	(20.6–26.1)	20.6	(17.5–24.2)	37.8	(29.6–46.8)	38.7	(19.2–62.7)	23.8	(18.3–30.4)	27.8	(20.7–36.1)	19.8	(15.8–24.5)
Kansas	23.3	(20.3–26.6)	16.4	(13.5–19.9)	19.8	(17.3–22.6)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kentucky	25.8	(22.3–29.6)	16.4	(14.0–19.2)	21.2	(18.9–23.7)	18.2	(15.6–21.2)	42.8	(34.6–51.3)	29.1	(18.4–42.7)	20.4	(17.0–24.3)	39.3	(31.0–48.3)	17.3	(15.0–20.0)
Louisiana	26.9	(21.8–32.8)	20.5	(17.3–24.0)	23.8	(20.3–27.7)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Maine	24.8	(22.9–26.9)	18.8	(16.8–20.9)	21.8	(20.0–23.6)	19.1	(17.4–20.9)	38.2	(34.8–41.8)	29.3	(24.2–35.0)	22.1	(20.3–24.0)	41.4	(37.3–45.6)	16.4	(14.6–18.3)
Maryland	19.9	(19.2–20.6)	16.1	(15.4–16.7)	18.2	(17.7–18.7)	15.8	(15.3–16.4)	30.6	(29.2–32.1)	24.2	(22.2–26.4)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Massachusetts	17.8	(15.4–20.4)	11.5	(9.4–14.1)	14.6	(12.8–16.6)	12.8	(11.0–14.8)	25.7	(19.0–33.7)	25.0	(17.5–34.3)	15.0	(12.1–18.4)	28.3	(20.5–37.6)	11.9	(9.8–14.5)
Michigan	27.1	(23.2–31.4)	18.6	(15.1–22.8)	22.8	(19.6–26.4)	21.1	(17.6–25.0)	38.2	(29.4–47.9)	22.7	(14.4–34.0)	24.3	(19.6–29.7)	34.3	(24.6–45.4)	17.8	(14.2–22.2)
Missouri	27.0	(21.8–33.0)	19.5	(16.1–23.4)	23.3	(19.5–27.6)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Montana	26.8	(24.7–29.0)	16.8	(14.9–18.9)	21.6	(19.9–23.4)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nebraska	23.5	(19.0–28.8)	21.3	(17.2–26.0)	22.4	(19.3–25.9)	21.4	(18.1–25.1)	34.5	(25.8–44.4)	29.6	(18.4–44.0)	26.6	(21.6–32.3)	30.7	(20.6–43.1)	18.3	(15.1–22.1)
Nevada	19.6	(17.2–22.2)	12.6	(10.2–15.3)	16.0	(14.4–17.8)	13.3	(11.3–15.6)	30.3	(24.0–37.5)	26.9	(14.1–45.2)	14.9	(12.1–18.3)	30.9	(22.3–41.2)	14.6	(12.5–16.8)
New Hampshire	25.7	(24.2–27.3)	16.9	(15.7–18.2)	21.4	(20.3–22.4)	18.8	(17.7–19.9)	39.3	(36.0–42.8)	28.2	(23.8–33.2)	22.7	(21.2–24.2)	44.8	(40.3–49.3)	16.4	(15.0–17.9)
New Mexico	20.6	(19.2–22.2)	16.5	(14.7–18.5)	18.7	(17.4–20.0)	16.9	(15.2–18.8)	28.8	(25.4–32.5)	26.6	(21.9–31.9)	19.0	(16.3–22.0)	31.7	(27.0–36.7)	15.5	(13.8–17.3)
New York	24.6	(21.5–28.0)	18.7	(16.2–21.4)	21.7	(19.6–23.9)	19.4	(17.2–21.9)	34.6	(28.5–41.3)	26.0	(22.3–30.0)	24.7	(22.5–27.1)	36.0	(28.6–44.2)	16.7	(14.5–19.0)
North Carolina	22.5	(19.8–25.6)	14.9	(12.2–18.2)	18.7	(16.5–21.2)	16.2	(14.2–18.4)	33.2	(27.0–40.0)	31.6	(25.7–38.1)	18.5	(15.6–21.7)	31.1	(24.6–38.5)	15.8	(13.7–18.1)
North Dakota	29.1	(26.0–32.3)	19.7	(16.6–23.4)	24.3	(21.9–26.9)	22.4	(19.9–25.2)	39.7	(32.8–47.1)	33.1	(24.2–43.4)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Oklahoma	29.7	(25.3–34.6)	13.1	(9.8–17.3)	21.3	(18.3–24.5)	18.8	(15.9–22.1)	48.3	(34.9–61.9)	17.3	(9.4–29.6)	22.1	(18.0–26.9)	47.5	(37.1–58.2)	15.2	(11.8–19.4)
Pennsylvania	24.5	(21.1–28.2)	19.0	(16.4–21.9)	21.7	(19.3–24.3)	19.6	(17.3–22.2)	40.3	(33.1–48.0)	27.9	(19.7–37.9)	23.5	(20.0–27.4)	40.1	(33.7–46.9)	17.4	(14.8–20.4)
Rhode Island	19.2	(13.8–26.2)	14.9	(9.8–21.9)	17.3	(12.3–23.9)	15.1	(10.4–21.3)	30.9	(21.0–42.9)	29.7	(14.1–52.1)	18.9	(13.8–25.3)	27.2	(18.3–38.5)	12.7	(7.7–20.2)
South Carolina	23.5	(20.0–27.4)	19.2	(15.3–23.9)	21.5	(19.3–24.0)	18.7	(16.4–21.3)	32.8	(25.4–41.3)	28.6	(18.1–42.0)	19.7	(16.0–24.0)	39.3	(29.1–50.6)	17.5	(14.9–20.4)
Tennessee	24.3	(20.8–28.3)	15.9	(13.6–18.5)	20.3	(18.0–22.7)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Texas	21.5	(19.0–24.3)	16.1	(14.1–18.4)	18.8	(16.9–21.0)	17.0	(14.8–19.5)	28.1	(21.9–35.1)	33.8	(22.8–46.9)	18.7	(14.9–23.2)	30.9	(23.4–39.5)	16.6	(14.7–18.7)
Utah	22.9	(19.7–26.5)	16.0	(13.7–18.6)	19.4	(17.1–22.0)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Vermont	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Virginia	17.9	(16.0–20.1)	13.5	(11.5–15.7)	15.7	(14.1–17.4)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
West Virginia	26.2	(22.2–30.7)	20.4	(17.5–23.7)	23.7	(20.4–27.3)	21.8	(18.8–25.1)	40.2	(31.1–49.9)	35.1	(18.8–55.8)	22.4	(18.3–27.0)	39.8	(28.8–51.9)	21.2	(18.0–24.8)
Wisconsin	28.3	(23.2–34.0)	20.1	(17.2–23.2)	24.2	(21.5–27.2)	23.1	(20.3–26.1)	31.3	(23.0–41.0)	34.0	(21.7–49.1)	25.2	(21.8–29.0)	38.6	(27.9–50.5)	21.6	(18.2–25.4)
Median	23.5		16.8		21.2		18.2		33.1		26.9		20.4		32.7		16.6
Range	17.1–31.4		11.2–23.3		14.1–26.7		12.0–24.3		25.2–48.3		17.3–40.2		13.4–26.9		23.0–47.5		11.3–21.6
Large urban school district surveys
Baltimore, MD	16.9	(12.1–23.3)	12.1	(9.8–14.9)	14.7	(11.8–18.3)	13.4	(9.6–18.4)	14.1	(7.8–24.2)	32.8	(17.1–53.6)	12.2	(8.5–17.2)	15.6	(8.2–27.6)	17.1	(9.9–28.1)
Boston, MA	10.8	(8.7–13.4)	10.3	(7.6–13.7)	10.6	(8.8–12.7)	9.3	(7.6–11.4)	18.9	(12.8–27.0)	15.7	(7.9–28.7)	8.8	(6.6–11.7)	22.9	(16.6–30.7)	8.3	(6.1–11.3)
Broward County, FL	17.3	(12.9–22.8)	11.1	(7.8–15.6)	14.4	(11.4–17.9)	14.1	(10.5–18.5)	20.9	(13.6–30.8)	9.4	(4.0–20.4)	14.3	(9.9–20.1)	28.9	(18.3–42.5)	10.2	(6.6–15.3)
Chicago, IL	16.2	(12.4–20.8)	14.3	(12.1–16.9)	15.2	(12.7–18.1)	13.6	(11.1–16.6)	22.4	(16.4–29.7)	20.3	(13.1–30.2)	12.5	(9.7–15.9)	27.9	(20.4–36.9)	13.8	(10.6–17.6)
Cleveland, OH	17.5	(14.2–21.5)	9.5	(7.3–12.3)	13.4	(11.2–16.0)	11.1	(9.0–13.6)	24.5	(17.9–32.6)	19.8	(11.0–33.1)	11.0	(8.4–14.3)	21.7	(15.1–30.4)	11.8	(9.0–15.3)
DeKalb County, GA	12.6	(10.4–15.1)	12.0	(9.9–14.4)	12.4	(10.8–14.1)	10.0	(8.4–11.8)	23.7	(17.9–30.7)	19.6	(12.0–30.4)	9.4	(7.3–12.1)	25.4	(18.2–34.3)	9.7	(7.8–12.1)
Detroit, MI	15.8	(12.7–19.4)	15.3	(12.7–18.4)	15.7	(13.5–18.1)	12.5	(10.3–15.2)	29.5	(22.8–37.1)	31.7	(19.9–46.5)	12.6	(9.4–16.7)	27.1	(20.3–35.2)	12.0	(9.4–15.2)
District of Columbia	11.8	(10.7–12.9)	10.9	(9.9–12.1)	11.5	(10.8–12.3)	10.0	(9.2–10.9)	16.3	(14.0–18.9)	21.2	(16.6–26.6)	9.4	(8.4–10.6)	16.8	(14.1–19.8)	9.5	(8.4–10.8)
Duval County, FL	21.5	(19.3–23.9)	17.1	(15.2–19.3)	19.7	(18.1–21.4)	16.0	(14.4–17.8)	32.8	(28.2–37.9)	30.2	(22.0–39.9)	16.8	(14.4–19.6)	34.1	(29.5–39.0)	15.9	(13.3–18.9)
Ft. Worth, TX	15.9	(14.0–17.9)	11.6	(9.8–13.6)	13.9	(12.6–15.4)	11.9	(10.5–13.5)	26.9	(22.2–32.1)	26.2	(18.2–36.2)	13.3	(11.2–15.8)	26.1	(20.0–33.4)	10.6	(8.9–12.5)
Houston, TX	14.9	(13.1–16.9)	11.1	(9.3–13.2)	13.1	(11.9–14.5)	10.8	(9.6–12.1)	22.6	(18.4–27.4)	26.3	(19.1–35.1)	11.3	(9.4–13.5)	25.7	(20.6–31.7)	10.5	(9.0–12.1)
Los Angeles, CA	14.9	(13.2–16.8)	11.6	(8.5–15.6)	13.2	(11.6–14.9)	11.8	(10.0–13.8)	28.2	(20.2–37.8)	15.8	(10.3–23.5)	12.6	(10.8–14.6)	30.7	(23.2–39.4)	12.2	(9.7–15.2)
Miami-Dade County, FL	14.7	(12.4–17.3)	11.8	(10.3–13.6)	13.4	(11.9–15.1)	11.4	(10.0–13.0)	22.8	(16.9–30.1)	31.9	(22.3–43.3)	12.9	(10.9–15.2)	21.3	(15.5–28.6)	9.9	(7.6–12.6)
New York City, NY	16.2	(14.6–17.9)	14.4	(13.2–15.6)	15.5	(14.3–16.7)	13.4	(12.2–14.6)	24.4	(21.6–27.4)	19.3	(16.4–22.5)	14.4	(12.7–16.2)	22.5	(18.3–27.4)	13.0	(11.7–14.5)
Oakland, CA	13.1	(11.1–15.5)	12.8	(10.3–16.0)	13.0	(11.1–15.2)	11.1	(9.3–13.2)	27.8	(20.5–36.6)	18.0	(9.7–31.0)	10.7	(8.1–14.1)	24.6	(17.5–33.3)	12.5	(10.0–15.5)
Orange County, FL	19.1	(16.4–22.2)	13.0	(10.6–15.9)	16.3	(14.4–18.5)	14.4	(12.3–16.7)	27.2	(20.1–35.7)	24.8	(15.0–38.3)	14.8	(11.7–18.5)	25.4	(17.4–35.6)	14.7	(11.8–18.2)
Palm Beach County, FL	16.8	(14.7–19.2)	12.2	(10.6–14.1)	14.7	(13.2–16.3)	13.0	(11.2–14.9)	27.1	(21.7–33.2)	17.1	(10.0–27.7)	14.8	(12.6–17.4)	28.1	(20.7–36.9)	11.3	(8.9–14.3)
Philadelphia, PA	13.0	(10.7–15.7)	10.4	(7.9–13.6)	11.7	(10.0–13.6)	10.7	(8.4–13.5)	17.4	(12.5–23.6)	26.6	(14.8–43.2)	9.9	(7.2–13.6)	23.2	(16.2–32.1)	10.6	(7.6–14.5)
San Diego, CA	19.0	(16.9–21.2)	13.1	(10.9–15.8)	16.0	(14.5–17.8)	14.4	(12.8–16.1)	26.5	(19.7–34.6)	24.1	(15.7–35.0)	15.6	(13.4–18.1)	30.8	(22.8–40.2)	12.7	(10.6–15.0)
San Francisco, CA	13.8	(11.7–16.3)	13.0	(10.7–15.8)	13.5	(11.9–15.3)	12.3	(10.7–14.1)	22.2	(16.8–28.8)	20.4	(13.3–29.9)	14.6	(11.6–18.3)	22.9	(16.4–30.9)	11.2	(9.3–13.5)
Shelby County, TN	16.4	(14.0–19.1)	13.8	(10.5–17.9)	15.2	(13.2–17.5)	12.5	(10.4–14.9)	29.6	(21.7–38.9)	24.6	(15.8–36.2)	11.9	(9.6–14.7)	28.1	(19.5–38.7)	13.2	(10.4–16.7)
Median	15.9		12.1		13.9		12.3		24.4		21.2		12.6		25.4		11.8
Range	10.8–21.5		9.5–17.1		10.6–19.7		9.3–16.0		14.1–32.8		9.4–32.8		8.8–16.8		15.6–34.1		8.3–17.1

* During the 12 months before the survey.
^† 95% confidence interval.
^§ Not available.

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TABLE 32. Percentage of high school students who did not go to school because they felt unsafe at school or on their way to or from school,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017
Category	Sex				Total
	Female		Male		Total
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI
Total	7.1	(5.9–8.6)	6.1	(5.2–7.0)	6.7	(5.7–7.8)
Race/Ethnicity
White^§	5.7	(4.1–7.8)	3.9	(2.9–5.3)	4.9	(3.7–6.4)
Black^§	9.5	(6.9–12.8)	8.2	(5.5–12.2)	9.0	(7.0–11.5)
Hispanic	9.3	(7.7–11.1)	9.4	(7.6–11.4)	9.4	(7.9–11.1)
Grade
9	8.7	(6.7–11.2)	6.4	(5.1–8.1)	7.6	(6.2–9.2)
10	8.6	(7.0–10.5)	7.2	(5.8–9.0)	7.9	(6.8–9.3)
11	5.7	(4.2–7.9)	4.8	(3.7–6.1)	5.4	(4.3–6.7)
12	4.7	(3.5–6.3)	5.5	(4.2–7.2)	5.2	(4.2–6.4)
Sexual identity
Heterosexual (straight)	6.7	(5.4–8.3)	5.5	(4.7–6.5)	6.1	(5.1–7.3)
Gay, lesbian, or bisexual	9.1	(6.9–11.9)	12.3	(7.4–19.6)	10.0	(8.1–12.3)
Not sure	8.0	(4.9–12.7)	12.6	(7.7–20.0)	10.7	(7.5–15.0)
Sex of sexual contacts
Opposite sex only	8.0	(6.1–10.3)	7.8	(6.7–9.1)	7.9	(6.7–9.2)
Same sex only or both sexes	11.4	(8.5–15.0)	11.8	(6.1–21.4)	11.5	(8.9–14.7)
No sexual contact	5.5	(4.2–7.2)	3.5	(2.6–4.7)	4.5	(3.6–5.7)

* On at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey.
^† 95% confidence interval.
^§ Non-Hispanic.

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TABLE 33. Percentage of high school students who did not go to school because they felt unsafe at school or on their way to or from school,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017
Site	Sex				Total		Sexual identity						Sex of sexual contacts
	Female		Male		Total		Heterosexual (straight)		Gay, lesbian, or bisexual		Not sure		Opposite sex only		Same sex only or both sexes		No sexual contact
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI
State surveys
Alaska	11.4	(9.4–13.7)	11.6	(8.7–15.2)	11.5	(9.7–13.7)	—^§	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arizona	12.2	(8.2–17.8)	7.6	(5.5–10.2)	10.2	(7.6–13.5)	8.1	(5.7–11.4)	20.2	(14.1–28.0)	21.0	(10.8–37.0)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arkansas	11.2	(8.0–15.3)	9.2	(7.1–11.8)	10.8	(8.3–13.8)	8.5	(6.6–10.8)	14.9	(7.4–27.8)	18.7	(8.9–35.3)	10.7	(7.9–14.4)	15.0	(6.3–31.7)	3.2	(2.0–5.2)
California	6.1	(4.1–9.0)	5.6	(3.0–10.4)	6.3	(4.1–9.5)	5.3	(3.3–8.4)	13.6	(7.5–23.3)	6.9	(2.2–20.0)	7.1	(4.5–11.1)	11.0	(5.9–19.6)	3.4	(1.7–6.7)
Colorado	6.4	(4.6–8.8)	4.1	(3.0–5.7)	5.2	(4.1–6.6)	4.1	(3.0–5.5)	10.6	(6.2–17.5)	9.3	(3.2–24.1)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Connecticut	7.5	(5.7–9.8)	6.1	(4.5–8.2)	6.9	(5.5–8.6)	5.4	(4.3–6.7)	14.3	(9.1–21.7)	11.3	(5.8–20.8)	6.4	(4.9–8.2)	15.0	(9.0–23.8)	4.3	(3.3–5.7)
Delaware	4.6	(3.4–6.3)	5.4	(4.1–7.1)	5.1	(4.1–6.4)	4.3	(3.2–5.8)	8.4	(5.6–12.4)	13.5	(5.8–28.6)	4.9	(3.4–7.0)	11.9	(7.0–19.7)	3.7	(2.5–5.5)
Florida	10.6	(8.5–13.2)	9.6	(7.9–11.5)	10.2	(8.6–12.2)	8.8	(7.0–10.9)	16.9	(13.6–20.8)	16.7	(12.7–21.5)	11.3	(9.1–14.0)	20.4	(16.0–25.6)	6.0	(4.5–8.0)
Hawaii	7.4	(5.8–9.4)	9.9	(7.9–12.5)	9.3	(7.8–10.9)	7.4	(5.9–9.2)	15.0	(11.4–19.5)	18.2	(11.3–28.0)	8.7	(6.4–11.6)	16.6	(13.0–21.0)	5.0	(3.9–6.3)
Idaho	9.0	(7.3–11.1)	5.2	(3.8–7.1)	7.1	(5.7–8.8)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Illinois	9.0	(6.3–12.6)	8.4	(6.6–10.5)	9.0	(7.1–11.4)	6.6	(4.8–8.9)	17.8	(13.6–23.0)	16.7	(10.3–26.0)	7.9	(5.8–10.7)	22.8	(16.5–30.6)	5.2	(3.2–8.2)
Iowa	7.6	(4.8–12.0)	5.8	(4.1–8.3)	6.9	(5.4–8.9)	4.8	(3.6–6.4)	14.9	(8.9–24.0)	26.1	(15.0–41.5)	6.1	(3.7–10.0)	14.5	(9.4–21.8)	4.1	(2.4–7.1)
Kansas	6.4	(4.4–9.0)	4.1	(2.7–6.2)	5.2	(3.6–7.4)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kentucky	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Louisiana	9.0	(6.4–12.6)	13.3	(9.4–18.4)	11.5	(8.4–15.6)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Maine	6.4	(5.4–7.4)	5.0	(4.2–5.9)	5.8	(5.1–6.6)	4.4	(3.8–5.2)	11.6	(9.5–14.1)	14.7	(11.0–19.4)	6.0	(5.2–7.1)	14.7	(12.0–18.0)	3.2	(2.7–3.9)
Maryland	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Massachusetts	5.7	(4.3–7.5)	3.3	(2.3–4.6)	4.5	(3.6–5.7)	3.2	(2.4–4.3)	11.3	(7.2–17.4)	9.4	(5.2–16.6)	4.3	(3.0–6.2)	8.9	(5.3–14.5)	2.9	(1.9–4.3)
Michigan	9.7	(7.4–12.8)	6.4	(4.4–9.4)	8.2	(6.2–10.7)	6.9	(5.2–9.2)	16.5	(11.0–24.0)	11.1	(6.6–18.0)	8.1	(5.8–11.2)	16.0	(8.7–27.6)	4.8	(3.3–6.8)
Missouri	4.7	(3.1–7.1)	7.3	(5.2–10.3)	6.4	(4.8–8.6)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Montana	9.5	(6.5–13.8)	6.3	(4.4–8.7)	8.0	(5.7–11.1)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nebraska	8.1	(5.8–11.2)	6.7	(4.4–10.0)	7.5	(5.7–9.8)	6.0	(4.3–8.4)	15.1	(9.6–22.9)	19.9	(10.9–33.6)	9.5	(6.6–13.4)	16.6	(9.7–26.9)	3.5	(2.0–5.9)
Nevada	9.7	(7.3–12.6)	8.0	(5.8–11.0)	9.0	(7.1–11.3)	7.4	(5.5–10.0)	12.8	(9.1–17.7)	16.9	(7.2–34.7)	9.7	(7.1–13.2)	11.4	(6.4–19.5)	6.2	(4.4–8.8)
New Hampshire	6.4	(5.6–7.3)	3.8	(3.3–4.5)	5.2	(4.7–5.7)	4.0	(3.6–4.6)	11.0	(9.2–13.2)	11.4	(8.4–15.4)	5.5	(4.7–6.3)	15.7	(12.6–19.4)	3.2	(2.7–3.8)
New Mexico	12.4	(8.1–18.4)	11.0	(6.8–17.3)	11.8	(7.6–17.7)	9.9	(5.9–16.4)	16.9	(12.7–22.3)	23.6	(17.0–31.9)	12.5	(7.9–19.3)	18.5	(14.1–23.8)	8.6	(4.7–15.3)
New York	9.8	(7.4–12.8)	8.5	(6.6–10.8)	9.4	(7.5–11.8)	6.0	(4.9–7.4)	21.7	(15.9–28.8)	22.5	(16.6–29.8)	9.0	(7.2–11.2)	24.1	(16.2–34.2)	4.9	(3.6–6.5)
North Carolina	9.6	(6.7–13.5)	10.3	(7.8–13.5)	10.1	(7.5–13.4)	8.7	(6.2–12.2)	16.8	(12.1–22.9)	16.2	(9.9–25.5)	11.3	(8.1–15.6)	20.5	(14.3–28.3)	6.0	(4.1–8.8)
North Dakota	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Oklahoma	6.8	(4.6–9.9)	5.5	(3.8–8.1)	6.1	(4.7–8.0)	5.0	(3.9–6.6)	16.4	(10.0–25.6)	8.9	(2.9–24.3)	7.3	(5.4–9.9)	19.1	(10.8–31.6)	2.8	(1.5–5.3)
Pennsylvania	6.3	(4.2–9.4)	6.1	(4.5–8.3)	6.3	(4.7–8.4)	5.4	(3.9–7.3)	11.5	(7.5–17.4)	12.7	(7.3–21.3)	7.0	(5.0–9.7)	10.6	(7.4–15.1)	4.1	(2.5–6.8)
Rhode Island	7.4	(5.5–9.9)	5.6	(4.1–7.8)	6.9	(5.1–9.4)	4.9	(3.5–6.9)	14.9	(9.0–23.7)	11.4	(5.6–21.9)	6.8	(5.3–8.8)	14.1	(10.1–19.5)	4.2	(2.4–7.3)
South Carolina	11.8	(8.6–16.0)	9.6	(7.1–13.0)	11.4	(9.0–14.2)	8.9	(6.2–12.7)	20.0	(13.5–28.5)	22.4	(13.2–35.4)	8.6	(5.4–13.4)	24.6	(18.4–32.0)	9.5	(6.0–14.7)
Tennessee	7.5	(5.3–10.5)	8.0	(5.4–11.7)	8.1	(5.7–11.3)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Texas	8.7	(7.1–10.7)	6.8	(5.0–9.2)	8.0	(6.6–9.8)	6.6	(5.2–8.3)	14.7	(10.3–20.4)	11.3	(4.8–24.4)	9.5	(7.6–11.8)	20.3	(12.4–31.5)	3.6	(2.8–4.7)
Utah	11.3	(8.7–14.5)	6.1	(4.7–7.9)	8.9	(7.1–11.0)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Vermont	5.8	(5.3–6.2)	3.9	(3.5–4.3)	4.9	(4.6–5.2)	3.7	(3.4–4.0)	11.6	(10.3–13.1)	11.2	(9.3–13.4)	5.2	(4.8–5.6)	14.7	(12.9–16.8)	2.3	(2.0–2.6)
Virginia	7.1	(5.8–8.7)	7.0	(5.2–9.3)	7.1	(5.8–8.6)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
West Virginia	7.0	(4.7–10.2)	6.1	(4.0–9.2)	7.1	(4.9–10.3)	6.2	(4.3–8.8)	14.1	(6.7–27.2)	7.9	(3.3–17.7)	7.0	(4.8–10.0)	13.9	(7.0–25.7)	3.8	(2.3–6.2)
Wisconsin	7.6	(5.3–10.7)	5.0	(3.8–6.6)	6.3	(4.8–8.2)	5.2	(3.8–7.0)	9.8	(5.9–15.9)	13.7	(6.6–26.1)	5.8	(4.3–7.9)	14.5	(9.3–21.9)	4.7	(3.2–7.0)
Median	7.6		6.3		7.3		6.0		14.9		13.7		7.3		15.0		4.1
Range	4.6–12.4		3.3–13.3		4.5–11.8		3.2–9.9		8.4–21.7		6.9–26.1		4.3–12.5		8.9–24.6		2.3–9.5
Large urban school district surveys
Baltimore, MD	10.1	(7.2–14.1)	14.1	(9.8–19.8)	12.2	(9.7–15.2)	9.8	(6.5–14.4)	19.5	(13.7–27.0)	19.4	(7.8–40.6)	11.7	(7.1–18.6)	20.3	(12.7–30.9)	6.2	(3.4–10.9)
Boston, MA	5.7	(4.1–7.7)	6.2	(4.5–8.6)	5.9	(4.8–7.2)	4.3	(3.3–5.6)	11.8	(7.2–18.7)	17.2	(9.7–28.7)	5.5	(3.9–7.8)	9.1	(4.9–16.4)	4.3	(2.7–6.8)
Broward County, FL	8.9	(5.3–14.7)	7.7	(4.7–12.6)	8.6	(5.9–12.5)	7.8	(5.5–10.9)	8.2	(3.6–17.9)	10.5	(3.7–26.3)	9.5	(5.8–15.1)	18.9	(8.0–38.4)	3.2	(2.0–5.2)
Chicago, IL	8.0	(5.8–11.0)	11.5	(8.9–14.7)	10.0	(7.9–12.5)	7.8	(6.1–10.0)	14.6	(8.4–24.1)	18.1	(10.3–29.8)	11.0	(8.2–14.7)	18.8	(12.4–27.6)	3.9	(2.6–5.7)
Cleveland, OH	10.5	(8.0–13.8)	8.8	(6.6–11.6)	10.0	(8.1–12.3)	7.5	(5.8–9.7)	15.5	(10.4–22.5)	28.7	(18.7–41.4)	8.1	(5.8–11.3)	14.2	(9.0–21.6)	6.8	(4.7–9.8)
DeKalb County, GA	6.5	(4.8–8.7)	9.0	(6.4–12.5)	7.7	(5.9–9.9)	5.7	(4.2–7.7)	13.7	(9.2–19.9)	16.5	(9.7–26.8)	8.4	(6.0–11.6)	14.1	(9.6–20.3)	4.4	(2.9–6.4)
Detroit, MI	10.8	(8.8–13.2)	9.5	(7.1–12.4)	10.4	(8.8–12.4)	8.4	(6.9–10.3)	17.5	(12.7–23.7)	17.1	(7.9–33.1)	9.1	(6.5–12.5)	18.4	(12.7–26.0)	7.3	(5.3–10.0)
District of Columbia	9.2	(8.3–10.3)	9.3	(8.3–10.4)	10.0	(9.3–10.7)	8.1	(7.4–8.9)	16.5	(14.3–18.9)	16.1	(12.3–20.7)	7.9	(6.9–9.1)	15.7	(13.3–18.5)	5.2	(4.4–6.2)
Duval County, FL	12.5	(10.6–14.6)	11.7	(9.9–13.7)	12.7	(11.3–14.4)	9.4	(8.0–10.9)	20.4	(16.2–25.4)	21.6	(15.6–29.0)	10.0	(8.2–12.0)	22.7	(18.6–27.5)	7.6	(6.1–9.6)
Ft. Worth, TX	8.9	(7.4–10.5)	8.9	(7.4–10.6)	9.2	(8.1–10.4)	8.2	(7.0–9.4)	15.2	(11.5–19.9)	15.8	(9.9–24.3)	9.2	(7.6–11.0)	12.9	(9.0–18.2)	6.6	(5.4–8.1)
Houston, TX	13.9	(12.2–15.9)	11.9	(10.0–14.1)	13.3	(12.0–14.8)	10.9	(9.5–12.5)	21.8	(17.9–26.2)	24.8	(18.8–31.8)	15.0	(12.8–17.6)	21.4	(15.8–28.4)	8.7	(7.3–10.5)
Los Angeles, CA	8.6	(4.7–15.1)	6.3	(4.5–8.8)	7.4	(4.8–11.1)	7.0	(4.5–10.8)	11.7	(5.9–21.9)	5.4	(2.3–12.4)	7.5	(5.1–10.8)	19.6	(13.8–27.1)	5.7	(2.5–12.6)
Miami-Dade County, FL	9.8	(7.9–12.1)	8.8	(6.8–11.2)	9.7	(8.2–11.4)	8.3	(6.9–9.8)	15.0	(10.2–21.6)	16.2	(9.2–26.8)	8.9	(7.2–11.0)	18.7	(12.8–26.4)	6.2	(4.7–8.3)
New York City, NY	7.4	(6.3–8.7)	9.0	(7.6–10.6)	8.6	(7.7–9.6)	6.1	(5.4–7.0)	15.1	(11.5–19.6)	15.4	(13.1–17.9)	8.3	(7.2–9.5)	17.0	(13.0–21.9)	5.1	(4.3–5.9)
Oakland, CA	9.7	(7.9–12.0)	9.0	(7.1–11.4)	9.5	(8.1–11.1)	8.3	(6.9–10.0)	19.8	(14.2–27.0)	11.1	(6.1–19.3)	9.4	(7.3–12.2)	17.4	(11.6–25.4)	6.7	(5.0–8.8)
Orange County, FL	12.4	(10.1–15.2)	9.2	(6.7–12.5)	11.3	(9.4–13.5)	9.0	(7.4–10.9)	21.0	(14.3–29.8)	19.5	(11.9–30.3)	9.1	(6.5–12.7)	25.1	(17.9–33.9)	8.7	(6.7–11.1)
Palm Beach County, FL	10.2	(8.5–12.2)	8.7	(7.1–10.7)	9.6	(8.4–11.0)	7.5	(6.4–8.8)	19.3	(14.5–25.2)	16.0	(9.9–24.9)	10.2	(8.3–12.6)	15.8	(10.8–22.5)	6.2	(4.8–8.1)
Philadelphia, PA	6.2	(4.6–8.2)	7.6	(5.0–11.2)	6.9	(5.4–8.9)	5.7	(4.3–7.7)	14.8	(10.1–21.2)	13.0	(7.4–21.9)	6.9	(5.0–9.4)	15.5	(9.9–23.4)	3.9	(2.6–5.9)
San Diego, CA	6.7	(5.1–8.8)	4.9	(3.6–6.8)	5.8	(4.6–7.3)	5.2	(4.0–6.9)	10.5	(6.8–15.8)	8.5	(4.1–16.7)	6.4	(4.6–8.9)	10.3	(6.5–15.9)	3.7	(2.7–5.0)
San Francisco, CA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Shelby County, TN	10.3	(8.3–12.7)	11.9	(9.5–14.8)	11.6	(10.0–13.5)	8.5	(7.0–10.4)	17.0	(11.7–24.0)	28.4	(17.2–43.0)	10.2	(7.9–12.9)	22.4	(15.7–30.9)	6.1	(4.5–8.2)
Median	9.4		9.0		9.6		8.0		15.4		16.3		9.1		17.9		6.1
Range	5.7–13.9		4.9–14.1		5.8–13.3		4.3–10.9		8.2–21.8		5.4–28.7		5.5–15.0		9.1–25.1		3.2–8.7

* On at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey.
^† 95% confidence interval.
^§ Not available.

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TABLE 34. Percentage of high school students who were ever physically forced to have sexual intercourse,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017
Category	Sex				Total
	Female		Male		Total
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI
Total	11.3	(9.9–12.9)	3.5	(2.8–4.2)	7.4	(6.6–8.3)
Race/Ethnicity
White^§	11.2	(9.4–13.4)	3.3	(2.5–4.4)	7.3	(6.2–8.6)
Black^§	11.7	(9.0–14.9)	3.4	(2.0–5.7)	7.6	(6.1–9.5)
Hispanic	11.2	(9.2–13.6)	3.6	(2.4–5.5)	7.3	(6.2–8.7)
Grade
9	8.1	(6.4–10.1)	2.7	(1.9–3.9)	5.4	(4.4–6.6)
10	11.2	(9.0–14.0)	3.5	(2.5–5.1)	7.4	(6.0–9.1)
11	12.1	(9.7–15.0)	2.8	(1.7–4.4)	7.5	(6.2–9.1)
12	13.9	(11.2–17.1)	4.8	(3.5–6.5)	9.4	(7.7–11.3)
Sexual identity
Heterosexual (straight)	8.8	(7.5–10.4)	2.5	(2.0–3.0)	5.4	(4.7–6.2)
Gay, lesbian, or bisexual	23.7	(20.6–27.2)	15.6	(10.3–22.9)	21.9	(19.0–25.0)
Not sure	12.7	(7.6–20.4)	11.8	(7.3–18.5)	13.1	(8.9–18.9)
Sex of sexual contacts
Opposite sex only	17.5	(15.1–20.3)	3.6	(2.9–4.4)	9.9	(8.7–11.1)
Same sex only or both sexes	31.7	(26.7–37.2)	26.4	(17.9–37.0)	30.3	(25.4–35.8)
No sexual contact	2.1	(1.6–2.9)	0.8	(0.5–1.3)	1.5	(1.1–1.9)

* When they did not want to.
^† 95% confidence interval.
^§ Non-Hispanic.

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TABLE 35. Percentage of high school students who were ever physically forced to have sexual intercourse,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017
Site	Sex				Total		Sexual identity						Sex of sexual contacts
	Female		Male		Total		Heterosexual (straight)		Gay, lesbian, or bisexual		Not sure		Opposite sex only		Same sex only or both sexes		No sexual contact
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI
State surveys
Alaska	10.8	(8.0–14.5)	5.8	(3.9–8.4)	8.2	(6.3–10.5)	—^§	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arizona	11.5	(8.6–15.4)	4.5	(2.8–7.2)	8.2	(6.3–10.5)	6.1	(4.8–7.7)	23.4	(14.9–34.6)	4.9	(1.5–15.1)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arkansas	22.0	(14.1–32.8)	16.1	(10.2–24.4)	19.2	(12.4–28.6)	16.7	(10.4–25.8)	34.0	(23.1–46.9)	12.1	(5.6–24.0)	20.7	(13.1–31.2)	33.0	(25.5–41.6)	7.0	(4.2–11.5)
California	9.1	(6.9–11.9)	4.8	(3.1–7.3)	7.0	(5.4–9.0)	6.4	(5.0–8.1)	12.3	(6.8–21.4)	7.5	(2.0–23.8)	8.9	(6.1–12.7)	14.9	(7.4–27.6)	3.4	(2.2–5.2)
Colorado	11.5	(8.0–16.4)	2.5	(1.4–4.4)	6.9	(5.0–9.4)	5.6	(3.9–8.0)	12.6	(6.6–23.0)	15.4	(7.0–30.6)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Connecticut	9.6	(7.7–11.9)	5.6	(4.4–7.1)	7.5	(6.3–9.0)	5.8	(4.6–7.2)	15.4	(10.9–21.3)	12.4	(6.4–22.6)	6.4	(5.1–8.0)	21.6	(16.9–27.1)	4.0	(2.6–6.1)
Delaware	9.0	(7.5–10.8)	3.4	(2.4–4.8)	6.3	(5.2–7.6)	5.3	(4.1–6.8)	14.7	(10.8–19.7)	12.8	(7.5–21.0)	8.1	(6.5–10.2)	22.3	(16.6–29.3)	0.8	(0.4–1.6)
Florida	8.7	(7.5–10.0)	4.3	(3.3–5.6)	6.5	(5.6–7.5)	4.5	(3.8–5.4)	17.2	(14.1–20.8)	15.5	(10.8–21.6)	8.2	(6.9–9.8)	25.2	(20.6–30.5)	1.4	(1.0–2.0)
Hawaii	10.5	(8.9–12.3)	5.6	(4.7–6.6)	8.3	(7.4–9.3)	7.0	(5.9–8.2)	16.8	(13.8–20.4)	9.4	(6.0–14.6)	11.9	(10.5–13.5)	22.8	(18.4–27.9)	3.6	(2.5–5.1)
Idaho	15.1	(12.6–18.0)	4.1	(2.7–6.0)	9.4	(7.8–11.5)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Illinois	13.1	(10.7–15.9)	7.7	(5.9–9.9)	10.6	(8.7–13.0)	8.5	(7.0–10.3)	26.4	(20.1–34.0)	11.1	(6.2–19.1)	12.3	(9.4–16.1)	34.4	(26.3–43.6)	3.2	(2.2–4.6)
Iowa	16.0	(11.9–21.1)	6.8	(4.3–10.4)	11.4	(8.7–14.9)	9.7	(6.7–13.7)	24.3	(15.1–36.7)	20.5	(9.9–37.6)	14.4	(10.2–19.9)	32.6	(19.8–48.8)	4.3	(2.7–6.8)
Kansas	13.2	(11.1–15.6)	3.4	(2.2–5.1)	8.2	(6.8–9.8)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kentucky	13.0	(10.5–16.0)	3.2	(2.0–5.1)	8.1	(6.5–10.1)	6.1	(4.6–7.9)	23.3	(15.6–33.5)	11.4	(6.2–20.1)	8.9	(6.8–11.5)	33.1	(25.7–41.5)	1.7	(0.8–3.4)
Louisiana	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Maine	10.4	(9.3–11.7)	4.3	(3.8–5.0)	7.3	(6.7–8.1)	5.5	(4.9–6.2)	18.3	(16.3–20.5)	14.2	(11.3–17.6)	8.9	(7.9–9.9)	24.7	(21.4–28.4)	1.8	(1.4–2.4)
Maryland	10.5	(9.9–11.1)	6.9	(6.5–7.3)	8.8	(8.4–9.2)	6.8	(6.4–7.2)	18.4	(17.1–19.6)	13.9	(12.1–15.8)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Massachusetts	9.2	(7.6–11.1)	4.3	(3.2–5.8)	6.8	(5.7–8.1)	5.6	(4.6–6.7)	15.9	(11.5–21.5)	13.9	(9.1–20.8)	7.7	(5.8–10.0)	20.7	(15.2–27.6)	2.9	(1.9–4.4)
Michigan	14.3	(11.3–17.8)	5.0	(3.3–7.8)	9.7	(8.1–11.6)	8.3	(6.7–10.3)	19.3	(13.2–27.2)	16.8	(10.2–26.3)	11.8	(9.2–15.2)	29.2	(20.3–40.1)	4.0	(2.6–6.1)
Missouri	13.3	(10.3–16.9)	7.1	(4.8–10.5)	10.2	(8.4–12.2)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Montana	14.0	(12.4–15.7)	4.8	(3.5–6.4)	9.3	(8.1–10.7)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nebraska	13.0	(10.1–16.6)	3.9	(2.6–5.9)	8.4	(6.6–10.6)	7.3	(5.6–9.5)	22.3	(13.2–35.0)	8.0	(3.4–17.8)	13.0	(9.8–17.0)	39.0	(24.5–55.9)	2.4	(1.4–4.0)
Nevada	7.5	(5.1–11.0)	3.6	(2.6–5.0)	5.7	(4.3–7.7)	3.9	(2.8–5.4)	12.7	(8.6–18.1)	20.1	(9.0–39.2)	6.8	(4.5–10.3)	18.6	(12.7–26.4)	1.8	(1.1–2.9)
New Hampshire	8.8	(7.9–9.9)	2.8	(2.3–3.3)	5.8	(5.2–6.4)	4.2	(3.7–4.8)	17.2	(14.7–19.9)	8.4	(6.1–11.3)	7.7	(6.8–8.7)	28.5	(24.4–33.0)	0.7	(0.5–1.0)
New Mexico	11.1	(9.2–13.3)	4.8	(3.7–6.2)	8.0	(6.6–9.7)	5.9	(4.9–7.1)	19.9	(15.9–24.6)	15.8	(10.3–23.5)	9.9	(8.2–11.7)	26.0	(20.8–32.0)	2.6	(2.0–3.4)
New York	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
North Carolina	12.1	(9.8–14.8)	4.9	(3.5–6.7)	8.4	(7.2–9.8)	6.4	(5.4–7.6)	20.6	(16.5–25.6)	15.3	(9.9–22.9)	9.4	(7.9–11.2)	29.2	(21.7–38.0)	2.8	(1.7–4.4)
North Dakota	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Oklahoma	15.7	(13.0–18.7)	2.9	(1.9–4.4)	9.1	(7.4–11.1)	7.3	(6.1–8.8)	22.9	(15.6–32.4)	15.3	(4.4–41.5)	11.7	(8.9–15.3)	28.2	(20.9–36.8)	2.8	(1.7–4.7)
Pennsylvania	12.9	(10.8–15.2)	4.6	(3.4–6.3)	8.7	(7.5–10.0)	7.4	(6.3–8.7)	20.2	(15.3–26.2)	11.6	(6.5–19.7)	10.6	(8.8–12.7)	25.1	(19.7–31.5)	4.1	(2.9–5.8)
Rhode Island	9.5	(8.4–10.8)	7.6	(5.5–10.2)	8.8	(7.7–10.1)	7.0	(5.8–8.5)	18.6	(13.6–24.9)	13.6	(6.1–27.5)	10.7	(7.9–14.3)	22.5	(15.6–31.4)	3.9	(3.1–5.1)
South Carolina	14.5	(11.3–18.4)	8.9	(5.8–13.5)	12.0	(10.2–14.0)	9.3	(7.7–11.2)	28.9	(21.7–37.3)	20.3	(9.7–37.6)	11.0	(8.4–14.3)	29.1	(21.1–38.7)	7.2	(4.7–10.8)
Tennessee	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Texas	14.0	(11.1–17.5)	6.8	(5.6–8.3)	10.4	(8.7–12.3)	9.3	(7.9–11.0)	16.2	(10.9–23.3)	10.9	(4.6–23.7)	14.1	(11.5–17.2)	24.6	(16.2–35.5)	4.0	(2.6–6.1)
Utah	15.0	(8.6–24.9)	6.9	(3.4–13.3)	11.0	(6.2–19.0)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Vermont	9.2	(8.7–9.8)	3.1	(2.8–3.4)	6.1	(5.8–6.5)	4.6	(4.3–4.9)	17.2	(15.6–18.9)	11.1	(9.2–13.4)	7.7	(7.2–8.2)	27.4	(25.0–29.9)	0.8	(0.6–1.0)
Virginia	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
West Virginia	12.7	(10.3–15.5)	4.9	(3.2–7.6)	8.9	(7.3–10.8)	7.5	(5.8–9.6)	21.0	(13.8–30.7)	14.6	(6.5–29.5)	10.6	(8.2–13.7)	25.1	(17.7–34.2)	2.4	(1.4–4.3)
Wisconsin	8.9	(6.6–11.9)	5.1	(3.5–7.3)	7.2	(5.8–8.9)	5.7	(4.3–7.4)	16.1	(11.4–22.3)	15.8	(8.9–26.5)	9.0	(6.9–11.7)	22.7	(13.8–35.1)	2.1	(1.1–3.8)
Median	11.8		4.8		8.3		6.4		18.5		13.7		9.9		25.2		2.8
Range	7.5–22.0		2.5–16.1		5.7–19.2		3.9–16.7		12.3–34.0		4.9–20.5		6.4–20.7		14.9–39.0		0.7–7.2
Large urban school district surveys
Baltimore, MD	9.4	(6.2–14.1)	9.9	(6.5–14.6)	9.8	(7.2–13.3)	7.4	(4.6–11.6)	20.8	(12.8–31.9)	22.5	(10.4–42.0)	8.5	(4.6–15.3)	23.6	(14.1–36.7)	5.9	(2.9–11.6)
Boston, MA	9.2	(7.4–11.5)	7.1	(5.2–9.6)	8.2	(6.9–9.8)	7.1	(5.6–9.0)	13.9	(9.0–21.0)	13.9	(6.9–25.9)	10.5	(7.9–13.7)	18.5	(12.4–26.7)	2.7	(1.7–4.4)
Broward County, FL	12.8	(10.0–16.2)	6.8	(4.0–11.3)	9.9	(7.7–12.5)	8.0	(5.9–10.8)	18.0	(10.0–30.2)	17.1	(5.9–40.2)	10.2	(7.2–14.3)	21.7	(12.1–35.9)	4.9	(2.5–9.2)
Chicago, IL	9.7	(7.6–12.3)	5.7	(4.4–7.2)	7.8	(6.4–9.4)	6.5	(5.1–8.2)	13.9	(9.9–19.2)	15.6	(9.5–24.6)	9.7	(7.5–12.5)	21.1	(13.7–31.1)	2.6	(1.3–4.8)
Cleveland, OH	12.7	(10.0–15.9)	6.9	(5.3–9.0)	9.7	(8.1–11.5)	7.4	(5.9–9.1)	20.9	(15.1–28.2)	17.5	(8.8–31.9)	9.1	(6.7–12.2)	21.4	(15.3–29.1)	3.5	(2.1–5.8)
DeKalb County, GA	12.9	(10.8–15.3)	10.2	(8.0–12.8)	11.6	(9.8–13.6)	9.0	(7.4–10.9)	25.1	(19.5–31.6)	13.1	(7.2–22.7)	11.4	(9.1–14.3)	23.4	(16.7–31.8)	6.1	(4.4–8.5)
Detroit, MI	11.9	(9.4–14.8)	11.9	(9.3–15.1)	11.9	(9.9–14.3)	11.0	(8.7–13.8)	16.2	(10.7–23.9)	16.9	(7.7–33.1)	13.6	(10.4–17.5)	18.6	(12.7–26.5)	6.2	(4.3–8.8)
District of Columbia	9.6	(8.7–10.6)	7.0	(6.2–8.0)	8.5	(7.9–9.2)	7.0	(6.3–7.7)	15.4	(13.3–17.7)	15.5	(11.6–20.5)	7.7	(6.7–8.8)	18.7	(16.1–21.7)	3.4	(2.8–4.1)
Duval County, FL	13.5	(11.8–15.4)	7.8	(6.5–9.4)	11.0	(9.9–12.3)	7.9	(6.8–9.1)	21.2	(17.2–25.9)	16.3	(10.6–24.3)	9.9	(8.3–11.7)	26.3	(21.6–31.5)	3.1	(2.2–4.3)
Ft. Worth, TX	10.9	(9.4–12.7)	6.5	(5.3–7.9)	8.9	(7.9–10.0)	7.5	(6.5–8.6)	18.9	(14.4–24.2)	15.9	(10.1–24.3)	9.9	(8.3–11.7)	26.3	(20.1–33.7)	4.4	(3.4–5.7)
Houston, TX	12.7	(10.9–14.7)	7.4	(6.0–9.1)	10.1	(9.0–11.3)	7.9	(6.8–9.1)	22.7	(18.3–27.7)	14.1	(9.0–21.4)	11.5	(9.8–13.6)	25.8	(20.2–32.3)	4.1	(3.2–5.2)
Los Angeles, CA	8.0	(5.5–11.5)	6.0	(4.0–8.7)	7.0	(5.5–8.8)	5.9	(4.4–8.0)	18.4	(11.6–28.0)	8.7	(4.6–15.8)	8.5	(6.5–11.2)	30.0	(18.5–44.6)	2.8	(1.4–5.4)
Miami-Dade County, FL	11.8	(9.8–14.0)	6.6	(4.9–8.7)	9.3	(8.0–10.8)	7.4	(6.3–8.8)	19.9	(15.2–25.7)	18.6	(11.0–29.7)	9.9	(8.0–12.2)	25.6	(19.4–33.1)	3.9	(2.7–5.6)
New York City, NY	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Oakland, CA	12.8	(10.8–15.1)	10.0	(7.7–12.8)	11.4	(9.8–13.3)	10.3	(8.7–12.3)	18.5	(13.2–25.2)	13.8	(8.0–22.8)	13.8	(11.3–16.9)	26.5	(18.3–36.7)	6.4	(4.9–8.4)
Orange County, FL	11.5	(9.4–13.9)	4.9	(3.3–7.4)	8.4	(7.0–10.0)	6.8	(5.4–8.5)	17.8	(12.3–25.1)	13.6	(6.4–26.5)	9.3	(6.9–12.6)	21.0	(14.2–29.8)	3.8	(2.4–5.9)
Palm Beach County, FL	11.3	(9.6–13.2)	6.8	(5.4–8.6)	9.2	(8.2–10.4)	7.0	(5.9–8.4)	20.2	(15.6–25.7)	19.2	(13.0–27.4)	10.1	(8.0–12.5)	23.6	(17.6–30.8)	3.9	(2.9–5.3)
Philadelphia, PA	9.8	(7.2–13.2)	6.7	(4.1–10.8)	8.3	(5.9–11.7)	7.1	(4.7–10.5)	16.3	(11.7–22.2)	15.1	(6.4–31.5)	8.8	(6.3–12.1)	22.1	(14.9–31.4)	4.0	(2.1–7.4)
San Diego, CA	8.6	(7.2–10.3)	4.9	(3.4–6.9)	6.8	(5.6–8.3)	5.5	(4.3–7.0)	14.9	(10.6–20.7)	14.9	(9.6–22.2)	8.6	(6.9–10.7)	22.7	(16.7–30.2)	2.0	(1.3–3.0)
San Francisco, CA	8.0	(6.5–9.7)	6.9	(5.1–9.1)	7.4	(6.2–8.8)	6.3	(5.2–7.5)	17.9	(12.8–24.4)	12.0	(5.9–22.8)	8.3	(6.3–11.0)	21.3	(15.0–29.2)	4.1	(3.1–5.4)
Shelby County, TN	12.5	(10.2–15.2)	10.2	(8.0–13.0)	11.5	(9.6–13.6)	9.6	(7.9–11.7)	18.6	(13.4–25.3)	18.3	(9.4–32.6)	12.1	(9.6–15.2)	28.2	(20.7–37.2)	4.4	(2.5–7.5)
Median	11.4		6.9		9.2		7.4		18.5		15.6		9.9		23.1		4.0
Range	8.0–13.5		4.9–11.9		6.8–11.9		5.5–11.0		13.9–25.1		8.7–22.5		7.7–13.8		18.5–30.0		2.0–6.4

* When they did not want to.
^† 95% confidence interval.
^§ Not available.

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TABLE 36. Percentage of high school students who experienced sexual violence by anyone,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017
Category	Sex				Total
	Female		Male		Total
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI
Total	15.2	(13.7–16.9)	4.3	(3.5–5.1)	9.7	(9.0–10.5)
Race/Ethnicity
White^§	16.6	(14.6–18.8)	3.5	(2.8–4.4)	10.0	(9.1–11.0)
Black^§	11.0	(9.1–13.3)	5.8	(3.9–8.5)	8.5	(7.3–9.9)
Hispanic	15.1	(12.6–18.1)	4.2	(2.9–6.0)	9.5	(8.1–11.1)
Grade
9	14.7	(12.5–17.2)	3.8	(2.8–5.1)	9.1	(7.9–10.5)
10	15.3	(12.7–18.3)	4.4	(3.1–6.2)	9.8	(8.6–11.1)
11	16.1	(13.2–19.5)	4.1	(2.9–5.8)	10.1	(8.8–11.7)
12	14.4	(11.9–17.3)	4.7	(3.4–6.5)	9.6	(8.2–11.2)
Sexual identity
Heterosexual (straight)	13.4	(11.9–15.1)	3.1	(2.5–3.8)	7.9	(7.2–8.6)
Gay, lesbian, or bisexual	22.8	(18.9–27.3)	19.6	(13.7–27.2)	22.2	(18.7–26.1)
Not sure	18.9	(13.9–25.2)	11.3	(7.4–16.9)	16.7	(12.7–21.6)
Sex of sexual contacts
Opposite sex only	21.2	(18.5–24.1)	4.7	(3.8–5.7)	12.0	(10.9–13.2)
Same sex only or both sexes	33.1	(29.4–37.1)	26.4	(19.0–35.3)	31.4	(27.3–35.8)
No sexual contact	7.0	(5.8–8.5)	1.4	(1.0–2.1)	4.3	(3.6–5.1)

* Being forced to do “sexual things” (counting such things as kissing, touching, or being physically forced to have sexual intercourse) they did not want to do by anyone, one or more times during the 12 months before the survey.
^† 95% confidence interval.
^§ Non-Hispanic.

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**TABLE 37. Percentage of high school students who experienced sexual violence by anyone,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017**
Site	Sex				Total		Sexual identity						Sex of sexual contacts
	Female		Male		Total		Heterosexual (straight)		Gay, lesbian, or bisexual		Not sure		Opposite sex only		Same sex only or both sexes		No sexual contact
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI
State surveys
Alaska	16.4	(13.5–19.8)	5.6	(4.0–7.9)	10.7	(9.0–12.7)	—^§	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arizona	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arkansas	22.0	(15.5–30.1)	13.9	(10.4–18.3)	18.5	(13.8–24.2)	14.8	(10.6–20.2)	31.3	(22.7–41.3)	29.1	(15.0–48.8)	16.6	(12.8–21.3)	38.2	(24.1–54.7)	6.7	(4.5–10.0)
California	13.6	(11.5–15.9)	6.2	(4.0–9.4)	10.1	(8.3–12.1)	9.0	(7.4–10.9)	18.5	(10.5–30.6)	11.2	(5.0–23.3)	15.0	(12.1–18.4)	18.3	(8.0–36.5)	3.6	(2.1–6.2)
Colorado	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Connecticut	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Delaware	10.4	(8.2–13.2)	4.6	(3.4–6.3)	7.7	(6.3–9.4)	6.7	(5.1–8.7)	15.4	(11.1–21.0)	10.7	(5.2–20.9)	10.5	(8.4–13.0)	20.7	(15.4–27.3)	1.6	(0.9–3.0)
Florida	12.8	(11.5–14.2)	7.0	(5.7–8.4)	9.9	(8.9–10.9)	7.5	(6.6–8.5)	22.8	(19.1–27.0)	20.6	(16.6–25.2)	11.7	(10.1–13.5)	30.5	(25.9–35.7)	4.0	(3.3–5.0)
Hawaii	15.0	(12.8–17.5)	7.8	(6.5–9.2)	11.7	(10.3–13.3)	10.4	(8.9–12.0)	18.2	(14.6–22.3)	16.1	(11.2–22.6)	17.3	(14.5–20.4)	26.5	(20.3–33.9)	5.3	(3.9–7.2)
Idaho	20.8	(17.1–25.1)	5.4	(4.3–6.8)	13.0	(11.0–15.4)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Illinois	16.6	(13.6–20.1)	9.4	(7.2–12.3)	13.2	(10.9–15.8)	10.2	(8.6–12.1)	31.5	(23.8–40.5)	19.5	(11.6–31.0)	15.9	(13.0–19.2)	38.9	(33.9–44.0)	4.9	(3.4–7.1)
Iowa	18.2	(13.9–23.4)	5.3	(3.5–8.1)	11.7	(9.3–14.7)	9.8	(7.1–13.5)	25.0	(19.5–31.4)	14.6	(5.7–32.5)	14.7	(10.0–20.9)	30.3	(17.1–47.9)	4.3	(2.7–6.7)
Kansas	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kentucky	14.2	(12.2–16.5)	5.7	(4.2–7.8)	10.0	(8.5–11.7)	7.2	(5.6–9.0)	28.6	(21.8–36.6)	20.7	(13.5–30.4)	11.0	(9.0–13.3)	34.2	(26.8–42.5)	3.9	(2.8–5.5)
Louisiana	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Maine	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Maryland	14.0	(13.4–14.6)	7.4	(6.9–7.8)	10.8	(10.5–11.2)	8.2	(7.8–8.5)	23.9	(22.6–25.3)	16.8	(15.0–18.8)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Massachusetts	14.4	(12.1–17.0)	6.5	(4.8–8.7)	10.4	(8.9–12.1)	8.5	(7.0–10.4)	22.7	(16.9–29.9)	21.9	(13.8–33.1)	13.6	(11.1–16.4)	27.6	(21.9–34.1)	4.4	(3.5–5.6)
Michigan	17.1	(14.5–20.2)	5.7	(3.6–8.9)	11.4	(9.5–13.7)	9.3	(7.5–11.5)	26.5	(18.8–36.0)	21.9	(11.7–37.3)	14.9	(11.1–19.8)	29.8	(22.5–38.2)	4.0	(2.7–6.0)
Missouri	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Montana	15.2	(13.8–16.6)	4.7	(3.6–6.0)	9.8	(8.9–10.8)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nebraska	16.4	(13.2–20.4)	4.1	(2.6–6.4)	10.1	(8.1–12.6)	8.4	(6.5–10.7)	28.1	(18.9–39.6)	9.0	(3.6–20.7)	14.7	(11.0–19.3)	40.5	(26.4–56.5)	3.8	(2.2–6.7)
Nevada	14.2	(11.5–17.3)	6.3	(4.7–8.4)	10.3	(8.5–12.4)	8.5	(6.9–10.4)	17.8	(12.4–24.7)	24.5	(14.4–38.6)	11.8	(9.1–15.0)	23.7	(15.8–34.1)	6.0	(4.2–8.3)
New Hampshire	15.3	(14.0–16.7)	4.1	(3.4–4.8)	9.5	(8.8–10.3)	7.7	(7.0–8.4)	22.7	(19.8–25.8)	14.3	(11.3–18.0)	12.3	(11.2–13.6)	37.6	(32.9–42.6)	3.3	(2.7–4.1)
New Mexico	14.0	(12.4–15.9)	5.7	(4.8–6.8)	9.9	(9.0–11.0)	7.4	(6.6–8.4)	22.5	(19.5–25.7)	19.4	(14.6–25.4)	11.9	(10.5–13.6)	30.1	(26.2–34.4)	4.1	(3.3–4.9)
New York	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
North Carolina	16.6	(14.2–19.3)	7.2	(5.4–9.5)	11.9	(10.0–14.1)	8.8	(7.0–10.9)	30.5	(24.8–37.0)	21.4	(14.4–30.6)	13.2	(10.3–16.6)	34.0	(27.7–40.9)	5.3	(4.1–6.8)
North Dakota	13.6	(11.7–15.7)	4.0	(2.8–5.7)	8.7	(7.5–10.0)	7.4	(6.3–8.7)	19.7	(13.8–27.3)	9.9	(4.8–19.3)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Oklahoma	19.2	(16.6–22.2)	5.5	(3.9–7.8)	12.1	(10.3–14.2)	9.4	(7.4–11.9)	37.5	(28.5–47.6)	12.2	(6.7–21.3)	16.2	(12.8–20.2)	37.3	(26.4–49.7)	3.4	(2.0–5.6)
Pennsylvania	14.7	(12.4–17.4)	5.7	(4.3–7.6)	10.1	(8.7–11.6)	8.7	(7.3–10.3)	20.5	(15.3–27.0)	17.1	(9.2–29.7)	13.4	(11.4–15.6)	26.0	(19.5–33.9)	4.5	(3.2–6.1)
Rhode Island	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
South Carolina	17.7	(15.0–20.8)	8.5	(5.8–12.4)	13.3	(11.4–15.5)	11.4	(9.2–14.2)	26.0	(19.6–33.7)	21.9	(11.1–38.7)	13.9	(11.3–16.9)	34.3	(25.5–44.3)	7.4	(5.2–10.4)
Tennessee	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Texas	14.0	(11.2–17.3)	6.4	(5.0–8.2)	10.3	(8.8–12.1)	8.8	(7.3–10.5)	16.6	(12.3–21.9)	18.7	(9.1–34.5)	12.1	(10.1–14.5)	22.9	(14.5–34.2)	6.1	(4.5–8.2)
Utah	23.5	(16.8–31.8)	11.4	(7.1–17.8)	17.6	(12.1–24.8)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Vermont	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Virginia	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
West Virginia	15.4	(12.4–18.9)	5.6	(3.7–8.4)	10.8	(8.6–13.6)	8.6	(6.7–10.9)	26.9	(18.4–37.5)	19.7	(9.5–36.7)	11.5	(9.1–14.5)	33.0	(23.3–44.4)	4.4	(2.8–7.1)
Wisconsin	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Median	15.2		5.7		10.5		8.6		23.4		19.1		13.5		30.4		4.4
Range	10.4–23.5		4.0–13.9		7.7–18.5		6.7–14.8		15.4–37.5		9.0–29.1		10.5–17.3		18.3–40.5		1.6–7.4
Large urban school district surveys
Baltimore, MD	10.7	(8.0–14.1)	10.2	(6.5–15.6)	11.0	(8.4–14.2)	10.2	(7.3–14.0)	17.5	(10.8–27.2)	17.7	(7.6–35.9)	10.1	(6.1–16.3)	26.3	(17.3–37.8)	5.5	(3.2–9.5)
Boston, MA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Broward County, FL	16.4	(12.0–22.0)	9.1	(5.0–16.0)	12.9	(9.5–17.2)	10.7	(7.2–15.4)	23.1	(14.5–34.7)	13.1	(5.2–29.3)	14.4	(9.3–21.5)	28.3	(17.2–42.8)	6.8	(4.3–10.7)
Chicago, IL	14.8	(12.1–17.8)	12.7	(10.5–15.2)	14.1	(12.2–16.4)	12.2	(10.2–14.5)	22.7	(15.9–31.3)	22.9	(14.9–33.6)	17.0	(13.6–21.2)	34.8	(28.3–41.8)	6.7	(5.0–9.1)
Cleveland, OH	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
DeKalb County, GA	11.0	(8.9–13.6)	9.2	(7.2–11.6)	10.2	(8.7–12.0)	7.8	(6.5–9.3)	19.2	(13.6–26.4)	20.6	(11.9–33.3)	12.0	(9.4–15.1)	20.9	(15.1–28.1)	4.9	(3.5–6.8)
Detroit, MI	13.3	(10.9–16.1)	10.4	(7.3–14.6)	12.1	(10.2–14.2)	9.7	(7.8–12.1)	22.1	(15.7–30.3)	22.6	(11.6–39.3)	13.0	(9.9–16.8)	25.4	(19.3–32.7)	6.2	(4.5–8.6)
District of Columbia	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Duval County, FL	16.0	(14.2–18.0)	10.8	(9.0–12.9)	14.1	(12.7–15.6)	10.3	(9.0–11.8)	26.1	(21.9–30.8)	22.2	(15.6–30.6)	14.1	(12.1–16.3)	30.2	(25.3–35.5)	5.2	(3.7–7.1)
Ft. Worth, TX	13.1	(11.4–15.0)	7.3	(5.9–9.0)	10.4	(9.2–11.7)	8.1	(7.0–9.3)	26.7	(21.7–32.4)	24.5	(16.7–34.5)	13.2	(11.1–15.6)	31.4	(24.7–39.0)	4.5	(3.5–5.7)
Houston, TX	12.4	(10.8–14.3)	7.4	(5.9–9.3)	10.3	(9.1–11.7)	7.9	(6.8–9.2)	23.4	(19.2–28.3)	14.7	(9.4–22.4)	12.2	(10.4–14.4)	23.3	(17.7–30.1)	4.6	(3.6–6.0)
Los Angeles, CA	11.7	(9.0–15.1)	5.1	(3.9–6.7)	8.4	(7.0–10.1)	7.1	(5.8–8.7)	23.3	(17.6–30.0)	13.3	(5.5–28.5)	10.5	(8.1–13.5)	30.7	(21.3–42.0)	4.5	(3.0–6.8)
Miami-Dade County, FL	14.0	(11.7–16.7)	8.3	(6.3–10.9)	11.6	(10.1–13.2)	9.0	(7.7–10.5)	22.4	(17.1–28.8)	35.4	(24.2–48.4)	13.0	(10.9–15.4)	29.7	(22.8–37.7)	5.1	(3.6–7.2)
New York City, NY	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Oakland, CA	11.3	(9.4–13.5)	8.4	(6.5–10.8)	9.9	(8.4–11.7)	8.3	(6.8–10.2)	20.5	(15.5–26.6)	19.5	(11.4–31.4)	10.6	(8.3–13.5)	27.1	(19.7–36.0)	5.7	(4.3–7.6)
Orange County, FL	15.0	(12.2–18.3)	6.1	(4.5–8.2)	10.9	(9.2–12.9)	8.2	(6.7–10.1)	23.3	(16.2–32.2)	24.3	(14.5–37.7)	14.3	(11.4–17.7)	23.4	(15.4–33.9)	5.1	(3.6–7.1)
Palm Beach County, FL	14.8	(12.6–17.4)	7.5	(5.7–9.7)	11.2	(9.8–12.9)	8.2	(6.9–9.8)	28.5	(23.0–34.6)	22.8	(13.9–35.0)	14.2	(11.7–17.2)	25.7	(18.4–34.7)	4.9	(3.4–7.1)
Philadelphia, PA	10.1	(8.0–12.7)	8.2	(5.1–13.0)	9.2	(6.9–12.3)	7.6	(5.4–10.8)	15.6	(10.7–22.2)	23.5	(11.8–41.3)	10.8	(7.6–15.2)	18.1	(12.8–25.1)	4.6	(2.8–7.4)
San Diego, CA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
San Francisco, CA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Shelby County, TN	13.7	(11.2–16.7)	10.0	(7.7–12.8)	12.2	(10.5–14.3)	9.6	(8.1–11.4)	22.8	(16.8–30.1)	24.1	(13.8–38.7)	13.8	(11.2–17.0)	25.4	(19.5–32.4)	5.3	(3.6–7.8)
Median	13.3		8.4		11.0		8.3		22.8		22.6		13.0		26.3		5.1
Range	10.1–16.4		5.1–12.7		8.4–14.1		7.1–12.2		15.6–28.5		13.1–35.4		10.1–17.0		18.1–34.8		4.5–6.8

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TABLE 38. Percentage of high school students who experienced sexual dating violence,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017
Category	Sex				Total
	Female		Male		Total
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI
Total	10.7	(9.5–12.1)	2.8	(2.2–3.4)	6.9	(6.2–7.6)
Race/Ethnicity
White^§	11.1	(9.4–13.1)	2.6	(1.9–3.7)	6.9	(6.0–8.0)
Black^§	6.8	(4.9–9.2)	2.7	(1.8–4.1)	4.8	(3.8–6.0)
Hispanic	11.4	(8.6–14.9)	2.5	(1.6–3.8)	6.9	(5.5–8.6)
Grade
9	11.0	(8.4–14.4)	2.2	(1.2–4.0)	6.6	(5.1–8.5)
10	10.6	(8.2–13.6)	2.9	(1.8–4.5)	6.9	(5.4–8.7)
11	11.5	(9.0–14.5)	1.8	(1.2–2.8)	6.7	(5.6–8.1)
12	9.4	(6.9–12.7)	4.0	(2.9–5.7)	6.8	(5.3–8.7)
Sexual identity
Heterosexual (straight)	9.3	(7.8–11.0)	2.1	(1.6–2.8)	5.5	(4.8–6.3)
Gay, lesbian, or bisexual	16.3	(12.8–20.6)	13.5	(7.5–23.0)	15.8	(12.3–20.1)
Not sure	15.5	(9.7–23.9)	9.2	(4.1–19.1)	14.1	(9.6–20.4)
Sex of sexual contacts
Opposite sex only	12.4	(10.4–14.7)	2.8	(2.1–3.8)	7.2	(6.2–8.3)
Same sex only or both sexes	19.2	(15.6–23.5)	20.2	(13.5–29.0)	19.5	(16.0–23.5)
No sexual contact	6.0	(4.4–8.0)	0.6	(0.3–1.2)	3.5	(2.6–4.6)

* Being forced to do “sexual things” (counting such things as kissing, touching, or being physically forced to have sexual intercourse) they did not want to do by someone they were dating or going out with, one or more times during the 12 months before the survey, among the 68.3% of students nationwide who dated or went out with someone during the 12 months before the survey.
^† 95% confidence interval.
^§ Non-Hispanic.

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**TABLE 39. Percentage of high school students who experienced sexual dating violence,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017**
Site	Sex				Total		Sexual identity						Sex of sexual contacts
	Female		Male		Total		Heterosexual (straight)		Gay, lesbian, or bisexual		Not sure		Opposite sex only		Same sex only or both sexes		No sexual contact
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI
State surveys
Alaska	7.1	(4.7–10.7)	3.7	(1.7–7.9)	5.5	(3.7–8.1)	—^§	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arizona	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arkansas	8.7	(5.8–13.0)	6.4	(3.8–10.5)	7.8	(5.5–10.9)	5.7	(4.0–8.1)	15.1	(8.3–26.1)	—	—	7.6	(4.9–11.5)	14.6	(5.7–32.7)	3.6	(2.5–5.2)
California	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Colorado	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Connecticut	13.9	(11.0–17.5)	5.9	(4.1–8.3)	10.0	(8.2–12.2)	7.5	(6.0–9.4)	22.8	(15.9–31.7)	18.7	(9.2–34.2)	10.4	(7.6–13.9)	20.5	(12.8–31.1)	5.5	(3.6–8.1)
Delaware	6.7	(4.6–9.4)	3.2	(1.8–5.7)	5.2	(3.8–7.1)	4.0	(2.6–6.2)	10.2	(6.3–16.2)	22.2	(10.1–42.2)	4.3	(2.9–6.3)	17.7	(11.0–27.3)	2.1	(0.7–5.6)
Florida	7.6	(6.5–8.7)	4.9	(3.8–6.4)	6.2	(5.4–7.1)	4.6	(3.9–5.5)	14.0	(10.9–17.8)	18.0	(12.0–26.0)	5.8	(4.6–7.3)	18.9	(14.6–24.2)	3.0	(2.2–4.1)
Hawaii	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Idaho	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Illinois	10.7	(7.6–14.8)	4.2	(3.2–5.6)	7.8	(5.8–10.5)	5.2	(3.9–7.0)	19.0	(11.3–30.1)	14.9	(6.0–32.6)	6.4	(4.1–9.8)	21.5	(13.7–32.1)	1.9	(0.9–4.3)
Iowa	14.6	(10.3–20.4)	1.6	(0.6–4.4)	8.4	(6.4–11.0)	7.3	(4.9–11.0)	15.4	(7.5–29.0)	10.5	(2.1–39.6)	9.4	(6.1–14.2)	15.5	(7.0–31.2)	3.3	(1.2–8.6)
Kansas	16.0	(13.0–19.5)	5.9	(3.9–9.0)	11.0	(9.3–13.1)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kentucky	10.2	(7.6–13.4)	2.2	(1.3–3.6)	6.5	(4.9–8.4)	4.1	(2.9–5.7)	22.9	(14.4–34.3)	16.2	(6.0–37.0)	6.0	(4.4–8.1)	22.8	(16.1–31.3)	2.3	(1.0–5.1)
Louisiana	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Maine	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Maryland	7.7	(7.1–8.2)	3.8	(3.4–4.2)	6.0	(5.6–6.4)	4.1	(3.8–4.4)	13.6	(12.3–15.1)	14.4	(11.9–17.2)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Massachusetts	9.3	(7.1–12.0)	2.3	(1.4–3.6)	5.8	(4.5–7.6)	3.7	(2.6–5.2)	16.7	(11.1–24.4)	26.9	(15.6–42.3)	5.2	(3.7–7.4)	18.4	(13.2–25.2)	2.2	(1.2–3.9)
Michigan	13.5	(9.9–18.0)	2.4	(1.1–5.5)	8.1	(5.8–11.2)	7.0	(4.9–10.1)	16.1	(8.1–29.3)	11.5	(3.0–35.5)	9.4	(6.5–13.5)	18.5	(11.0–29.5)	3.2	(1.9–5.5)
Missouri	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Montana	10.0	(8.4–11.8)	2.9	(2.1–4.2)	6.5	(5.4–7.7)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nebraska	12.0	(8.4–16.8)	2.7	(1.3–5.8)	7.7	(5.6–10.5)	6.4	(4.3–9.3)	20.4	(9.3–39.0)	13.1	(5.5–27.9)	8.5	(5.5–13.0)	34.4	(18.0–55.7)	2.5	(1.1–5.4)
Nevada	6.8	(4.5–10.2)	3.1	(1.7–5.8)	5.3	(3.6–7.6)	3.2	(2.0–5.1)	10.4	(6.0–17.3)	25.1	(9.5–51.6)	3.8	(2.3–6.2)	14.9	(9.2–23.2)	2.6	(1.5–4.7)
New Hampshire	11.4	(10.1–12.9)	3.0	(2.4–3.9)	7.3	(6.6–8.1)	5.4	(4.7–6.2)	18.6	(15.4–22.3)	17.8	(13.0–23.8)	6.8	(5.9–7.8)	25.7	(21.1–30.9)	3.4	(2.6–4.5)
New Mexico	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
New York	12.9	(11.4–14.6)	6.2	(4.7–8.0)	10.0	(9.1–11.1)	7.9	(6.8–9.2)	18.2	(13.6–23.8)	18.4	(14.2–23.5)	11.0	(9.7–12.4)	22.4	(17.6–28.2)	4.3	(3.2–5.7)
North Carolina	10.0	(8.2–12.0)	2.2	(1.2–3.9)	6.1	(5.0–7.5)	4.3	(3.3–5.4)	17.7	(12.8–23.8)	8.3	(3.3–19.6)	5.6	(4.0–7.9)	19.3	(14.2–25.8)	2.8	(1.9–4.1)
North Dakota	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Oklahoma	12.6	(9.8–16.0)	2.4	(1.2–4.7)	7.4	(5.7–9.6)	5.3	(3.9–7.2)	24.9	(16.1–36.4)	—	—	8.7	(6.0–12.3)	23.6	(13.5–38.1)	1.7	(0.5–5.1)
Pennsylvania	9.2	(6.7–12.5)	2.0	(1.2–3.3)	5.6	(4.2–7.5)	4.3	(3.0–6.2)	12.3	(7.3–19.9)	21.7	(10.7–38.8)	6.2	(4.3–8.8)	12.2	(7.7–18.7)	3.1	(1.7–5.4)
Rhode Island	15.1	(11.9–18.9)	7.7	(5.1–11.5)	12.0	(9.8–14.5)	10.2	(8.0–12.9)	20.7	(13.9–29.8)	21.5	(12.8–33.9)	10.3	(7.6–13.7)	29.5	(20.6–40.2)	6.6	(3.8–11.1)
South Carolina	9.3	(6.5–13.3)	2.3	(1.5–3.6)	6.3	(4.5–8.9)	4.6	(3.0–7.0)	15.6	(9.5–24.7)	10.1	(4.4–21.7)	6.2	(4.0–9.3)	12.8	(5.4–27.4)	3.3	(1.9–5.8)
Tennessee	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Texas	8.8	(5.9–12.7)	3.1	(1.7–5.5)	6.1	(4.6–8.0)	4.9	(3.5–6.9)	8.4	(4.2–16.2)	18.7	(6.3–44.3)	5.9	(4.1–8.4)	14.6	(6.6–29.4)	3.2	(1.7–6.0)
Utah	13.4	(9.6–18.5)	4.5	(2.4–8.3)	9.0	(6.4–12.5)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Vermont	15.2	(14.4–16.1)	4.7	(4.2–5.2)	10.1	(9.6–10.7)	7.9	(7.4–8.4)	22.6	(20.5–24.8)	26.2	(22.2–30.5)	9.8	(9.2–10.5)	29.7	(27.0–32.5)	3.6	(3.0–4.2)
Virginia	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
West Virginia	10.0	(7.3–13.5)	3.0	(1.6–5.5)	6.8	(5.0–9.1)	5.5	(4.1–7.4)	13.8	(6.6–26.6)	—	—	6.2	(4.4–8.8)	16.3	(8.3–29.6)	3.4	(1.7–6.7)
Wisconsin	15.0	(11.7–19.1)	5.0	(3.4–7.3)	10.2	(8.5–12.1)	9.2	(7.3–11.5)	16.0	(9.0–26.8)	18.4	(10.2–30.9)	11.6	(9.5–14.1)	22.7	(13.9–34.8)	4.1	(2.6–6.5)
Median	10.2		3.1		7.3		5.3		16.1		18.2		6.6		19.1		3.2
Range	6.7–16.0		1.6–7.7		5.2–12.0		3.2–10.2		8.4–24.9		8.3–26.9		3.8–11.6		12.2–34.4		1.7–6.6
Large urban school district surveys
Baltimore, MD	3.2	(1.6–6.3)	4.3	(1.9–9.8)	3.8	(2.2–6.5)	2.5	(1.2–5.2)	5.2	(1.5–16.2)	—	—	2.6	(0.9–7.1)	17.9	(7.1–38.1)	0.0	—
Boston, MA	11.8	(9.0–15.2)	8.5	(5.8–12.4)	10.3	(8.1–12.9)	9.2	(7.0–12.0)	17.3	(10.7–26.8)	14.5	(5.7–32.2)	10.3	(7.4–14.2)	21.8	(14.2–31.9)	4.9	(2.5–9.4)
Broward County, FL	11.0	(6.0–19.2)	6.3	(3.5–11.1)	8.7	(5.5–13.4)	6.6	(3.8–11.3)	14.7	(6.6–29.6)	—	—	5.9	(3.3–10.2)	27.0	(12.0–50.1)	3.5	(1.4–8.7)
Chicago, IL	5.4	(3.9–7.4)	2.5	(1.5–4.0)	4.4	(3.4–5.7)	3.1	(2.1–4.4)	8.8	(4.6–16.2)	7.0	(2.1–20.7)	3.5	(2.3–5.2)	13.7	(7.5–23.9)	1.2	(0.4–3.4)
Cleveland, OH	13.3	(10.3–16.9)	8.5	(6.4–11.2)	11.1	(9.2–13.2)	8.9	(7.1–11.0)	18.1	(11.1–27.9)	33.7	(17.5–54.9)	10.7	(8.3–13.7)	19.5	(13.0–28.4)	5.7	(3.6–8.9)
DeKalb County, GA	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Detroit, MI	5.6	(3.6–8.7)	3.6	(1.7–7.2)	4.8	(3.4–6.8)	2.9	(1.9–4.5)	10.3	(5.2–19.4)	—	—	5.2	(3.0–9.0)	12.2	(7.1–20.4)	1.4	(0.4–4.4)
District of Columbia	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Duval County, FL	9.8	(7.8–12.1)	6.4	(4.4–9.1)	8.9	(7.4–10.6)	6.0	(4.8–7.6)	16.1	(12.1–21.2)	17.6	(9.9–29.5)	8.3	(6.5–10.5)	18.8	(13.9–25.1)	1.8	(0.8–3.8)
Ft. Worth, TX	7.9	(6.2–10.0)	3.6	(2.4–5.5)	5.8	(4.7–7.3)	4.8	(3.7–6.3)	12.2	(8.2–17.9)	13.8	(6.8–26.2)	6.0	(4.5–8.1)	13.4	(8.3–20.8)	3.6	(2.4–5.4)
Houston, TX	6.7	(5.2–8.6)	4.1	(2.7–6.2)	5.6	(4.5–6.9)	4.1	(3.1–5.6)	9.6	(6.1–14.8)	15.7	(7.7–29.1)	6.0	(4.4–7.9)	13.8	(8.5–21.6)	1.7	(0.9–3.2)
Los Angeles, CA	6.0	(4.0–8.7)	3.4	(2.4–5.0)	4.7	(3.3–6.7)	3.4	(2.3–5.1)	16.7	(10.5–25.6)	—	—	5.0	(2.9–8.3)	15.8	(8.2–28.5)	2.1	(1.1–3.8)
Miami-Dade County, FL	7.9	(6.2–10.1)	4.4	(3.0–6.2)	6.5	(5.3–8.0)	4.5	(3.4–5.9)	14.5	(9.9–20.7)	24.4	(13.3–40.4)	5.6	(4.1–7.6)	16.7	(11.0–24.7)	2.4	(1.1–5.3)
New York City, NY	18.1	(15.3–21.2)	11.8	(9.8–14.1)	15.4	(14.2–16.8)	12.1	(10.9–13.4)	27.4	(24.1–31.0)	22.2	(18.5–26.4)	15.8	(14.2–17.6)	29.7	(25.8–34.0)	8.4	(6.3–11.1)
Oakland, CA	4.7	(3.0–7.4)	3.4	(2.1–5.5)	4.1	(2.9–5.7)	3.2	(2.0–5.0)	9.1	(5.0–15.8)	13.0	(4.2–33.5)	4.0	(2.2–7.2)	13.7	(7.4–23.9)	2.0	(0.9–4.4)
Orange County, FL	8.0	(5.9–10.8)	2.5	(1.3–4.8)	5.7	(4.3–7.5)	3.9	(2.6–5.7)	16.2	(8.6–28.4)	—	—	5.3	(3.6–7.9)	13.7	(6.6–26.2)	2.2	(1.0–5.0)
Palm Beach County, FL	9.5	(7.8–11.7)	2.9	(1.6–5.2)	6.4	(5.3–7.8)	4.2	(3.1–5.5)	18.0	(13.3–23.8)	22.3	(12.3–36.9)	6.4	(4.7–8.7)	16.7	(10.8–24.9)	2.7	(1.3–5.3)
Philadelphia, PA	4.7	(3.1–7.1)	2.3	(0.9–5.4)	3.5	(2.4–4.9)	2.7	(1.6–4.6)	9.3	(5.1–16.4)	—	—	3.3	(1.8–5.9)	7.0	(3.1–15.3)	2.4	(0.9–6.4)
San Diego, CA	17.5	(14.5–20.9)	7.4	(5.4–10.0)	12.6	(10.7–14.7)	10.7	(8.7–13.2)	26.6	(20.1–34.2)	17.3	(6.6–38.2)	13.4	(11.2–16.1)	14.8	(9.5–22.3)	7.7	(5.3–11.1)
San Francisco, CA	12.1	(9.6–15.2)	6.6	(4.5–9.6)	9.4	(7.6–11.5)	7.1	(5.6–8.9)	24.8	(16.3–35.8)	20.9	(11.5–34.9)	11.4	(8.6–14.9)	25.3	(17.7–34.8)	3.1	(1.6–5.6)
Shelby County, TN	6.9	(5.0–9.5)	3.1	(1.8–5.3)	5.2	(4.0–6.7)	3.6	(2.4–5.4)	9.6	(5.2–17.0)	14.6	(5.6–33.2)	5.3	(3.4–8.1)	14.7	(9.1–22.9)	1.1	(0.4–3.1)
Median	7.9		4.1		5.8		4.2		14.7		17.3		5.9		15.8		2.4
Range	3.2–18.1		2.3–11.8		3.5–15.4		2.5–12.1		5.2–27.4		7.0–33.7		2.6–15.8		7.0–29.7		0.0–8.4

* Being forced to do “sexual things” (counting such things as kissing, touching, or being physically forced to have sexual intercourse) they did not want to do by someone they were dating or going out with, one or more times during the 12 months before the survey, among students who dated or went out with someone during the 12 months before the survey.
^† 95% confidence interval.
^§ Not available.

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TABLE 40. Percentage of high school students who experienced physical dating violence,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017
Category	Sex				Total
	Female		Male		Total
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI
Total	9.1	(7.9–10.6)	6.5	(5.8–7.4)	8.0	(7.3–8.8)
Race/Ethnicity
White^§	8.0	(6.6–9.7)	5.9	(4.8–7.2)	7.0	(6.1–8.0)
Black^§	13.1	(9.7–17.5)	7.1	(5.3–9.6)	10.2	(8.3–12.4)
Hispanic	9.2	(7.4–11.4)	5.9	(4.3–8.2)	7.6	(6.3–9.1)
Grade
9	8.1	(6.1–10.7)	5.6	(4.2–7.4)	7.0	(5.6–8.6)
10	10.1	(8.2–12.4)	6.5	(4.5–9.2)	8.4	(7.2–9.7)
11	8.4	(6.7–10.6)	4.8	(3.6–6.4)	6.8	(5.5–8.3)
12	9.5	(7.5–11.9)	8.9	(7.2–11.0)	9.2	(7.8–10.8)
Sexual identity
Heterosexual (straight)	7.1	(6.0–8.5)	5.8	(5.0–6.7)	6.4	(5.8–7.1)
Gay, lesbian, or bisexual	16.9	(13.5–21.0)	16.8	(10.0–27.0)	17.2	(14.3–20.5)
Not sure	11.3	(7.1–17.4)	14.1	(8.4–22.6)	14.1	(9.9–19.6)
Sex of sexual contacts
Opposite sex only	10.5	(8.6–12.8)	7.9	(6.8–9.1)	9.1	(8.1–10.2)
Same sex only or both sexes	19.8	(15.9–24.4)	21.4	(14.0–31.4)	20.2	(16.7–24.1)
No sexual contact	2.9	(1.9–4.3)	1.8	(1.1–2.9)	2.4	(1.8–3.2)

* Being physically hurt on purpose (counting such things as being hit, slammed into something, or injured with an object or weapon) by someone they were dating or going out with, one or more times during the 12 months before the survey, among the 69.0% of students nationwide who dated or went out with someone during the 12 months before the survey.
^† 95% confidence interval.
^§ Non-Hispanic.

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**TABLE 41. Percentage of high school students who experienced physical dating violence,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017**
Site	Sex				Total		Sexual identity						Sex of sexual contacts
	Female		Male		Total		Heterosexual (straight)		Gay, lesbian, or bisexual		Not sure		Opposite sex only		Same sex only or both sexes		No sexual contact
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI
State surveys
Alaska	8.2	(6.0–11.0)	6.1	(3.9–9.6)	7.3	(5.6–9.4)	—^§	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arizona	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arkansas	12.8	(8.8–18.2)	10.3	(6.7–15.7)	12.1	(8.3–17.4)	9.4	(6.1–14.1)	18.0	(10.7–28.8)	—	—	11.7	(7.6–17.5)	13.9	(7.1–25.3)	4.7	(2.8–7.7)
California	7.9	(5.1–11.8)	8.0	(5.4–11.6)	8.3	(5.9–11.7)	7.5	(5.3–10.6)	12.7	(4.6–30.5)	—	—	8.9	(6.1–12.7)	11.6	(4.6–26.4)	4.6	(2.9–7.2)
Colorado	11.3	(7.9–15.9)	6.1	(4.1–9.2)	8.6	(6.3–11.6)	6.1	(3.8–9.6)	19.2	(13.3–26.9)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Connecticut	7.0	(5.0–9.8)	5.8	(4.1–8.0)	6.5	(4.9–8.5)	4.0	(2.8–5.7)	20.5	(13.9–29.2)	9.1	(2.8–25.7)	5.2	(3.7–7.3)	21.3	(14.0–31.1)	1.4	(0.6–3.7)
Delaware	11.1	(7.9–15.3)	7.6	(5.7–10.0)	9.5	(7.6–11.9)	8.5	(6.4–11.3)	15.2	(9.9–22.7)	30.3	(17.3–47.5)	9.3	(7.3–11.8)	23.8	(16.2–33.6)	3.8	(1.4–9.9)
Florida	9.2	(7.7–11.1)	7.7	(6.3–9.4)	8.4	(7.4–9.6)	6.1	(5.3–7.1)	20.4	(15.5–26.3)	18.8	(12.1–27.9)	8.5	(7.2–10.1)	26.8	(21.5–33.0)	2.3	(1.6–3.3)
Hawaii	8.8	(7.1–10.8)	13.5	(10.2–17.8)	11.3	(9.3–13.6)	9.3	(7.4–11.5)	19.0	(13.5–26.1)	18.7	(11.7–28.6)	10.9	(8.3–14.4)	23.8	(18.3–30.3)	4.3	(2.7–6.6)
Idaho	9.9	(7.8–12.4)	5.5	(3.6–8.2)	7.8	(6.5–9.3)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Illinois	11.3	(9.1–14.0)	9.3	(7.2–11.8)	10.7	(8.8–13.0)	7.4	(5.8–9.5)	27.1	(17.7–39.2)	17.7	(7.1–37.5)	9.8	(7.5–12.6)	31.3	(20.7–44.4)	3.0	(1.5–5.8)
Iowa	9.1	(5.9–13.8)	7.4	(3.8–13.6)	8.4	(5.7–12.4)	6.2	(4.1–9.4)	25.0	(12.5–43.9)	15.8	(6.1–35.1)	6.9	(3.8–12.0)	26.4	(15.6–41.1)	3.4	(1.4–8.1)
Kansas	8.4	(6.0–11.6)	2.6	(1.6–4.0)	5.5	(4.1–7.4)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kentucky	9.7	(7.3–12.8)	6.7	(4.5–10.1)	8.6	(6.5–11.4)	6.3	(4.9–8.2)	24.1	(13.8–38.6)	16.3	(6.5–35.4)	8.5	(6.7–10.8)	24.9	(15.5–37.5)	2.0	(0.9–4.2)
Louisiana	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Maine	9.8	(8.4–11.4)	7.4	(6.3–8.7)	8.7	(7.9–9.7)	7.0	(6.1–8.1)	16.3	(13.6–19.5)	24.8	(19.6–31.0)	9.0	(7.8–10.3)	21.7	(18.5–25.3)	1.6	(1.1–2.4)
Maryland	10.1	(9.4–10.8)	8.8	(8.2–9.4)	9.9	(9.4–10.4)	6.9	(6.4–7.3)	19.8	(18.2–21.6)	20.8	(18.0–23.9)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Massachusetts	5.6	(4.4–7.1)	5.6	(4.0–7.8)	5.6	(4.5–7.0)	4.8	(3.5–6.5)	8.1	(4.7–13.6)	14.9	(6.5–30.7)	6.0	(4.4–8.2)	10.6	(6.7–16.4)	1.8	(0.8–3.6)
Michigan	10.0	(8.1–12.3)	7.1	(4.7–10.5)	8.9	(7.2–11.0)	7.4	(6.1–9.0)	17.1	(9.6–28.6)	15.3	(5.2–37.1)	9.8	(7.6–12.4)	23.2	(13.7–36.4)	1.8	(0.8–4.3)
Missouri	11.4	(8.6–15.0)	8.8	(6.8–11.4)	10.4	(8.6–12.6)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Montana	9.0	(7.6–10.6)	5.4	(4.2–7.0)	7.2	(6.2–8.3)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nebraska	7.2	(4.9–10.6)	7.2	(4.5–11.3)	7.4	(5.5–9.9)	5.5	(3.6–8.2)	21.0	(12.4–33.3)	21.4	(7.4–48.1)	10.4	(7.3–14.7)	18.0	(10.5–29.1)	0.8	(0.3–2.5)
Nevada	6.8	(4.4–10.4)	5.9	(3.7–9.1)	6.7	(4.9–9.1)	5.3	(3.9–7.1)	10.7	(5.5–19.7)	20.2	(7.2–45.2)	6.8	(4.8–9.7)	15.8	(8.9–26.6)	2.0	(1.0–3.7)
New Hampshire	9.1	(8.1–10.2)	6.3	(5.4–7.4)	7.9	(7.2–8.6)	6.2	(5.6–7.0)	16.7	(13.9–20.0)	17.3	(12.7–23.1)	8.1	(7.2–9.0)	25.5	(21.1–30.5)	2.0	(1.4–2.8)
New Mexico	11.9	(9.4–15.0)	9.9	(8.5–11.5)	11.0	(9.4–12.9)	8.4	(7.0–10.0)	20.6	(16.0–26.2)	33.7	(26.8–41.4)	11.4	(9.2–14.1)	29.3	(23.6–35.7)	4.3	(3.1–5.9)
New York	10.7	(8.4–13.5)	8.6	(6.5–11.3)	10.2	(8.0–12.8)	7.5	(6.1–9.1)	19.8	(14.8–26.0)	22.2	(16.3–29.6)	10.7	(8.4–13.6)	24.6	(16.7–34.7)	4.0	(2.0–8.0)
North Carolina	9.3	(6.8–12.7)	7.0	(4.9–9.9)	8.2	(6.2–10.9)	6.8	(5.1–9.2)	15.7	(9.9–24.2)	10.4	(4.0–24.6)	8.5	(6.1–11.6)	21.7	(15.1–30.1)	3.3	(2.1–5.2)
North Dakota	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Oklahoma	11.1	(8.3–14.6)	4.3	(3.0–6.0)	7.7	(6.0–9.7)	6.2	(4.6–8.4)	18.8	(10.3–31.8)	—	—	8.6	(6.3–11.7)	23.3	(11.9–40.6)	1.8	(0.7–4.2)
Pennsylvania	9.3	(6.7–12.7)	4.9	(3.3–7.2)	7.1	(5.6–9.0)	5.5	(4.2–7.1)	17.3	(11.4–25.3)	14.9	(6.6–30.2)	8.2	(6.2–10.8)	18.1	(11.6–27.0)	2.3	(1.1–4.6)
Rhode Island	8.1	(5.1–12.6)	7.9	(5.3–11.8)	9.0	(6.1–13.2)	6.1	(4.1–9.1)	18.9	(11.4–29.7)	35.9	(18.5–58.1)	8.2	(5.2–12.7)	18.0	(9.7–30.9)	4.9	(2.0–11.5)
South Carolina	9.5	(6.5–13.7)	8.4	(5.6–12.2)	9.3	(6.8–12.5)	7.5	(5.2–10.8)	19.3	(10.2–33.6)	12.4	(3.3–36.8)	8.2	(5.4–12.2)	22.5	(10.9–40.9)	5.7	(3.3–9.6)
Tennessee	12.2	(9.6–15.2)	9.2	(7.1–11.8)	10.8	(9.2–12.6)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Texas	7.6	(5.0–11.3)	6.1	(4.2–9.0)	7.1	(5.1–9.7)	5.9	(4.3–8.1)	10.3	(5.4–18.8)	17.0	(6.5–37.6)	9.6	(6.7–13.5)	10.8	(5.7–19.5)	1.7	(0.9–3.0)
Utah	9.6	(6.8–13.5)	5.1	(3.2–8.0)	7.7	(5.6–10.5)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Vermont	7.5	(6.9–8.2)	5.5	(5.0–6.1)	6.6	(6.2–7.1)	5.2	(4.8–5.6)	14.1	(12.4–16.1)	18.8	(15.3–22.8)	6.7	(6.2–7.3)	20.3	(18.0–22.9)	1.3	(1.0–1.7)
Virginia	11.7	(9.3–14.7)	9.2	(7.1–11.8)	10.6	(9.0–12.4)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
West Virginia	10.8	(8.1–14.2)	5.9	(3.8–9.2)	9.0	(6.8–11.8)	7.4	(5.6–9.7)	17.2	(10.7–26.3)	—	—	10.2	(7.5–13.8)	19.0	(11.0–30.8)	2.1	(0.9–5.1)
Wisconsin	8.8	(6.5–12.0)	4.5	(2.9–6.9)	6.9	(5.4–8.8)	6.0	(4.4–8.0)	11.1	(6.3–18.7)	16.5	(7.0–34.3)	6.8	(4.7–9.6)	19.4	(10.8–32.3)	3.0	(1.9–4.6)
Median	9.4		7.0		8.4		6.3		18.4		17.7		8.6		21.7		2.3
Range	5.6–12.8		2.6–13.5		5.5–12.1		4.0–9.4		8.1–27.1		9.1–35.9		5.2–11.7		10.6–31.3		0.8–5.7
Large urban school district surveys
Baltimore, MD	9.4	(6.1–14.2)	6.2	(3.7–10.3)	8.3	(6.0–11.5)	6.4	(4.3–9.6)	17.5	(10.4–28.0)	—	—	6.1	(3.2–11.1)	18.4	(10.7–29.9)	6.3	(2.7–13.8)
Boston, MA	8.9	(6.6–11.9)	5.7	(3.7–8.8)	7.5	(5.8–9.6)	6.3	(4.8–8.4)	12.8	(7.4–21.2)	16.0	(6.5–34.4)	7.1	(5.1–9.9)	18.2	(11.0–28.6)	1.8	(0.6–5.4)
Broward County, FL	11.7	(6.8–19.5)	9.2	(5.0–16.4)	10.7	(7.2–15.7)	8.4	(5.2–13.4)	14.8	(6.2–31.5)	—	—	10.2	(6.2–16.4)	23.8	(10.2–46.1)	3.2	(1.7–6.1)
Chicago, IL	7.6	(5.5–10.5)	8.7	(6.2–12.3)	8.7	(7.0–10.7)	6.3	(5.0–8.0)	14.7	(9.4–22.2)	19.1	(8.9–36.5)	7.7	(5.7–10.2)	21.9	(13.8–33.0)	2.5	(1.2–5.2)
Cleveland, OH	13.7	(10.9–17.1)	10.4	(7.7–13.9)	12.3	(10.1–15.0)	10.4	(8.4–12.9)	20.6	(13.7–29.7)	22.2	(10.8–40.2)	10.6	(8.0–13.9)	24.1	(16.6–33.8)	4.9	(2.8–8.4)
DeKalb County, GA	10.8	(8.3–13.8)	10.7	(8.2–13.9)	10.9	(9.1–13.1)	8.1	(6.5–10.0)	19.6	(12.7–28.9)	19.5	(10.2–34.1)	10.1	(7.8–13.0)	26.6	(20.0–34.5)	3.6	(1.8–7.0)
Detroit, MI	14.4	(9.1–22.1)	9.8	(6.7–14.0)	12.5	(8.9–17.1)	8.7	(5.6–13.5)	27.2	(16.8–40.8)	—	—	12.8	(7.2–21.5)	22.4	(13.8–34.3)	6.6	(3.9–11.0)
District of Columbia	14.4	(13.0–15.9)	12.8	(11.5–14.3)	14.1	(13.1–15.2)	11.6	(10.6–12.7)	24.2	(21.1–27.6)	19.5	(14.0–26.5)	12.6	(11.3–14.1)	24.4	(20.9–28.2)	5.9	(4.6–7.6)
Duval County, FL	12.3	(9.9–15.2)	13.0	(10.9–15.5)	13.1	(11.3–15.0)	8.7	(7.3–10.3)	23.3	(18.1–29.4)	34.2	(24.2–45.8)	11.5	(9.5–13.9)	28.4	(22.6–35.0)	3.7	(2.2–6.1)
Ft. Worth, TX	8.4	(6.8–10.3)	6.8	(5.0–9.1)	7.7	(6.4–9.3)	6.5	(5.3–8.1)	15.7	(11.2–21.7)	11.3	(5.1–23.2)	8.3	(6.4–10.7)	20.9	(14.4–29.4)	3.0	(1.9–4.7)
Houston, TX	8.8	(7.1–10.9)	9.1	(6.8–11.9)	9.4	(7.9–11.2)	7.6	(6.1–9.5)	15.0	(10.2–21.5)	20.2	(12.1–31.7)	9.4	(7.5–11.7)	20.6	(14.2–28.8)	3.8	(2.4–5.9)
Los Angeles, CA	6.6	(4.5–9.6)	6.6	(4.5–9.7)	6.7	(5.6–8.1)	5.6	(4.1–7.6)	15.8	(7.2–31.1)	14.2	(5.0–34.2)	8.0	(5.7–11.1)	30.6	(17.2–48.4)	0.7	(0.2–2.8)
Miami-Dade County, FL	7.5	(6.0–9.4)	8.4	(6.2–11.2)	8.3	(6.9–10.1)	5.8	(4.7–7.3)	19.3	(13.3–27.1)	26.9	(14.2–45.1)	7.9	(6.2–10.1)	22.3	(15.8–30.4)	1.3	(0.6–3.0)
New York City, NY	9.3	(7.6–11.4)	9.7	(8.0–11.7)	10.0	(8.6–11.7)	7.3	(6.0–8.8)	17.7	(13.8–22.4)	17.8	(13.7–22.7)	9.5	(8.0–11.3)	21.9	(16.8–28.0)	4.3	(3.2–5.6)
Oakland, CA	9.7	(7.1–13.0)	7.3	(5.4–9.7)	8.6	(6.9–10.7)	7.2	(5.6–9.2)	16.7	(9.8–26.8)	12.0	(3.5–33.7)	9.6	(7.2–12.7)	22.8	(14.2–34.5)	3.6	(1.9–6.8)
Orange County, FL	5.8	(3.8–8.9)	7.4	(5.0–10.9)	7.2	(5.1–10.1)	5.3	(3.4–8.1)	14.5	(7.5–26.1)	—	—	6.5	(3.7–11.0)	17.1	(9.9–27.9)	3.0	(1.2–7.3)
Palm Beach County, FL	7.1	(5.3–9.6)	8.0	(6.0–10.5)	7.8	(6.4–9.3)	5.6	(4.2–7.4)	16.5	(11.3–23.6)	22.1	(12.4–36.3)	7.7	(5.7–10.3)	16.9	(11.4–24.2)	3.1	(1.7–5.5)
Philadelphia, PA	13.2	(7.8–21.3)	5.1	(3.0–8.7)	9.1	(5.6–14.5)	7.4	(5.0–11.0)	17.9	(10.0–30.2)	—	—	10.8	(6.3–17.9)	18.4	(10.0–31.3)	3.9	(1.5–9.9)
San Diego, CA	5.2	(3.6–7.4)	4.9	(3.4–6.8)	5.2	(4.1–6.5)	4.6	(3.6–5.9)	9.8	(5.6–16.7)	5.9	(1.7–18.5)	4.9	(3.7–6.4)	9.6	(4.5–19.3)	1.7	(0.7–4.0)
San Francisco, CA	5.8	(3.9–8.5)	4.6	(3.1–6.7)	5.5	(4.1–7.2)	4.1	(2.8–5.8)	9.9	(5.2–18.0)	13.4	(6.6–25.3)	4.7	(3.0–7.2)	15.0	(8.8–24.4)	1.6	(0.8–3.1)
Shelby County, TN	12.0	(9.5–15.0)	9.5	(7.1–12.6)	11.5	(9.4–14.1)	9.0	(6.9–11.7)	20.7	(14.8–28.2)	21.2	(10.8–37.3)	11.3	(8.8–14.3)	23.7	(17.4–31.4)	5.1	(2.7–9.7)
Median	9.3		8.4		8.7		7.2		16.7		19.3		9.4		21.9		3.6
Range	5.2–14.4		4.6–13.0		5.2–14.1		4.1–11.6		9.8–27.2		5.9–34.2		4.7–12.8		9.6–30.6		0.7–6.6

* Being physically hurt on purpose (counting such things as being hit, slammed into something, or injured with an object or weapon) by someone they were dating or going out with, one or more times during the 12 months before the survey, among students who dated or went out with someone during the 12 months before the survey.
^† 95% confidence interval.
^§ Not available.

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**TABLE 42. Percentage of high school students who felt sad or hopeless,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017**
Category	Sex				Total
	Female		Male		Total
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI
Total	41.1	(37.4–44.8)	21.4	(19.7–23.2)	31.5	(29.6–33.4)
Race/Ethnicity
White^§	38.2	(32.3–44.4)	21.4	(18.8–24.3)	30.2	(27.2–33.3)
Black^§	40.7	(36.1–45.4)	17.3	(14.4–20.7)	29.2	(26.3–32.1)
Hispanic	46.8	(44.1–49.5)	21.2	(18.2–24.5)	33.7	(32.2–35.3)
Grade
9	40.0	(35.9–44.2)	19.5	(16.8–22.4)	29.8	(27.6–32.2)
10	43.1	(37.8–48.5)	21.5	(19.6–23.5)	32.5	(29.7–35.4)
11	43.6	(38.5–48.8)	20.9	(17.8–24.4)	32.5	(29.8–35.3)
12	37.5	(33.9–41.1)	24.1	(21.1–27.3)	31.0	(28.6–33.5)
Sexual identity
Heterosexual (straight)	36.8	(34.8–38.8)	19.5	(17.7–21.4)	27.5	(25.9–29.2)
Gay, lesbian, or bisexual	68.8	(65.1–72.2)	45.5	(38.9–52.2)	63.0	(59.5–66.5)
Not sure	51.9	(42.3–61.4)	36.4	(27.9–45.9)	46.4	(38.9–54.0)
Sex of sexual contacts
Opposite sex only	48.4	(45.1–51.7)	23.6	(21.1–26.3)	34.8	(32.6–37.1)
Same sex only or both sexes	68.9	(64.4–72.9)	49.8	(40.6–59.0)	63.9	(59.5–68.1)
No sexual contact	33.2	(31.3–35.1)	17.0	(14.8–19.4)	25.4	(24.1–26.7)

* Almost every day for 2 or more weeks in a row so that they stopped doing some usual activities, during the 12 months before the survey.
^† 95% confidence interval.
^§ Non-Hispanic.

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**TABLE 43. Percentage of high school students who felt sad or hopeless,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017**
Site	Sex				Total		Sexual identity						Sex of sexual contacts
	Female		Male		Total		Heterosexual (straight)		Gay, lesbian, or bisexual		Not sure		Opposite sex only		Same sex only or both sexes		No sexual contact
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI
State surveys
Alaska	48.0	(43.1–52.9)	25.5	(21.7–29.8)	36.1	(32.9–39.5)	—^§	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arizona	46.5	(42.8–50.2)	26.3	(22.1–31.0)	36.4	(32.8–40.1)	31.6	(28.7–34.7)	69.7	(58.9–78.8)	48.2	(38.3–58.2)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arkansas	47.4	(41.1–53.9)	32.7	(23.8–43.0)	40.2	(32.7–48.2)	36.2	(29.6–43.3)	66.4	(51.3–78.7)	43.1	(28.6–58.8)	42.3	(35.8–49.1)	63.3	(50.3–74.7)	25.1	(20.4–30.5)
California	42.6	(38.1–47.2)	21.7	(18.2–25.8)	32.1	(29.3–35.1)	28.6	(25.5–32.0)	60.5	(52.3–68.1)	44.8	(28.5–62.3)	36.4	(30.2–43.1)	59.4	(46.6–71.0)	25.6	(21.9–29.7)
Colorado	40.4	(34.0–47.2)	22.2	(19.0–25.9)	31.3	(27.0–35.9)	26.7	(23.0–30.7)	62.5	(54.1–70.2)	46.2	(33.4–59.4)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Connecticut	34.8	(31.3–38.5)	19.2	(17.0–21.6)	26.9	(24.6–29.3)	23.0	(20.9–25.4)	47.5	(40.1–55.0)	41.8	(32.0–52.3)	26.4	(23.1–29.9)	58.4	(51.2–65.4)	20.4	(18.0–23.0)
Delaware	36.9	(33.7–40.3)	18.4	(16.1–21.0)	27.6	(25.5–29.8)	24.1	(22.0–26.4)	56.3	(49.2–63.2)	32.6	(22.1–45.3)	30.9	(27.6–34.3)	56.3	(47.4–64.8)	19.4	(16.9–22.1)
Florida	38.1	(36.1–40.2)	17.8	(16.4–19.4)	27.8	(26.4–29.3)	23.3	(22.0–24.8)	57.8	(53.0–62.5)	40.2	(35.0–45.7)	29.7	(27.2–32.3)	56.7	(52.0–61.3)	21.5	(20.1–23.1)
Hawaii	35.0	(32.7–37.4)	23.4	(21.5–25.4)	29.5	(27.9–31.1)	25.6	(23.8–27.5)	54.5	(47.6–61.1)	43.0	(35.6–50.8)	35.0	(31.0–39.2)	55.2	(47.9–62.3)	22.7	(20.9–24.6)
Idaho	46.3	(43.0–49.7)	24.0	(20.5–27.8)	35.0	(32.0–38.1)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Illinois	43.1	(39.9–46.3)	21.4	(19.4–23.6)	32.3	(30.3–34.3)	28.0	(26.0–30.1)	63.7	(55.3–71.4)	38.9	(32.0–46.2)	34.9	(32.1–37.8)	62.1	(53.9–69.7)	24.3	(21.5–27.4)
Iowa	39.7	(34.4–45.4)	18.8	(15.7–22.5)	29.2	(26.5–32.0)	23.8	(20.8–27.1)	69.7	(62.1–76.4)	51.6	(32.8–69.9)	32.1	(27.0–37.6)	60.6	(48.0–71.9)	20.4	(16.2–25.5)
Kansas	33.0	(29.0–37.2)	17.1	(13.8–20.9)	24.8	(22.5–27.3)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kentucky	40.9	(37.2–44.7)	17.6	(14.8–20.8)	29.2	(26.7–31.9)	23.9	(21.0–27.0)	63.5	(55.6–70.7)	51.1	(34.9–67.1)	32.3	(27.9–37.2)	63.8	(50.0–75.6)	20.5	(16.8–24.8)
Louisiana	40.6	(35.8–45.7)	22.3	(17.0–28.7)	31.7	(27.1–36.7)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Maine	36.1	(33.7–38.6)	18.8	(17.5–20.2)	27.4	(25.8–29.0)	22.1	(20.7–23.6)	63.0	(58.9–67.0)	38.9	(33.4–44.8)	30.0	(28.1–31.9)	56.4	(52.1–60.6)	19.1	(17.6–20.6)
Maryland	38.7	(37.9–39.6)	21.0	(20.4–21.7)	29.9	(29.3–30.5)	24.9	(24.3–25.5)	57.3	(55.7–58.8)	43.6	(40.8–46.4)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Massachusetts	36.0	(33.3–38.8)	19.0	(16.4–22.0)	27.4	(25.3–29.7)	23.7	(21.6–25.9)	56.0	(47.9–63.7)	43.2	(33.5–53.6)	29.5	(26.2–33.0)	53.8	(45.8–61.5)	21.6	(18.6–24.8)
Michigan	48.3	(44.8–51.7)	26.6	(22.6–30.9)	37.3	(34.1–40.7)	32.3	(30.0–34.8)	67.8	(61.2–73.7)	56.7	(40.2–71.9)	42.7	(37.6–48.0)	71.3	(59.2–80.9)	26.6	(22.7–30.8)
Missouri	38.3	(34.4–42.3)	24.2	(20.6–28.2)	31.3	(28.5–34.2)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Montana	39.9	(37.8–42.1)	22.8	(20.6–25.1)	31.0	(29.2–32.9)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nebraska	35.2	(29.8–40.9)	19.2	(15.9–23.0)	27.0	(23.6–30.6)	23.2	(19.9–26.9)	62.1	(50.4–72.6)	38.2	(25.9–52.1)	35.8	(30.4–41.5)	58.1	(42.5–72.2)	18.4	(15.1–22.3)
Nevada	47.3	(42.8–51.8)	24.2	(20.3–28.5)	35.5	(31.6–39.6)	29.9	(26.4–33.5)	62.2	(54.1–69.7)	61.0	(48.1–72.5)	38.8	(30.9–47.3)	58.9	(50.8–66.6)	28.3	(25.9–30.9)
New Hampshire	37.6	(35.9–39.3)	18.6	(17.3–20.1)	28.0	(26.9–29.2)	23.2	(22.0–24.4)	64.3	(60.8–67.7)	40.4	(34.8–46.2)	30.9	(29.3–32.6)	66.7	(62.3–70.9)	19.9	(18.6–21.3)
New Mexico	45.1	(42.7–47.5)	26.6	(24.7–28.6)	35.8	(33.9–37.8)	31.7	(29.6–33.8)	61.8	(58.5–65.0)	48.2	(41.7–54.7)	39.1	(37.0–41.1)	61.5	(56.5–66.1)	28.9	(26.2–31.8)
New York	39.0	(36.5–41.6)	22.0	(19.6–24.6)	30.4	(28.5–32.3)	25.5	(23.7–27.4)	59.2	(53.1–64.9)	39.6	(35.0–44.4)	34.3	(32.1–36.6)	58.9	(52.5–64.9)	23.8	(21.0–26.9)
North Carolina	38.9	(36.6–41.3)	20.3	(17.7–23.1)	29.4	(27.6–31.4)	24.9	(23.2–26.8)	59.7	(50.9–67.9)	49.4	(41.0–57.8)	30.4	(27.8–33.2)	58.6	(50.7–66.1)	23.4	(20.8–26.2)
North Dakota	37.9	(35.0–40.8)	20.4	(17.8–23.3)	28.9	(26.8–31.1)	25.5	(23.3–27.8)	57.2	(50.0–64.1)	40.1	(28.6–52.8)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Oklahoma	43.9	(39.2–48.8)	20.1	(16.1–24.6)	31.8	(28.0–35.8)	27.6	(24.2–31.2)	64.0	(53.7–73.2)	50.1	(31.1–69.1)	35.5	(30.8–40.5)	60.8	(48.1–72.3)	22.7	(18.1–28.0)
Pennsylvania	38.6	(35.3–42.0)	20.4	(18.3–22.7)	29.4	(27.3–31.5)	25.8	(23.9–27.8)	58.3	(49.7–66.4)	44.0	(34.1–54.4)	32.4	(29.9–35.0)	58.9	(51.1–66.3)	22.1	(19.3–25.3)
Rhode Island	38.0	(33.3–42.8)	20.7	(17.2–24.8)	29.4	(26.9–32.0)	25.5	(23.0–28.2)	54.5	(45.4–63.2)	39.3	(29.5–50.0)	32.3	(28.6–36.3)	57.5	(48.7–65.9)	21.1	(18.4–24.2)
South Carolina	43.0	(38.2–47.9)	22.7	(17.9–28.4)	33.2	(29.4–37.3)	28.0	(24.2–32.2)	57.8	(47.3–67.7)	65.9	(41.9–83.8)	35.4	(28.9–42.4)	60.6	(52.6–68.1)	24.2	(20.8–27.9)
Tennessee	40.1	(36.1–44.2)	21.9	(19.2–24.8)	31.1	(28.0–34.3)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Texas	43.7	(39.9–47.7)	24.7	(20.9–29.0)	34.2	(31.4–37.0)	30.2	(27.7–32.9)	57.4	(49.5–64.9)	53.4	(41.1–65.2)	37.8	(33.4–42.4)	61.2	(47.9–73.0)	26.7	(23.7–30.0)
Utah	42.5	(36.9–48.3)	24.0	(21.0–27.2)	33.0	(29.3–36.8)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Vermont	34.8	(33.9–35.7)	16.2	(15.5–16.9)	25.4	(24.8–26.0)	20.9	(20.3–21.5)	58.3	(56.1–60.4)	35.8	(32.7–38.9)	27.4	(26.5–28.2)	58.9	(56.2–61.6)	17.7	(16.9–18.6)
Virginia	38.9	(36.1–41.7)	20.6	(18.1–23.3)	29.5	(27.7–31.4)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
West Virginia	39.2	(34.9–43.7)	24.2	(20.7–28.2)	32.0	(28.6–35.6)	27.9	(24.8–31.3)	66.2	(54.2–76.4)	54.0	(39.3–68.1)	35.3	(30.5–40.4)	65.5	(49.5–78.6)	21.0	(18.0–24.4)
Wisconsin	38.1	(33.9–42.5)	16.2	(13.1–19.9)	27.0	(23.9–30.3)	22.9	(19.8–26.4)	58.4	(48.3–67.9)	42.3	(28.1–57.8)	29.9	(25.7–34.4)	56.8	(46.6–66.5)	20.3	(16.7–24.6)
Median	39.2		21.4		30.4		25.5		60.1		43.4		33.3		58.9		21.9
Range	33.0–48.3		16.2–32.7		24.8–40.2		20.9–36.2		47.5–69.7		32.6–65.9		26.4–42.7		53.8–71.3		17.7–28.9
Large urban school district surveys
Baltimore, MD	41.0	(36.3–45.8)	22.8	(18.9–27.1)	31.9	(28.5–35.6)	25.3	(21.0–30.1)	54.3	(43.7–64.5)	52.1	(33.0–70.7)	26.8	(20.9–33.8)	59.2	(45.5–71.7)	31.4	(25.9–37.5)
Boston, MA	40.8	(37.1–44.7)	26.0	(22.3–30.1)	33.4	(30.6–36.3)	30.9	(27.8–34.2)	50.3	(41.6–58.9)	41.7	(30.8–53.5)	34.6	(29.9–39.6)	49.9	(40.9–59.0)	27.6	(23.6–31.9)
Broward County, FL	41.4	(35.9–47.2)	18.9	(14.3–24.6)	30.1	(25.8–34.8)	26.2	(21.9–31.0)	40.3	(27.4–54.7)	37.4	(20.8–57.6)	27.7	(23.1–32.8)	57.4	(38.5–74.3)	26.4	(20.8–32.8)
Chicago, IL	43.6	(40.2–47.1)	24.7	(21.4–28.2)	34.7	(31.9–37.5)	29.9	(27.4–32.4)	59.9	(52.1–67.2)	46.3	(33.7–59.4)	36.6	(32.5–40.9)	53.0	(45.1–60.8)	29.8	(25.8–34.1)
Cleveland, OH	44.8	(40.5–49.2)	26.5	(23.6–29.7)	35.3	(32.9–37.9)	31.7	(28.8–34.7)	56.1	(47.2–64.7)	38.0	(25.7–52.0)	36.4	(32.3–40.7)	49.9	(41.8–58.0)	28.6	(24.3–33.4)
DeKalb County, GA	30.8	(28.0–33.8)	22.6	(19.7–25.8)	26.8	(24.7–29.0)	22.5	(20.6–24.7)	48.9	(41.4–56.5)	41.6	(30.3–53.9)	25.7	(22.6–29.1)	50.1	(41.0–59.2)	21.7	(18.8–24.8)
Detroit, MI	42.7	(38.9–46.5)	24.0	(19.7–29.0)	34.0	(30.8–37.3)	28.9	(25.7–32.3)	54.2	(46.4–61.8)	62.8	(48.6–75.0)	37.0	(31.1–43.3)	54.1	(44.1–63.8)	25.4	(21.3–30.0)
District of Columbia	33.1	(31.6–34.7)	20.8	(19.4–22.3)	27.2	(26.1–28.2)	23.4	(22.3–24.6)	44.2	(41.1–47.4)	42.0	(36.6–47.7)	26.7	(25.0–28.4)	43.1	(39.5–46.8)	22.1	(20.5–23.7)
Duval County, FL	44.7	(41.7–47.8)	25.2	(22.7–28.0)	35.5	(33.5–37.6)	29.2	(27.2–31.4)	59.4	(54.3–64.2)	56.3	(47.3–64.8)	33.8	(30.8–37.0)	58.7	(53.1–64.0)	29.2	(26.2–32.3)
Ft. Worth, TX	35.9	(33.3–38.7)	21.9	(19.8–24.3)	29.1	(27.3–31.0)	25.9	(24.0–27.9)	53.3	(47.2–59.3)	46.9	(36.8–57.2)	33.0	(29.7–36.6)	53.0	(45.0–60.8)	22.5	(20.1–25.1)
Houston, TX	41.2	(38.4–44.1)	22.1	(19.7–24.6)	31.5	(29.5–33.6)	27.5	(25.5–29.7)	50.9	(45.2–56.5)	46.4	(37.9–55.2)	33.8	(30.6–37.1)	53.9	(46.7–61.0)	25.9	(23.4–28.6)
Los Angeles, CA	37.6	(31.8–43.7)	23.5	(20.0–27.4)	30.5	(27.3–33.9)	27.2	(24.5–30.1)	65.7	(52.4–76.9)	39.8	(30.0–50.5)	30.9	(26.6–35.5)	64.3	(47.8–78.1)	26.7	(23.6–30.0)
Miami-Dade County, FL	38.4	(34.4–42.6)	20.7	(18.4–23.1)	29.8	(27.3–32.3)	26.4	(24.0–29.0)	54.5	(46.6–62.2)	40.7	(29.2–53.4)	32.0	(28.4–35.9)	53.5	(47.4–59.6)	23.3	(20.1–27.0)
New York City, NY	38.6	(36.5–40.9)	24.4	(22.9–26.0)	31.6	(30.1–33.2)	27.9	(26.3–29.6)	53.5	(50.1–56.8)	35.8	(31.8–40.0)	33.3	(30.4–36.3)	54.4	(50.6–58.2)	26.7	(25.0–28.4)
Oakland, CA	38.2	(34.1–42.5)	20.4	(17.6–23.4)	29.0	(26.4–31.7)	25.7	(23.3–28.2)	53.5	(44.8–62.0)	43.7	(32.9–55.1)	32.8	(29.2–36.5)	50.5	(39.5–61.5)	23.7	(20.4–27.3)
Orange County, FL	42.5	(38.4–46.7)	24.0	(20.3–28.0)	33.3	(30.4–36.4)	29.2	(26.1–32.6)	54.9	(46.1–63.3)	47.0	(35.4–58.9)	34.1	(29.6–38.9)	52.3	(42.9–61.5)	26.8	(23.3–30.8)
Palm Beach County, FL	36.8	(33.3–40.4)	18.7	(16.2–21.5)	27.7	(25.3–30.1)	22.6	(20.0–25.5)	55.6	(48.8–62.1)	50.2	(41.2–59.1)	29.2	(25.7–33.0)	58.9	(50.6–66.7)	19.8	(17.2–22.7)
Philadelphia, PA	39.0	(35.4–42.7)	23.6	(20.8–26.8)	31.4	(28.8–34.2)	28.3	(25.5–31.3)	52.7	(45.1–60.2)	56.2	(37.2–73.6)	30.8	(26.2–35.9)	52.5	(42.9–61.9)	27.8	(23.8–32.1)
San Diego, CA	42.5	(38.6–46.5)	21.2	(18.4–24.4)	31.6	(29.5–33.9)	27.5	(25.5–29.7)	60.5	(54.3–66.5)	49.5	(39.5–59.5)	34.1	(30.7–37.6)	57.8	(47.8–67.1)	25.7	(22.6–29.0)
San Francisco, CA	31.7	(28.4–35.2)	20.9	(18.5–23.4)	26.1	(24.1–28.3)	22.3	(20.4–24.4)	57.4	(50.5–64.0)	40.6	(30.5–51.4)	33.1	(28.8–37.8)	41.9	(34.3–49.9)	21.6	(19.1–24.4)
Shelby County, TN	37.4	(33.8–41.2)	21.6	(18.5–25.0)	29.7	(26.9–32.6)	26.9	(24.1–29.8)	45.3	(36.9–54.0)	43.1	(30.3–56.9)	29.2	(24.9–33.8)	46.1	(37.6–54.9)	24.8	(20.7–29.4)
Median	39.0		22.6		31.4		27.2		54.2		43.7		33.0		53.0		25.9
Range	30.8–44.8		18.7–26.5		26.1–35.5		22.3–31.7		40.3–65.7		35.8–62.8		25.7–37.0		41.9–64.3		19.8–31.4

* Almost every day for 2 or more weeks in a row so that they stopped doing some usual activities, during the 12 months before the survey.
^† 95% confidence interval.
^§ Not available.

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TABLE 44. Percentage of high school students who seriously considered attempting suicide,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017
Category	Sex				Total
	Female		Male		Total
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI
Total	22.1	(20.0–24.4)	11.9	(10.9–13.0)	17.2	(16.2–18.3)
Race/Ethnicity
White^§	21.2	(17.9–24.9)	13.0	(11.4–14.7)	17.3	(15.7–19.1)
Black^§	22.4	(19.4–25.7)	6.6	(5.5–8.0)	14.7	(13.2–16.4)
Hispanic	22.2	(19.7–24.8)	10.8	(9.0–13.0)	16.4	(15.2–17.5)
Grade
9	22.1	(19.3–25.2)	10.3	(8.6–12.4)	16.3	(14.8–18.1)
10	23.4	(19.7–27.6)	10.9	(9.4–12.7)	17.3	(15.2–19.6)
11	23.1	(19.6–26.9)	11.7	(9.7–14.0)	17.5	(15.6–19.6)
12	19.5	(17.1–22.2)	15.1	(13.0–17.5)	17.4	(15.8–19.2)
Sexual identity
Heterosexual (straight)	16.9	(15.7–18.3)	10.2	(9.2–11.2)	13.3	(12.5–14.3)
Gay, lesbian, or bisexual	51.0	(46.1–55.9)	37.0	(31.5–42.8)	47.7	(43.7–51.8)
Not sure	35.9	(27.4–45.3)	23.9	(17.3–32.0)	31.8	(25.5–38.7)
Sex of sexual contacts
Opposite sex only	25.8	(23.2–28.6)	13.5	(11.8–15.4)	19.0	(17.6–20.5)
Same sex only or both sexes	48.7	(43.3–54.2)	34.6	(27.5–42.4)	45.1	(40.2–50.0)
No sexual contact	15.9	(14.3–17.5)	8.5	(7.3–9.9)	12.3	(11.3–13.4)

* During the 12 months before the survey.
^† 95% confidence interval.
^§ Non-Hispanic.

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TABLE 45. Percentage of high school students who seriously considered attempting suicide,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017
Site	Sex				Total		Sexual identity						Sex of sexual contacts
	Female		Male		Total		Heterosexual (straight)		Gay, lesbian, or bisexual		Not sure		Opposite sex only		Same sex only or both sexes		No sexual contact
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI	%	CI
State surveys
Alaska	28.8	(24.9–33.0)	17.4	(14.0–21.5)	22.8	(20.3–25.6)	—^§	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arizona	23.8	(20.5–27.5)	14.0	(11.4–17.1)	19.2	(16.7–21.9)	15.1	(13.0–17.6)	49.9	(38.9–60.8)	21.4	(11.0–37.5)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Arkansas	27.1	(24.5–29.9)	19.2	(16.1–22.7)	23.2	(21.0–25.5)	19.7	(17.3–22.4)	41.5	(32.3–51.3)	30.3	(19.3–44.2)	26.5	(22.6–30.7)	33.2	(21.1–48.1)	12.5	(10.1–15.4)
California	22.1	(18.8–25.7)	11.7	(9.9–13.9)	17.0	(15.3–18.9)	13.1	(11.4–14.9)	48.9	(39.2–58.6)	29.9	(18.9–43.8)	17.3	(14.2–20.8)	43.7	(35.0–52.8)	13.0	(11.3–14.8)
Colorado	21.4	(17.9–25.4)	12.5	(9.9–15.7)	17.0	(14.5–19.8)	12.5	(10.5–14.9)	45.5	(37.7–53.6)	27.0	(16.2–41.4)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Connecticut	16.8	(14.5–19.4)	10.3	(9.0–11.8)	13.5	(12.1–15.0)	10.0	(8.7–11.5)	31.6	(23.4–41.1)	25.3	(17.6–34.9)	11.1	(8.9–13.9)	37.6	(28.9–47.3)	10.1	(8.1–12.5)
Delaware	21.3	(18.1–24.9)	10.8	(8.7–13.4)	16.1	(13.9–18.5)	12.5	(10.3–15.1)	43.4	(36.6–50.5)	22.5	(13.4–35.3)	18.8	(15.7–22.3)	37.0	(28.0–47.0)	9.7	(7.6–12.4)
Florida	18.1	(16.8–19.5)	9.5	(8.4–10.8)	13.8	(12.8–14.8)	9.8	(9.0–10.7)	39.5	(35.5–43.7)	26.5	(21.4–32.2)	13.7	(11.9–15.6)	42.4	(37.6–47.3)	8.9	(7.9–9.9)
Hawaii	18.7	(17.1–20.4)	12.6	(11.1–14.2)	16.0	(14.8–17.3)	12.2	(11.0–13.5)	38.6	(31.3–46.3)	31.2	(22.2–41.9)	18.1	(15.8–20.6)	36.3	(30.6–42.3)	10.9	(9.2–13.0)
Idaho	29.2	(25.9–32.6)	14.3	(11.7–17.5)	21.7	(19.3–24.4)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Illinois	23.3	(20.0–26.9)	11.1	(9.3–13.3)	17.2	(15.4–19.3)	13.8	(12.0–15.8)	43.2	(33.7–53.4)	23.7	(18.8–29.5)	18.1	(16.3–20.0)	46.5	(34.9–58.6)	10.9	(8.6–13.8)
Iowa	24.8	(20.4–29.7)	15.5	(11.9–20.0)	20.2	(16.8–24.2)	15.7	(12.1–20.1)	55.9	(40.6–70.2)	34.2	(19.7–52.3)	23.0	(17.7–29.5)	48.7	(37.8–59.7)	10.9	(6.6–17.3)
Kansas	19.7	(17.1–22.5)	11.4	(8.3–15.6)	15.6	(13.5–17.8)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kentucky	19.4	(17.0–22.1)	9.6	(7.4–12.3)	14.8	(12.9–17.0)	10.5	(8.8–12.5)	44.3	(34.8–54.3)	28.8	(18.6–41.6)	16.3	(13.7–19.2)	46.2	(39.6–52.9)	7.5	(5.5–10.0)
Louisiana	21.4	(17.8–25.4)	13.4	(9.8–18.2)	17.8	(14.8–21.3)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Maine	17.6	(15.9–19.4)	10.2	(9.3–11.2)	13.9	(12.9–15.0)	10.0	(9.1–10.9)	41.0	(37.8–44.3)	22.1	(18.4–26.2)	14.4	(13.1–15.7)	37.0	(31.8–42.6)	8.7	(7.7–9.7)
Maryland	21.8	(21.2–22.5)	12.4	(11.9–13.0)	17.3	(16.8–17.8)	12.8	(12.3–13.2)	42.9	(41.1–44.7)	28.1	(25.7–30.6)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Massachusetts	15.7	(13.6–18.0)	9.2	(7.3–11.5)	12.4	(11.2–13.8)	9.4	(8.3–10.6)	35.6	(30.7–40.8)	25.9	(17.4–36.8)	12.0	(10.1–14.2)	34.5	(28.0–41.7)	9.3	(7.4–11.5)
Michigan	27.0	(23.7–30.6)	15.7	(12.8–19.1)	21.3	(18.6–24.3)	17.2	(14.9–19.7)	53.4	(45.7–60.9)	33.1	(21.9–46.6)	25.0	(21.1–29.4)	49.4	(39.2–59.7)	12.6	(10.3–15.5)
Missouri	24.1	(20.4–28.3)	17.5	(14.1–21.6)	20.9	(18.3–23.8)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Montana	26.8	(24.4–29.2)	15.4	(13.6–17.3)	20.8	(19.2–22.6)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nebraska	23.0	(18.7–28.0)	9.2	(6.8–12.5)	16.1	(13.3–19.4)	12.5	(10.0–15.5)	48.7	(37.0–60.6)	29.1	(16.9–45.4)	20.2	(16.2–24.9)	44.3	(30.2–59.4)	9.7	(7.3–12.7)
Nevada	22.0	(18.6–25.9)	11.6	(9.2–14.6)	16.7	(14.4–19.3)	11.8	(9.9–14.0)	40.4	(31.2–50.3)	40.7	(28.5–54.1)	17.7	(13.7–22.6)	40.1	(32.5–48.1)	11.6	(9.6–13.9)
New Hampshire	20.6	(19.2–22.1)	11.5	(10.4–12.6)	16.1	(15.2–17.1)	11.7	(10.9–12.6)	46.6	(42.8–50.4)	33.5	(28.9–38.5)	17.5	(16.1–18.9)	53.1	(48.3–57.8)	9.8	(8.8–10.8)
New Mexico	22.7	(20.7–24.8)	13.0	(11.7–14.5)	17.8	(16.3–19.5)	13.9	(12.5–15.5)	40.2	(37.0–43.6)	34.6	(27.7–42.3)	19.8	(17.9–21.9)	41.0	(34.9–47.3)	11.9	(10.6–13.5)
New York	22.1	(19.6–24.9)	12.7	(10.7–15.1)	17.4	(15.4–19.6)	13.7	(11.7–16.0)	40.8	(35.4–46.4)	21.9	(19.0–25.2)	19.6	(16.6–23.0)	42.2	(34.1–50.7)	12.0	(10.0–14.4)
North Carolina	21.2	(18.8–23.7)	11.3	(9.3–13.7)	16.2	(14.6–18.0)	12.1	(10.9–13.4)	42.9	(36.2–50.0)	32.3	(22.4–44.1)	16.2	(14.0–18.6)	40.3	(34.3–46.7)	10.8	(8.6–13.4)
North Dakota	24.0	(21.3–27.0)	9.7	(7.8–12.0)	16.7	(14.8–18.8)	13.0	(11.3–14.9)	47.4	(39.4–55.5)	22.6	(14.0–34.3)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Oklahoma	27.8	(23.9–32.2)	10.9	(8.0–14.5)	19.1	(15.8–22.8)	15.6	(12.8–18.8)	49.8	(36.5–63.1)	20.5	(9.7–38.1)	20.6	(16.2–25.7)	50.4	(38.3–62.6)	12.1	(9.3–15.8)
Pennsylvania	20.6	(18.4–23.1)	9.7	(7.7–12.3)	15.1	(13.5–16.8)	12.1	(10.5–13.9)	38.5	(30.3–47.5)	28.8	(19.7–40.1)	17.2	(14.9–19.8)	38.0	(29.4–47.3)	9.7	(7.9–11.8)
Rhode Island	19.6	(16.1–23.7)	11.7	(9.5–14.3)	15.9	(14.1–17.8)	11.9	(10.5–13.5)	43.2	(34.9–51.8)	24.1	(14.9–36.5)	17.4	(14.2–21.1)	45.1	(36.1–54.5)	9.4	(7.2–12.2)
South Carolina	24.1	(20.1–28.5)	13.8	(9.8–19.0)	19.2	(16.1–22.6)	14.2	(11.8–17.1)	44.3	(35.1–54.0)	41.6	(23.9–61.7)	18.4	(14.3–23.4)	46.3	(36.8–56.2)	11.6	(8.6–15.5)
Tennessee	22.7	(19.5–26.2)	10.2	(8.4–12.3)	16.5	(14.3–19.0)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Texas	21.7	(18.6–25.3)	13.3	(10.7–16.4)	17.6	(15.4–20.0)	13.5	(11.9–15.3)	42.4	(35.5–49.7)	39.7	(28.1–52.6)	20.6	(17.4–24.3)	45.1	(34.3–56.5)	10.9	(9.0–13.1)
Utah	28.5	(22.5–35.5)	14.9	(12.4–17.7)	21.6	(17.8–26.0)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Vermont	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Virginia	21.1	(19.4–22.9)	10.2	(8.7–12.0)	15.7	(14.4–17.0)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
West Virginia	20.7	(17.5–24.2)	15.4	(12.4–18.9)	18.5	(15.5–21.8)	14.5	(12.5–16.8)	51.3	(39.0–63.6)	33.7	(19.5–51.6)	18.9	(15.7–22.5)	46.1	(33.5–59.2)	11.0	(8.7–13.8)
Wisconsin	22.4	(19.4–25.8)	10.3	(8.1–13.1)	16.4	(14.4–18.6)	12.9	(10.8–15.3)	42.5	(34.0–51.6)	32.0	(21.0–45.4)	16.4	(13.6–19.7)	45.4	(36.2–54.8)	11.7	(9.9–13.8)
Median	22.0		11.7		17.0		12.8		43.2		28.8		18.1		43.7		10.9
Range	15.7–29.2		9.2–19.2		12.4–23.2		9.4–19.7		31.6–55.9		20.5–41.6		11.1–26.5		33.2–53.1		7.5–13.0
Large urban school district surveys
Baltimore, MD	24.5	(19.8–29.8)	13.2	(9.0–19.0)	19.2	(16.0–22.9)	14.1	(11.3–17.4)	39.6	(30.4–49.5)	47.5	(28.9–66.8)	10.6	(6.8–16.2)	44.8	(32.2–58.1)	20.6	(15.1–27.4)
Boston, MA	14.3	(11.8–17.2)	9.3	(7.0–12.3)	11.9	(10.2–13.8)	9.1	(7.4–11.2)	27.2	(20.5–35.1)	26.1	(17.2–37.5)	11.9	(9.3–15.0)	22.2	(15.3–31.1)	9.1	(7.3–11.4)
Broward County, FL	22.7	(18.4–27.7)	8.0	(5.4–11.8)	15.5	(12.9–18.5)	11.8	(9.9–14.0)	33.4	(23.9–44.5)	15.9	(5.7–37.3)	13.7	(9.9–18.7)	40.7	(25.0–58.6)	11.2	(7.9–15.7)
Chicago, IL	23.5	(20.2–27.2)	12.0	(10.6–13.5)	18.0	(16.0–20.2)	13.7	(11.7–16.0)	38.1	(31.6–45.0)	32.7	(19.8–48.9)	17.7	(15.4–20.3)	39.8	(30.8–49.5)	13.9	(11.3–17.0)
Cleveland, OH	23.1	(19.9–26.7)	14.4	(11.6–17.8)	18.6	(16.3–21.2)	15.4	(13.1–18.0)	36.1	(28.0–45.0)	23.0	(13.4–36.6)	19.2	(15.7–23.2)	28.6	(21.4–37.2)	13.2	(10.0–17.3)
DeKalb County, GA	18.6	(16.0–21.4)	12.9	(10.6–15.7)	15.9	(14.2–17.7)	11.7	(10.0–13.6)	39.7	(32.2–47.6)	24.0	(15.7–34.9)	14.3	(12.0–17.0)	42.1	(34.1–50.5)	10.8	(8.9–12.9)
Detroit, MI	25.4	(22.1–28.9)	14.3	(11.2–18.1)	20.2	(17.6–23.0)	15.8	(13.6–18.3)	45.1	(37.3–53.2)	25.5	(15.0–39.9)	20.1	(16.9–23.9)	44.6	(34.7–54.9)	14.3	(11.8–17.1)
District of Columbia	19.1	(17.9–20.4)	11.8	(10.7–13.0)	15.7	(14.8–16.6)	12.0	(11.2–12.9)	33.0	(30.1–36.1)	27.6	(22.9–32.8)	13.9	(12.6–15.3)	31.4	(28.1–34.9)	10.6	(9.4–11.8)
Duval County, FL	25.3	(22.6–28.1)	15.0	(13.0–17.2)	20.5	(18.9–22.3)	15.1	(13.5–17.0)	39.8	(35.4–44.4)	36.9	(28.0–46.9)	18.8	(16.5–21.3)	40.5	(34.9–46.4)	13.7	(11.6–16.1)
Ft. Worth, TX	16.6	(14.8–18.6)	10.1	(8.6–11.8)	13.4	(12.2–14.7)	10.6	(9.4–11.9)	32.5	(27.4–38.1)	30.9	(23.2–39.8)	15.5	(13.4–17.9)	37.0	(30.5–44.0)	8.4	(7.0–10.0)
Houston, TX	19.3	(17.4–21.3)	10.9	(9.2–12.9)	15.2	(13.8–16.7)	11.6	(10.2–13.2)	35.6	(30.6–40.9)	25.6	(19.5–32.8)	16.8	(14.7–19.1)	35.2	(28.6–42.4)	9.4	(7.8–11.2)
Los Angeles, CA	16.3	(13.6–19.3)	9.6	(7.1–12.9)	13.1	(11.3–15.0)	10.2	(8.3–12.4)	36.6	(29.3–44.6)	31.5	(21.9–43.1)	14.8	(11.4–19.0)	35.6	(24.3–48.9)	9.2	(6.9–12.1)
Miami-Dade County, FL	17.8	(15.1–20.8)	11.5	(9.7–13.6)	14.8	(13.1–16.6)	11.0	(9.4–12.8)	39.7	(32.9–46.9)	28.5	(18.9–40.7)	15.5	(13.1–18.4)	35.0	(28.6–42.1)	9.1	(7.1–11.6)
New York City, NY	19.1	(17.6–20.7)	13.1	(12.0–14.3)	16.2	(15.1–17.4)	12.8	(11.9–13.8)	34.2	(30.0–38.5)	20.2	(17.6–23.0)	17.3	(15.2–19.6)	34.3	(29.8–39.0)	12.5	(11.3–13.7)
Oakland, CA	15.2	(12.8–17.9)	9.6	(7.9–11.6)	12.4	(10.8–14.2)	10.4	(8.9–12.0)	29.2	(22.8–36.6)	18.3	(10.4–30.1)	14.3	(11.8–17.3)	27.3	(19.9–36.2)	8.5	(6.4–11.2)
Orange County, FL	19.4	(16.4–22.9)	12.5	(9.9–15.8)	16.3	(14.0–18.8)	12.3	(10.2–14.7)	40.5	(32.5–49.0)	32.6	(21.1–46.6)	14.9	(11.6–18.9)	34.6	(25.8–44.6)	12.3	(9.8–15.4)
Palm Beach County, FL	17.6	(15.4–20.1)	11.0	(9.3–13.1)	14.4	(13.0–16.1)	9.9	(8.4–11.6)	37.9	(31.8–44.5)	40.3	(31.9–49.3)	14.2	(12.0–16.9)	38.4	(31.3–46.1)	9.3	(7.6–11.4)
Philadelphia, PA	17.2	(14.7–20.0)	10.4	(8.1–13.2)	13.8	(12.0–15.8)	11.7	(9.8–13.9)	29.5	(25.3–34.1)	25.7	(16.5–37.7)	15.7	(13.0–18.9)	34.6	(25.1–45.5)	9.5	(7.1–12.7)
San Diego, CA	21.1	(18.9–23.5)	11.3	(9.2–13.7)	16.1	(14.5–18.0)	12.7	(11.3–14.3)	40.5	(32.8–48.6)	30.2	(21.3–40.9)	16.9	(14.2–19.9)	38.1	(29.1–48.1)	12.1	(9.7–14.9)
San Francisco, CA	14.4	(12.5–16.5)	11.2	(9.4–13.2)	12.8	(11.3–14.5)	10.1	(8.7–11.8)	36.7	(30.1–43.9)	17.7	(11.5–26.4)	15.3	(12.5–18.5)	28.2	(20.7–37.1)	10.0	(8.2–12.1)
Shelby County, TN	23.8	(20.7–27.2)	12.6	(9.8–16.1)	18.6	(16.3–21.1)	15.2	(13.1–17.7)	40.6	(33.6–47.9)	29.7	(20.0–41.7)	15.6	(12.9–18.8)	41.7	(31.4–52.7)	14.9	(12.0–18.4)
Median	19.1		11.5		15.7		11.8		36.7		27.6		15.5		35.6		10.8
Range	14.3–25.4		8.0–15.0		11.9–20.5		9.1–15.8		27.2–45.1		15.9–47.5		10.6–20.1		22.2–44.8		8.4–20.6

* During the 12 months before the survey.
^† 95% confidence interval.
^§ Not available.

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TABLE 46. Percentage of high school students who made a plan about how they would attempt suicide,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017
Category	Sex				Total
	Female		Male		Total
	%	CI^†	%	CI	%	CI
Total	17.1	(15.0–19.3)	9.7	(8.7–10.9)	13.6	(12.4–14.8)
Race/Ethnicity
White^§	15.3	(12.7–18.3)	9.6	(8.1–11.3)	12.6	(11.0–14.5)
Black^§	18.9	(14.7–24.0)	6.5	(5.3–8.1)	12.9	(10.7–15.4)
Hispanic	17.2	(14.9–19.7)	9.9	(8.2–12.1)	13.5	(12.1–15.1)
Grade
9	16.3	(14.2–18.8)	8.8	(7.2–10.7)	12.8	(11.4–14.3)
10	19.0	(15.6–22.9)	9.0	(6.9–11.5)	14.1	(11.7–16.9)
11	18.5	(15.3–22.2)	9.7	(7.9–11.8)	14.2	(12.4–16.2)
12	14.2	(11.7–17.1)	11.5	(9.2–14.3)	12.9	(11.2–14.9)
Sexual identity
Heterosexual (straight)	12.8	(11.2–14.6)	8.2	(7.2–9.4)	1

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**TABLE 16. Percentage of high school students who carried a weapon,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017**

**TABLE 17. Percentage of high school students who carried a weapon,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017**

TABLE 18. Percentage of high school students who carried a weapon on school property,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017

**TABLE 19. Percentage of high school students who carried a weapon on school property,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017**

**TABLE 20. Percentage of high school students who carried a gun,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017**

**TABLE 21. Percentage of high school students who carried a gun,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017**

TABLE 22. Percentage of high school students who were threatened or injured with a weapon on school property,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017

TABLE 23. Percentage of high school students who were threatened or injured with a weapon on school property,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017

TABLE 24. Percentage of high school students who were in a physical fight,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017

**TABLE 25. Percentage of high school students who were in a physical fight,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017**

TABLE 26. Percentage of high school students who were in a physical fight on school property,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017

TABLE 27. Percentage of high school students who were in a physical fight on school property,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017

TABLE 28. Percentage of high school students who were electronically bullied,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017

**TABLE 29. Percentage of high school students who were electronically bullied,^* — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017**

TABLE 30. Percentage of high school students who were bullied on school property,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017

**TABLE 31. Percentage of high school students who were bullied on school property,* — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017**

TABLE 32. Percentage of high school students who did not go to school because they felt unsafe at school or on their way to or from school,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017

TABLE 33. Percentage of high school students who did not go to school because they felt unsafe at school or on their way to or from school,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017

TABLE 34. Percentage of high school students who were ever physically forced to have sexual intercourse,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017

TABLE 35. Percentage of high school students who were ever physically forced to have sexual intercourse,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017

TABLE 36. Percentage of high school students who experienced sexual violence by anyone,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017

**TABLE 37. Percentage of high school students who experienced sexual violence by anyone,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017**

TABLE 38. Percentage of high school students who experienced sexual dating violence,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017

**TABLE 39. Percentage of high school students who experienced sexual dating violence,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017**

TABLE 40. Percentage of high school students who experienced physical dating violence,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017

**TABLE 41. Percentage of high school students who experienced physical dating violence,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017**

**TABLE 42. Percentage of high school students who felt sad or hopeless,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017**

**TABLE 43. Percentage of high school students who felt sad or hopeless,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017**

TABLE 44. Percentage of high school students who seriously considered attempting suicide,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017

TABLE 45. Percentage of high school students who seriously considered attempting suicide,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017

TABLE 46. Percentage of high school students who made a plan about how they would attempt suicide,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance — United States, 2017

TABLE 16. Percentage of high school students who carried a weapon,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017

TABLE 17. Percentage of high school students who carried a weapon,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017

TABLE 18. Percentage of high school students who carried a weapon on school property,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017

TABLE 19. Percentage of high school students who carried a weapon on school property,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017

TABLE 20. Percentage of high school students who carried a gun,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017

TABLE 21. Percentage of high school students who carried a gun,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017

TABLE 22. Percentage of high school students who were threatened or injured with a weapon on school property,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017

TABLE 23. Percentage of high school students who were threatened or injured with a weapon on school property,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017

TABLE 24. Percentage of high school students who were in a physical fight,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017

TABLE 25. Percentage of high school students who were in a physical fight,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017

TABLE 26. Percentage of high school students who were in a physical fight on school property,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017

TABLE 27. Percentage of high school students who were in a physical fight on school property,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017

TABLE 28. Percentage of high school students who were electronically bullied,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017

TABLE 29. Percentage of high school students who were electronically bullied,* — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017

TABLE 30. Percentage of high school students who were bullied on school property,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017

TABLE 31. Percentage of high school students who were bullied on school property,* — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017

TABLE 32. Percentage of high school students who did not go to school because they felt unsafe at school or on their way to or from school,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017

TABLE 33. Percentage of high school students who did not go to school because they felt unsafe at school or on their way to or from school,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017

TABLE 34. Percentage of high school students who were ever physically forced to have sexual intercourse,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017

TABLE 35. Percentage of high school students who were ever physically forced to have sexual intercourse,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017

TABLE 36. Percentage of high school students who experienced sexual violence by anyone,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017

TABLE 37. Percentage of high school students who experienced sexual violence by anyone,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017

TABLE 38. Percentage of high school students who experienced sexual dating violence,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017

TABLE 39. Percentage of high school students who experienced sexual dating violence,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017

TABLE 40. Percentage of high school students who experienced physical dating violence,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017

TABLE 41. Percentage of high school students who experienced physical dating violence,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017

TABLE 42. Percentage of high school students who felt sad or hopeless,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017

TABLE 43. Percentage of high school students who felt sad or hopeless,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017

TABLE 44. Percentage of high school students who seriously considered attempting suicide,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017

TABLE 45. Percentage of high school students who seriously considered attempting suicide,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017

TABLE 46. Percentage of high school students who made a plan about how they would attempt suicide,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017

**TABLE 16. Percentage of high school students who carried a weapon,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017**

**TABLE 17. Percentage of high school students who carried a weapon,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017**

**TABLE 19. Percentage of high school students who carried a weapon on school property,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017**

**TABLE 20. Percentage of high school students who carried a gun,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017**

**TABLE 21. Percentage of high school students who carried a gun,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017**

**TABLE 25. Percentage of high school students who were in a physical fight,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017**

**TABLE 29. Percentage of high school students who were electronically bullied,^* — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017**

**TABLE 31. Percentage of high school students who were bullied on school property,* — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017**

**TABLE 37. Percentage of high school students who experienced sexual violence by anyone,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017**

**TABLE 39. Percentage of high school students who experienced sexual dating violence,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017**

**TABLE 41. Percentage of high school students who experienced physical dating violence,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017**

**TABLE 42. Percentage of high school students who felt sad or hopeless,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017**

**TABLE 43. Percentage of high school students who felt sad or hopeless,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017**