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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, 2017Return to your place in the text
Category Sex Total
Female Male
% 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.

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, 2017Return to your place in the text
Site Sex Total Sexual identity Sex of sexual contacts
Female Male 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.

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, 2017Return to your place in the text
Category Sex Total
Female Male
% 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.

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, 2017Return to your place in the text
Site Sex Total Sexual identity Sex of sexual contacts
Female Male 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.

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, 2017Return to your place in the text
Category Sex Total
Female Male
% 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.

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, 2017Return to your place in the text
Site Sex Total Sexual identity Sex of sexual contacts
Female Male 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

* 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.
§ Not available.

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, 2017Return to your place in the text
Category Sex Total
Female Male
% 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.

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, 2017Return to your place in the text
Site Sex Total Sexual identity Sex of sexual contacts
Female Male 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.

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, 2017Return to your place in the text
Category Sex Total
Female Male
% 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.

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, 2017Return to your place in the text
Site Sex Total Sexual identity Sex of sexual contacts
Female Male 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.

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, 2017Return to your place in the text
Category Sex Total
Female Male
% 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.

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, 2017Return to your place in the text
Site Sex Total Sexual identity Sex of sexual contacts
Female Male 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.

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, 2017Return to your place in the text
Category Sex Total
Female Male
% 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.

TABLE 29. Percentage of high school students who were electronically bullied,* — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017Return to your place in the text
Site Sex Total Sexual identity Sex of sexual contacts
Female Male 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.

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, 2017Return to your place in the text
Category Sex Total
Female Male
% 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.

TABLE 31. Percentage of high school students who were bullied on school property,* — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017Return to your place in the text
Site Sex Total Sexual identity Sex of sexual contacts
Female Male 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.

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, 2017Return to your place in the text
Category Sex Total
Female Male
% 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.

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, 2017Return to your place in the text
Site Sex Total Sexual identity Sex of sexual contacts
Female Male 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.

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, 2017Return to your place in the text
Category Sex Total
Female Male
% 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.

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, 2017Return to your place in the text
Site Sex Total Sexual identity Sex of sexual contacts
Female Male 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.

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, 2017Return to your place in the text
Category Sex Total
Female Male
% 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.

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, 2017Return to your place in the text
Site Sex Total Sexual identity Sex of sexual contacts
Female Male 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

* 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.
§ Not available.

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, 2017Return to your place in the text
Category Sex Total
Female Male
% 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.

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, 2017Return to your place in the text
Site Sex Total Sexual identity Sex of sexual contacts
Female Male 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.

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, 2017Return to your place in the text
Category Sex Total
Female Male
% 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.

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, 2017Return to your place in the text
Site Sex Total Sexual identity Sex of sexual contacts
Female Male 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.

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, 2017Return to your place in the text
Category Sex Total
Female Male
% 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.

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, 2017Return to your place in the text
Site Sex Total Sexual identity Sex of sexual contacts
Female Male 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.

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, 2017Return to your place in the text
Category Sex Total
Female Male
% 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.

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, 2017Return to your place in the text
Site Sex Total Sexual identity Sex of sexual contacts
Female Male 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.

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, 2017Return to your place in the text
Category Sex Total
Female Male
% 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) 10.4 (9.3–11.7)
Gay, lesbian, or bisexual 40.8 (36.8–45.0) 28.7 (22.8–35.5) 38.0 (34.5–41.7)
Not sure 26.8 (20.0–34.8) 21.9 (16.1–28.9) 25.6 (19.9–32.2)
Sex of sexual contacts
Opposite sex only 19.4 (17.0–22.0) 10.2 (8.8–11.9) 14.4 (12.8–16.0)
Same sex only or both sexes 42.3 (36.6–48.2) 38.0 (30.8–45.7) 41.2 (36.9–45.6)
No sexual contact 11.3 (9.9–13.0) 6.7 (5.3–8.4) 9.1 (8.0–10.4)

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

TABLE 47. Percentage of high school students who made a plan about how they would attempt suicide,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017Return to your place in the text
Site Sex Total Sexual identity Sex of sexual contacts
Female Male 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 23.5 (19.2–28.4) 18.3 (14.9–22.3) 20.7 (18.0–23.7) §
Arizona 18.3 (15.0–22.1) 10.7 (9.2–12.5) 14.6 (12.7–16.8) 11.6 (10.0–13.3) 37.8 (30.3–46.0) 17.2 (9.9–28.3)
Arkansas 30.2 (20.2–42.4) 22.1 (13.4–34.2) 26.1 (16.9–38.0) 22.0 (13.3–34.1) 48.5 (33.3–63.9) 25.4 (14.9–39.8) 23.1 (16.8–31.0) 55.3 (32.9–75.7) 12.1 (9.1–15.9)
California 18.3 (15.7–21.2) 9.7 (7.7–12.1) 14.1 (12.2–16.3) 11.9 (9.5–14.7) 33.5 (25.7–42.4) 22.3 (10.6–41.1) 14.5 (10.6–19.6) 28.7 (18.8–41.2) 10.7 (8.9–12.8)
Colorado 15.5 (13.1–18.2) 11.1 (8.4–14.5) 13.3 (11.3–15.7) 9.2 (7.4–11.3) 36.3 (27.5–46.1) 37.1 (28.1–47.0)
Connecticut
Delaware 14.8 (12.4–17.5) 8.9 (7.4–10.7) 12.0 (10.3–13.9) 9.5 (8.0–11.1) 32.0 (25.0–39.9) 18.3 (10.0–31.1) 12.5 (10.1–15.4) 33.4 (25.3–42.7) 7.4 (5.9–9.3)
Florida 14.1 (12.7–15.5) 7.3 (6.2–8.7) 10.7 (9.8–11.6) 7.1 (6.4–7.9) 31.6 (27.6–35.9) 23.3 (18.9–28.5) 10.0 (8.8–11.3) 35.3 (30.3–40.6) 6.5 (5.7–7.5)
Hawaii 15.2 (13.6–16.8) 11.9 (10.3–13.7) 13.8 (12.6–15.1) 10.8 (9.8–12.0) 33.9 (28.4–40.0) 22.4 (15.9–30.5) 16.4 (13.7–19.5) 32.2 (26.3–38.8) 9.5 (8.1–11.0)
Idaho 25.1 (22.2–28.3) 11.7 (9.5–14.4) 18.4 (16.7–20.2)
Illinois 19.7 (16.9–22.8) 9.8 (8.1–11.8) 14.8 (12.6–17.3) 11.6 (9.9–13.7) 38.7 (30.9–47.1) 20.4 (13.6–29.4) 15.3 (12.8–18.1) 35.0 (30.1–40.2) 9.7 (7.5–12.5)
Iowa 15.7 (12.1–20.2) 10.8 (8.9–13.0) 13.5 (11.7–15.5) 9.2 (7.3–11.6) 46.0 (38.7–53.4) 25.7 (16.5–37.7) 14.9 (11.3–19.4) 37.2 (26.7–49.1) 6.9 (4.3–10.8)
Kansas 15.2 (12.5–18.4) 8.6 (7.0–10.5) 11.8 (10.5–13.4)
Kentucky 15.9 (13.9–18.2) 9.6 (7.5–12.2) 13.0 (11.7–14.4) 9.6 (8.5–10.9) 34.4 (27.8–41.6) 27.8 (17.4–41.3) 13.8 (11.6–16.5) 36.8 (30.7–43.2) 6.0 (4.2–8.6)
Louisiana 19.3 (14.7–24.9) 15.1 (11.0–20.5) 17.5 (13.7–22.0)
Maine 14.5 (13.1–15.9) 10.0 (9.0–11.1) 12.3 (11.2–13.4) 9.0 (8.2–9.9) 33.7 (30.5–37.0) 20.4 (15.6–26.2) 12.8 (11.7–14.1) 33.0 (29.2–37.0) 7.3 (6.1–8.6)
Maryland 17.7 (17.1–18.3) 11.0 (10.5–11.5) 14.4 (14.0–14.8) 10.9 (10.5–11.3) 34.1 (32.6–35.7) 22.7 (20.5–24.9)
Massachusetts 12.2 (10.7–13.9) 9.7 (8.2–11.3) 10.9 (9.7–12.2) 8.8 (7.6–10.1) 26.0 (20.3–32.7) 20.5 (14.0–29.1) 11.4 (9.5–13.5) 26.1 (19.4–34.1) 7.6 (6.0–9.5)
Michigan 21.2 (19.0–23.5) 14.0 (10.8–18.1) 17.7 (15.1–20.5) 13.6 (11.2–16.4) 44.7 (36.1–53.7) 34.5 (23.5–47.4) 20.7 (16.6–25.4) 44.2 (33.5–55.6) 9.8 (7.2–13.1)
Missouri 16.6 (13.9–19.8) 14.2 (11.6–17.3) 15.5 (13.5–17.7)
Montana 19.9 (18.3–21.7) 13.6 (12.2–15.1) 16.6 (15.5–17.9)
Nebraska 16.8 (13.3–21.1) 11.0 (8.3–14.4) 14.1 (11.6–17.0) 11.1 (8.8–13.9) 41.0 (30.6–52.3) 22.8 (13.6–35.6) 17.2 (13.4–21.8) 37.5 (23.8–53.4) 8.5 (6.5–10.9)
Nevada 18.8 (15.1–23.1) 9.9 (7.8–12.6) 14.3 (11.7–17.4) 10.8 (8.6–13.6) 30.1 (22.2–39.3) 27.4 (18.2–39.1) 16.1 (12.1–21.0) 30.1 (22.8–38.6) 9.3 (7.1–12.2)
New Hampshire
New Mexico 18.6 (16.7–20.7) 12.1 (10.9–13.5) 15.5 (14.0–17.0) 12.0 (10.7–13.4) 35.9 (32.0–40.0) 28.0 (21.8–35.1) 16.7 (15.0–18.6) 41.2 (36.6–46.0) 9.4 (7.9–11.2)
New York
North Carolina 17.1 (15.1–19.4) 10.3 (8.2–12.9) 13.8 (12.0–15.7) 10.5 (9.3–11.8) 38.2 (29.9–47.4) 26.5 (17.8–37.3) 14.0 (11.8–16.5) 35.1 (28.5–42.3) 9.0 (7.3–11.0)
North Dakota 18.7 (16.3–21.4) 10.5 (8.5–13.0) 14.5 (12.8–16.4) 11.3 (9.9–13.0) 42.2 (34.5–50.3) 19.9 (12.0–31.3)
Oklahoma 18.6 (15.2–22.4) 8.6 (6.4–11.4) 13.4 (11.1–16.2) 11.5 (9.2–14.4) 32.2 (22.5–43.6) 10.9 (6.5–17.7) 14.2 (10.3–19.3) 39.9 (31.0–49.6) 8.5 (6.3–11.3)
Pennsylvania 15.7 (13.6–18.0) 8.7 (7.1–10.7) 12.2 (10.7–13.8) 10.0 (8.5–11.7) 30.9 (24.6–38.0) 23.7 (15.8–34.0) 12.9 (11.0–15.1) 29.8 (22.2–38.8) 8.3 (6.6–10.5)
Rhode Island 16.5 (13.8–19.7) 10.5 (8.3–13.2) 13.6 (11.8–15.7) 9.9 (7.8–12.5) 34.7 (26.1–44.6) 26.6 (15.2–42.3) 12.2 (10.3–14.4) 38.3 (26.9–51.1) 9.5 (6.8–13.0)
South Carolina 18.9 (15.1–23.3) 10.2 (7.4–14.0) 14.8 (12.6–17.3) 11.0 (8.9–13.4) 33.2 (25.5–41.9) 28.4 (14.5–48.2) 15.3 (11.2–20.4) 35.6 (24.4–48.8) 8.6 (6.4–11.6)
Tennessee 16.0 (13.9–18.4) 9.8 (8.0–11.9) 13.0 (11.2–15.1)
Texas 18.1 (14.8–22.0) 10.8 (8.4–13.7) 14.5 (12.3–17.0) 12.4 (10.4–14.8) 29.2 (22.4–37.1) 18.8 (11.4–29.5) 16.4 (13.2–20.1) 31.9 (23.7–41.3) 8.7 (7.0–10.9)
Utah 21.1 (16.1–27.2) 13.1 (10.8–15.8) 17.1 (13.9–20.7)
Vermont 15.1 (14.4–15.9) 7.3 (6.8–7.8) 11.2 (10.8–11.7) 8.1 (7.7–8.5) 33.5 (31.5–35.6) 19.6 (17.1–22.3) 11.1 (10.5–11.8) 37.5 (34.9–40.2) 7.1 (6.6–7.7)
Virginia 15.8 (13.8–18.1) 9.4 (7.5–11.9) 12.6 (11.1–14.3)
West Virginia 15.2 (12.5–18.2) 13.4 (10.3–17.4) 14.8 (11.9–18.3) 11.5 (9.3–14.0) 44.5 (33.3–56.3) 22.7 (10.5–42.5) 14.3 (10.9–18.5) 42.7 (31.2–55.1) 8.3 (6.3–11.0)
Wisconsin 18.6 (15.6–22.1) 11.2 (9.0–13.9) 15.0 (12.8–17.6) 11.9 (9.7–14.5) 35.4 (29.8–41.4) 35.6 (24.5–48.4) 13.0 (10.3–16.4) 40.4 (32.5–48.9) 12.0 (9.5–15.0)
Median 17.4 10.6 14.2 10.9 34.4 22.8 14.3 35.6 8.6
Range 12.2–30.2 7.3–22.1 10.7–26.1 7.1–22.0 26.0–48.5 10.9–37.1 10.0–23.1 26.1–55.3 6.0–12.1
Large urban school district surveys
Baltimore, MD 19.2 (14.6–24.9) 12.5 (8.4–18.1) 16.0 (12.7–19.9) 10.9 (8.2–14.4) 35.0 (25.4–46.1) 39.3 (21.8–60.1) 10.5 (7.3–14.9) 41.8 (31.4–53.0) 15.2 (9.6–23.4)
Boston, MA 11.8 (9.9–13.9) 8.2 (6.2–10.7) 10.1 (8.7–11.6) 8.4 (7.1–9.9) 14.9 (10.3–21.2) 24.7 (15.7–36.6) 8.0 (5.8–11.0) 17.8 (12.6–24.6) 10.1 (8.0–12.8)
Broward County, FL 19.1 (14.3–25.0) 7.4 (5.0–10.8) 13.3 (10.6–16.5) 9.5 (7.1–12.5) 34.7 (24.5–46.5) 14.7 (5.2–35.2) 9.6 (6.6–13.8) 33.2 (18.8–51.5) 12.1 (8.6–16.9)
Chicago, IL 18.6 (15.8–21.8) 10.7 (8.8–12.8) 14.8 (13.5–16.3) 10.9 (9.2–13.0) 35.6 (30.0–41.6) 22.5 (15.9–30.9) 15.3 (13.2–17.6) 33.5 (27.2–40.6) 9.6 (7.3–12.5)
Cleveland, OH
DeKalb County, GA 17.0 (14.4–20.0) 11.6 (9.2–14.4) 14.3 (12.4–16.4) 10.9 (9.2–12.8) 31.3 (24.9–38.5) 28.7 (19.4–40.2) 12.5 (10.2–15.3) 38.2 (30.5–46.5) 10.5 (8.3–13.3)
Detroit, MI 19.8 (17.2–22.8) 14.9 (11.5–19.2) 17.6 (15.1–20.3) 13.4 (11.1–16.1) 37.9 (31.5–44.7) 34.6 (21.0–51.2) 16.3 (13.1–20.1) 37.4 (28.3–47.5) 12.6 (10.4–15.3)
District of Columbia 18.3 (17.1–19.6) 12.6 (11.5–13.9) 15.8 (14.9–16.7) 12.8 (11.9–13.8) 29.2 (26.3–32.1) 25.6 (21.1–30.8) 13.6 (12.2–15.0) 29.2 (25.9–32.7) 11.2 (10.1–12.6)
Duval County, FL 21.8 (19.2–24.7) 14.1 (12.2–16.3) 18.4 (16.6–20.4) 13.9 (12.0–15.9) 35.3 (30.9–40.0) 27.3 (19.6–36.7) 14.6 (12.3–17.1) 35.7 (30.1–41.8) 13.4 (11.1–16.2)
Ft. Worth, TX 15.6 (13.9–17.6) 9.4 (8.0–11.0) 12.5 (11.4–13.8) 10.1 (8.9–11.5) 30.8 (25.9–36.2) 22.9 (16.0–31.7) 13.6 (11.5–15.9) 32.3 (26.2–39.1) 8.0 (6.6–9.7)
Houston, TX 15.5 (13.8–17.5) 10.7 (9.0–12.7) 13.2 (11.9–14.7) 10.1 (8.9–11.5) 30.6 (25.5–36.1) 20.4 (14.6–27.7) 13.8 (11.9–15.9) 32.2 (25.9–39.1) 7.7 (6.2–9.5)
Los Angeles, CA 13.6 (11.2–16.5) 8.8 (6.3–12.1) 11.4 (9.4–13.9) 9.0 (7.3–11.0) 31.0 (22.9–40.5) 28.4 (18.2–41.4) 11.1 (8.0–15.2) 29.3 (21.4–38.6) 9.6 (7.3–12.5)
Miami-Dade County, FL 11.7 (9.8–13.9) 11.0 (9.3–13.1) 11.5 (10.2–13.0) 8.5 (7.2–9.9) 30.0 (24.0–36.7) 26.9 (17.4–39.1) 11.6 (9.9–13.6) 28.2 (22.4–34.7) 7.1 (5.2–9.6)
New York City, NY
Oakland, CA 14.1 (11.9–16.6) 10.8 (8.9–13.0) 12.5 (11.0–14.2) 11.0 (9.6–12.6) 23.0 (16.4–31.3) 20.7 (11.8–33.8) 13.1 (11.0–15.6) 27.9 (20.3–37.1) 10.2 (8.0–12.9)
Orange County, FL 17.7 (14.8–21.0) 13.8 (10.9–17.4) 15.8 (13.5–18.4) 12.3 (10.3–14.7) 32.5 (24.2–42.1) 28.8 (17.5–43.5) 15.4 (11.9–19.7) 33.2 (24.9–42.6) 11.0 (8.7–13.8)
Palm Beach County, FL 14.9 (13.1–16.9) 9.9 (8.2–11.9) 12.4 (11.1–13.9) 8.7 (7.3–10.3) 31.8 (25.0–39.5) 27.6 (20.2–36.5) 11.5 (9.3–14.0) 37.7 (30.8–45.3) 7.1 (5.4–9.4)
Philadelphia, PA 16.2 (13.8–19.0) 9.5 (6.5–13.8) 13.0 (10.9–15.4) 11.6 (9.2–14.4) 27.4 (22.2–33.4) 20.7 (10.8–36.1) 13.6 (10.5–17.3) 32.1 (22.2–44.0) 10.2 (7.2–14.1)
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA 13.9 (11.5–16.6) 11.1 (9.1–13.4) 12.5 (11.1–14.0) 10.4 (9.0–12.0) 31.5 (24.9–38.9) 17.1 (11.4–24.8) 15.2 (12.3–18.7) 26.7 (20.1–34.5) 9.2 (7.6–11.0)
Shelby County, TN 18.6 (16.0–21.6) 10.6 (8.1–13.8) 14.8 (13.1–16.7) 12.0 (10.3–14.0) 29.1 (23.2–35.8) 27.7 (19.0–38.5) 12.4 (10.4–14.8) 37.1 (29.7–45.2) 10.8 (8.3–14.1)
Median 16.6 10.7 13.2 10.9 31.2 26.3 13.3 32.7 10.2
Range 11.7–21.8 7.4–14.9 10.1–18.4 8.4–13.9 14.9–37.9 14.7–39.3 8.0–16.3 17.8–41.8 7.1–15.2

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

TABLE 48. Percentage of high school students who actually attempted suicide,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017Return to your place in the text
Category Sex Total
Female Male
% CI % CI % CI
Total 9.3 (7.7–11.1) 5.1 (4.3–6.1) 7.4 (6.5–8.4)
Race/Ethnicity
White§ 7.3 (5.6–9.5) 4.6 (3.6–5.9) 6.1 (5.1–7.3)
Black§ 12.5 (8.6–17.7) 6.7 (4.8–9.3) 9.8 (7.5–12.7)
Hispanic 10.5 (8.0–13.8) 5.8 (4.4–7.6) 8.2 (6.7–10.1)
Grade
9 11.3 (9.3–13.6) 5.0 (3.9–6.4) 8.3 (7.3–9.4)
10 11.7 (8.7–15.4) 5.2 (3.9–6.8) 8.6 (6.8–10.8)
11 7.3 (5.2–10.0) 4.7 (3.4–6.5) 6.1 (4.9–7.7)
12 6.2 (4.6–8.3) 5.3 (3.5–8.0) 5.8 (4.5–7.6)
Sexual identity
Heterosexual (straight) 7.0 (5.7–8.5) 4.1 (3.3–4.9) 5.4 (4.6–6.4)
Gay, lesbian, or bisexual 23.7 (19.4–28.5) 18.3 (11.5–27.9) 23.0 (18.6–28.0)
Not sure 12.9 (9.2–17.9) 13.8 (9.1–20.5) 14.3 (11.1–18.2)
Sex of sexual contacts
Opposite sex only 10.9 (8.7–13.6) 5.8 (4.6–7.3) 8.1 (7.0–9.5)
Same sex only or both sexes 24.1 (19.8–29.1) 22.6 (14.6–33.3) 23.8 (19.5–28.6)
No sexual contact 5.8 (4.6–7.3) 2.5 (1.9–3.4) 4.2 (3.5–5.2)

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

TABLE 49. Percentage of high school students who actually attempted suicide,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017Return to your place in the text
Site Sex Total Sexual identity Sex of sexual contacts
Female Male 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 14.4 (11.1–18.5) 9.5 (6.7–13.2) 12.1 (9.8–14.9) §
Arizona 11.8 (8.2–16.7) 10.0 (6.8–14.4) 11.3 (8.5–14.9) 8.2 (6.5–10.3) 34.7 (25.3–45.4) 3.2 (0.7–14.0)
Arkansas 16.6 (12.9–21.0) 14.4 (11.2–18.3) 15.8 (13.3–18.7) 11.8 (9.4–14.7) 30.9 (21.1–42.8) 40.5 (24.8–58.5) 16.2 (12.9–20.1) 24.9 (12.6–43.3) 5.6 (3.7–8.4)
California 10.4 (7.2–14.9) 8.2 (5.6–11.9) 9.4 (7.1–12.3) 7.8 (6.0–10.1) 21.0 (14.1–30.1) 16.1 (9.9–25.2) 10.0 (7.0–14.1) 20.1 (12.9–29.8) 6.5 (4.6–9.1)
Colorado 8.9 (6.8–11.5) 5.5 (3.7–8.2) 7.2 (5.8–8.9) 4.7 (3.3–6.7) 23.6 (18.0–30.4) 14.1 (5.8–30.4)
Connecticut 8.4 (6.8–10.4) 7.8 (5.7–10.4) 8.1 (6.5–10.1) 5.1 (4.1–6.3) 22.7 (16.0–31.3) 14.5 (8.6–23.3) 5.8 (4.2–7.9) 27.3 (19.9–36.0) 4.5 (3.1–6.3)
Delaware 9.1 (7.2–11.6) 4.9 (3.6–6.7) 7.2 (6.0–8.7) 5.4 (4.2–7.0) 19.2 (14.1–25.6) 15.5 (7.4–29.7) 8.3 (6.3–10.8) 19.8 (14.5–26.4) 3.0 (1.8–5.2)
Florida 8.9 (7.8–10.1) 6.1 (4.8–7.7) 7.6 (6.6–8.6) 4.7 (4.1–5.5) 22.5 (18.5–27.2) 18.8 (13.6–25.2) 7.9 (6.7–9.2) 23.3 (18.7–28.7) 3.5 (2.8–4.4)
Hawaii 9.8 (8.6–11.3) 9.0 (7.3–11.1) 10.0 (8.6–11.6) 7.2 (6.0–8.5) 26.5 (21.8–31.9) 12.8 (7.8–20.3) 11.9 (9.7–14.7) 25.0 (19.8–31.0) 4.5 (3.6–5.7)
Idaho 11.8 (9.5–14.5) 7.4 (5.7–9.5) 9.7 (8.2–11.3)
Illinois 11.8 (9.1–15.1) 7.6 (5.6–10.2) 10.0 (8.1–12.2) 7.1 (5.5–9.1) 28.1 (22.6–34.5) 14.0 (7.3–25.3) 11.0 (8.1–14.7) 35.3 (27.9–43.5) 3.3 (2.3–4.6)
Iowa 9.6 (7.4–12.4) 8.5 (5.4–12.9) 9.2 (7.1–11.8) 6.6 (4.4–9.8) 25.3 (16.4–36.9) 15.3 (7.4–29.0) 9.0 (6.7–12.1) 21.4 (15.6–28.5) 4.3 (2.2–8.2)
Kansas 8.6 (6.8–10.9) 5.6 (4.0–7.9) 7.1 (5.9–8.5)
Kentucky 9.3 (7.0–12.2) 5.8 (4.1–8.1) 7.9 (6.0–10.4) 4.8 (3.8–6.0) 25.6 (17.2–36.4) 18.9 (10.2–32.3) 8.5 (6.2–11.5) 25.9 (17.9–35.9) 3.4 (1.8–6.6)
Louisiana 17.2 (13.0–22.5) 15.7 (11.0–21.8) 16.8 (13.2–21.3)
Maine 8.0 (6.9–9.2) 6.7 (6.1–7.3) 7.4 (6.8–8.1) 5.4 (4.9–5.8) 19.3 (16.6–22.2) 15.4 (11.4–20.5) 7.6 (6.8–8.5) 19.5 (16.6–22.8) 3.9 (3.3–4.6)
Maryland
Massachusetts 6.2 (4.8–8.1) 4.4 (3.0–6.3) 5.4 (4.3–6.7) 3.5 (2.8–4.5) 12.8 (9.1–17.8) 20.2 (11.6–32.7) 5.5 (4.0–7.4) 12.2 (8.2–17.9) 3.2 (2.1–4.9)
Michigan 12.1 (9.4–15.4) 6.4 (4.6–8.8) 9.4 (7.3–12.0) 7.1 (5.8–8.7) 23.5 (16.2–33.0) 21.3 (13.4–32.2) 9.9 (7.4–13.1) 26.0 (17.8–36.3) 4.8 (3.2–7.2)
Missouri 8.4 (6.3–11.0) 8.3 (5.8–12.0) 8.6 (6.7–11.0)
Montana 11.7 (10.2–13.4) 7.3 (5.8–9.2) 9.5 (8.3–10.9)
Nebraska 9.8 (7.4–13.0) 6.0 (3.7–9.6) 8.0 (6.1–10.4) 5.3 (3.9–7.2) 28.5 (18.8–40.7) 23.7 (13.9–37.4) 9.9 (7.2–13.4) 30.4 (17.6–47.2) 3.3 (2.0–5.2)
Nevada 9.8 (7.4–12.9) 4.7 (3.3–6.7) 7.4 (5.8–9.5) 4.5 (3.0–6.8) 20.2 (14.6–27.2) 20.7 (10.0–38.0) 7.7 (5.1–11.5) 16.6 (10.6–25.0) 3.8 (2.6–5.6)
New Hampshire 7.7 (6.8–8.7) 4.0 (3.4–4.6) 5.9 (5.4–6.5) 4.0 (3.5–4.5) 18.7 (16.0–21.8) 12.4 (9.3–16.3) 6.5 (5.7–7.4) 28.0 (23.9–32.5) 2.3 (1.8–2.8)
New Mexico 11.9 (10.0–14.1) 7.7 (6.5–9.0) 9.9 (8.5–11.5) 6.8 (5.7–8.1) 24.8 (19.5–31.0) 26.5 (20.5–33.4) 10.3 (8.6–12.3) 32.8 (25.1–41.6) 5.3 (4.4–6.4)
New York 11.3 (9.2–13.8) 8.6 (6.6–11.1) 10.1 (8.3–12.2) 6.9 (5.8–8.3) 25.8 (20.3–32.1) 18.1 (13.7–23.4) 11.0 (8.5–14.0) 26.7 (19.7–35.1) 4.3 (3.3–5.7)
North Carolina 10.3 (7.8–13.5) 5.9 (4.4–7.8) 8.2 (6.4–10.4) 5.4 (3.8–7.7) 24.7 (18.9–31.7) 24.4 (16.0–35.2) 8.9 (6.4–12.2) 23.5 (16.7–32.1) 3.6 (2.2–6.0)
North Dakota 14.2 (12.2–16.5) 12.5 (10.5–14.8) 13.5 (12.0–15.1) 11.6 (10.1–13.3) 29.4 (23.8–35.7) 16.5 (9.2–28.0)
Oklahoma 15.7 (12.0–20.3) 6.2 (4.4–8.7) 11.2 (8.9–13.9) 9.0 (7.1–11.4) 29.9 (21.9–39.5) 12.6 (4.4–30.9) 11.9 (8.9–15.8) 36.1 (24.3–50.0) 4.7 (2.9–7.5)
Pennsylvania 10.1 (7.8–12.8) 4.5 (3.3–6.1) 7.4 (6.1–8.9) 5.2 (4.0–6.6) 22.0 (17.1–27.8) 19.5 (11.5–31.0) 6.8 (5.3–8.8) 26.6 (19.1–35.7) 4.3 (2.9–6.2)
Rhode Island 10.3 (8.0–13.2) 9.4 (7.2–12.1) 10.5 (8.6–12.7) 7.0 (5.5–8.9) 27.8 (19.5–37.8) 25.0 (18.3–33.2) 9.7 (7.3–12.8) 25.8 (18.6–34.8) 5.3 (3.7–7.5)
South Carolina 12.8 (9.3–17.5) 8.5 (5.3–13.3) 11.2 (8.5–14.6) 7.6 (4.8–11.7) 29.1 (18.4–42.7) 16.7 (8.4–30.5) 10.1 (6.8–14.8) 28.7 (16.2–45.5) 5.9 (3.1–10.8)
Tennessee 10.8 (8.4–13.7) 5.7 (3.8–8.5) 8.3 (6.5–10.6)
Texas 13.0 (9.5–17.4) 10.9 (8.7–13.5) 12.3 (10.2–14.6) 9.6 (7.5–12.1) 28.3 (21.8–35.9) 18.7 (11.6–28.7) 15.5 (12.0–19.7) 27.9 (19.0–38.9) 5.3 (3.7–7.5)
Utah 11.4 (8.2–15.6) 7.7 (5.6–10.5) 9.6 (7.5–12.0)
Vermont 7.3 (6.8–7.8) 3.5 (3.2–3.9) 5.4 (5.1–5.8) 3.7 (3.4–3.9) 17.8 (16.2–19.6) 10.0 (8.2–12.1) 5.6 (5.1–6.0) 23.3 (21.1–25.7) 2.2 (1.9–2.5)
Virginia 9.0 (7.2–11.2) 5.4 (4.2–6.9) 7.2 (6.0–8.7)
West Virginia 8.3 (6.0–11.4) 10.3 (6.9–15.0) 9.4 (7.1–12.4) 7.2 (5.1–10.0) 30.4 (19.5–43.9) 6.5 (2.4–16.3) 8.7 (6.2–12.0) 31.1 (19.0–46.5) 4.2 (2.9–6.1)
Wisconsin 9.2 (6.8–12.4) 6.2 (4.3–8.9) 7.8 (5.8–10.3) 5.6 (3.9–7.8) 19.7 (15.1–25.3) 19.5 (9.6–35.7) 6.1 (4.1–9.0) 28.4 (19.8–38.9) 5.2 (3.9–7.0)
Median 10.2 7.3 9.3 6.6 24.8 16.7 9.0 25.9 4.3
Range 6.2–17.2 3.5–15.7 5.4–16.8 3.5–11.8 12.8–34.7 3.2–40.5 5.5–16.2 12.2–36.1 2.2–6.5
Large urban school district surveys
Baltimore, MD 16.6 (12.3–22.2) 17.6 (13.4–22.6) 17.3 (14.2–20.9) 13.0 (9.3–18.1) 30.6 (20.6–42.9) 27.5 (14.7–45.4) 14.4 (9.2–21.9) 35.8 (24.8–48.6) 8.4 (4.6–14.7)
Boston, MA 5.8 (4.2–7.9) 5.0 (3.6–6.9) 5.6 (4.5–7.0) 4.1 (3.1–5.4) 12.8 (8.2–19.6) 12.2 (6.4–22.0) 6.0 (4.1–8.6) 9.3 (4.9–16.7) 2.2 (1.3–3.6)
Broward County, FL 14.3 (9.3–21.2) 7.2 (4.3–11.9) 11.1 (8.0–15.1) 7.7 (5.3–11.2) 26.1 (17.0–37.9) 14.4 (4.9–35.4) 6.9 (4.3–10.9) 39.8 (23.8–58.3) 6.5 (3.7–11.2)
Chicago, IL 13.4 (10.1–17.4) 10.7 (8.3–13.7) 12.3 (9.8–15.2) 8.3 (6.1–11.2) 28.4 (22.3–35.5) 20.3 (11.3–33.8) 11.6 (8.6–15.5) 27.6 (18.8–38.7) 5.3 (3.3–8.4)
Cleveland, OH 20.0 (16.9–23.4) 17.0 (13.6–21.1) 18.6 (16.1–21.5) 16.6 (14.1–19.5) 31.2 (24.6–38.6) 13.1 (6.6–24.2) 17.0 (14.3–20.1) 30.6 (23.5–38.7) 12.0 (8.9–16.0)
DeKalb County, GA 12.1 (9.7–14.9) 11.1 (8.2–14.8) 11.7 (9.8–14.0) 8.5 (6.9–10.4) 30.4 (23.4–38.3) 21.2 (12.7–33.1) 11.0 (8.3–14.4) 34.4 (26.3–43.6) 6.1 (4.5–8.2)
Detroit, MI 14.7 (12.0–17.9) 12.4 (9.3–16.4) 13.7 (11.7–16.0) 9.4 (7.4–11.7) 32.5 (25.3–40.6) 17.6 (8.0–34.3) 12.3 (9.3–16.0) 34.1 (26.3–42.8) 6.2 (4.2–8.9)
District of Columbia 15.7 (14.4–17.0) 15.2 (13.8–16.7) 16.0 (15.1–17.1) 12.6 (11.7–13.7) 31.0 (27.9–34.3) 20.1 (15.7–25.3) 14.1 (12.6–15.7) 30.6 (27.0–34.4) 7.1 (6.1–8.3)
Duval County, FL 20.6 (18.4–22.9) 16.9 (14.7–19.5) 19.5 (17.7–21.3) 15.1 (13.3–17.0) 30.9 (25.9–36.4) 36.5 (28.6–45.2) 18.6 (16.0–21.5) 28.8 (24.2–33.8) 13.1 (11.0–15.5)
Ft. Worth, TX 11.2 (9.6–13.1) 9.6 (7.9–11.8) 10.6 (9.3–12.0) 7.9 (6.6–9.4) 25.5 (20.0–31.9) 28.7 (19.9–39.3) 12.6 (10.3–15.4) 25.1 (18.7–32.7) 4.7 (3.6–6.2)
Houston, TX 12.4 (10.6–14.6) 9.0 (7.4–11.1) 11.2 (9.7–12.8) 7.7 (6.4–9.2) 27.0 (21.9–32.9) 24.3 (16.6–34.0) 12.2 (10.1–14.6) 29.5 (23.1–37.0) 5.4 (4.3–6.9)
Los Angeles, CA 9.0 (7.2–11.1) 7.5 (5.3–10.6) 8.4 (6.6–10.6) 6.5 (4.8–8.6) 25.9 (19.3–33.9) 17.6 (8.2–33.9) 9.1 (6.2–13.2) 24.3 (16.3–34.5) 5.3 (3.6–7.6)
Miami-Dade County, FL 9.6 (7.9–11.6) 6.8 (5.2–9.0) 8.5 (7.3–10.0) 6.3 (5.1–7.7) 21.6 (17.1–26.9) 17.5 (10.4–28.1) 8.2 (6.5–10.4) 24.6 (17.8–33.0) 4.4 (3.0–6.5)
New York City, NY 11.3 (9.8–13.0) 9.9 (8.9–11.0) 11.0 (9.9–12.1) 7.5 (6.6–8.5) 24.8 (21.8–28.1) 17.7 (15.0–20.9) 11.7 (10.3–13.3) 29.2 (23.7–35.4) 5.5 (4.2–7.1)
Oakland, CA 9.6 (7.3–12.4) 8.5 (6.4–11.1) 9.0 (7.4–10.8) 7.6 (6.0–9.5) 17.9 (12.1–25.6) 18.0 (9.6–31.1) 10.4 (8.1–13.3) 25.4 (18.3–34.1) 4.5 (2.9–6.8)
Orange County, FL 10.4 (8.1–13.2) 8.1 (5.9–11.1) 10.0 (8.1–12.3) 6.6 (5.0–8.6) 25.4 (17.4–35.5) 18.3 (8.8–34.2) 10.5 (7.7–14.0) 23.5 (15.5–34.0) 4.2 (2.7–6.4)
Palm Beach County, FL 7.9 (6.2–10.1) 8.2 (6.3–10.5) 8.3 (6.9–9.9) 5.4 (4.1–7.0) 24.9 (18.2–33.1) 14.1 (7.5–24.9) 7.3 (5.6–9.6) 29.1 (21.1–38.7) 3.0 (1.9–4.8)
Philadelphia, PA 9.6 (7.2–12.8) 8.9 (5.8–13.5) 9.3 (6.7–12.7) 7.4 (5.3–10.3) 24.6 (16.7–34.8) 11.8 (5.9–22.4) 10.1 (7.5–13.4) 25.3 (15.6–38.3) 6.5 (4.0–10.4)
San Diego, CA 9.3 (7.6–11.2) 4.7 (3.2–6.9) 7.1 (6.0–8.5) 5.5 (4.5–6.7) 16.3 (11.0–23.4) 20.0 (11.5–32.4) 7.9 (6.2–9.9) 18.3 (11.8–27.2) 3.8 (2.8–5.1)
San Francisco, CA 7.1 (5.7–8.9) 8.4 (6.6–10.6) 8.1 (6.8–9.5) 6.5 (5.3–8.0) 15.0 (9.8–22.3) 17.2 (10.3–27.4) 12.7 (9.6–16.6) 19.0 (12.5–27.9) 3.6 (2.6–4.9)
Shelby County, TN 18.4 (15.2–22.0) 11.9 (9.6–14.6) 15.6 (13.2–18.3) 11.7 (9.5–14.4) 34.2 (25.9–43.7) 27.1 (15.0–43.9) 12.2 (9.3–16.0) 37.8 (29.0–47.6) 10.3 (7.4–14.3)
Median 11.3 9.0 11.0 7.7 25.9 18.0 11.6 28.8 5.4
Range 5.8–20.6 4.7–17.6 5.6–19.5 4.1–16.6 12.8–34.2 11.8–36.5 6.0–18.6 9.3–39.8 2.2–13.1

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

TABLE 50. Percentage of high school students whose suicide attempt resulted in an injury, poisoning, or overdose that had to be treated by a doctor or nurse,* by sex, race/ethnicity, grade, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — United States, Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2017Return to your place in the text
Category Sex Total
Female Male
% CI % CI % CI
Total 3.1 (2.5–3.8) 1.5 (1.2–2.0) 2.4 (2.1–2.9)
Race/Ethnicity
White§ 2.3 (1.7–3.2) 1.3 (0.8–2.0) 1.9 (1.4–2.4)
Black§ 4.0 (2.3–6.8) 2.8 (1.6–4.6) 3.4 (2.3–4.8)
Hispanic 3.8 (2.8–5.1) 1.7 (0.9–3.0) 2.8 (2.2–3.6)
Grade
9 3.8 (2.6–5.5) 1.2 (0.7–2.2) 2.6 (1.9–3.6)
10 3.1 (1.9–5.2) 2.0 (1.1–3.3) 2.6 (1.8–3.6)
11 2.5 (1.8–3.6) 1.6 (0.9–3.0) 2.2 (1.7–2.9)
12 2.7 (1.8–4.0) 1.1 (0.7–1.9) 1.9 (1.4–2.7)
Sexual identity
Heterosexual (straight) 2.2 (1.7–2.9) 1.3 (0.9–1.7) 1.7 (1.4–2.1)
Gay, lesbian, or bisexual 8.2 (6.2–10.7) 3.8 (1.9–7.3) 7.5 (5.7–9.8)
Not sure 4.4 (2.0–9.4) 4.6 (1.7–11.7) 5.6 (3.4–9.0)
Sex of sexual contacts
Opposite sex only 3.9 (2.9–5.3) 1.6 (1.1–2.4) 2.7 (2.1–3.4)
Same sex only or both sexes 8.2 (6.1–10.9) 6.5 (2.9–13.7) 7.8 (5.6–10.7)
No sexual contact 1.7 (1.2–2.4) 0.6 (0.3–1.3) 1.2 (0.9–1.7)

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

TABLE 51. Percentage of high school students whose suicide attempt resulted in an injury, poisoning, or overdose that had to be treated by a doctor or nurse,* by sex, sexual identity, and sex of sexual contacts — selected U.S. sites, Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2017Return to your place in the text
Site Sex Total Sexual identity Sex of sexual contacts
Female Male 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 4.5 (2.7–7.4) 3.9 (2.3–6.4) 4.2 (2.9–6.1) §
Arizona 5.3 (3.0–9.1) 3.9 (1.9–7.8) 4.7 (3.0–7.3) 2.5 (1.6–3.7) 20.5 (12.6–31.4) 1.0 (0.2–4.3)
Arkansas 5.3 (3.4–8.2) 8.6 (5.2–13.9) 7.0 (5.1–9.5) 4.8 (3.2–7.2) 12.2 (7.0–20.5) 27.9 (13.6–48.7) 8.4 (6.1–11.6) 9.7 (5.1–17.7) 1.6 (0.7–4.0)
California 3.2 (2.0–5.0) 3.2 (1.8–5.6) 3.1 (2.1–4.7) 2.5 (1.6–3.8) 8.0 (4.5–13.9) 2.4 (0.3–15.9) 4.1 (2.4–6.8) 7.7 (2.7–20.1) 1.1 (0.5–2.4)
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware 2.5 (1.7–3.7) 1.7 (1.0–2.9) 2.2 (1.6–3.2) 1.7 (1.1–2.8) 6.5 (3.4–12.0) 4.9 (2.0–11.2) 2.7 (1.7–4.2) 8.1 (4.7–13.4) 0.1 (0.0–0.5)
Florida 2.4 (1.9–3.1) 2.1 (1.5–3.0) 2.3 (1.9–2.9) 1.3 (1.0–1.7) 6.8 (4.8–9.6) 7.2 (4.0–12.5) 2.5 (1.8–3.3) 8.3 (5.7–12.0) 0.7 (0.4–1.2)
Hawaii 2.3 (1.8–3.0) 2.5 (1.8–3.5) 2.4 (1.9–3.1) 1.7 (1.2–2.4) 6.4 (3.8–10.7) 3.3 (1.6–6.8) 3.5 (2.4–5.0) 8.8 (5.2–14.5) 0.8 (0.5–1.4)
Idaho 4.2 (2.9–6.2) 2.2 (1.4–3.5) 3.2 (2.5–4.3)
Illinois 4.1 (2.8–5.8) 3.5 (2.3–5.4) 4.0 (3.0–5.3) 2.4 (1.7–3.6) 12.1 (7.6–18.7) 7.3 (2.8–17.7) 3.5 (2.2–5.5) 16.8 (12.3–22.7) 1.1 (0.7–1.8)
Iowa 2.7 (1.6–4.5) 3.7 (2.0–6.8) 3.4 (2.2–5.1) 2.1 (1.3–3.6) 7.5 (3.0–17.6) 11.4 (4.7–25.0) 2.0 (0.9–4.3) 11.1 (5.2–22.1) 1.3 (0.9–2.1)
Kansas 2.4 (1.6–3.7) 2.7 (1.7–4.3) 2.6 (1.9–3.5)
Kentucky 3.4 (2.1–5.6) 2.0 (1.0–4.1) 2.8 (1.7–4.4) 1.6 (1.0–2.6) 9.8 (5.0–18.5) 8.2 (2.8–21.9) 3.3 (1.9–5.7) 9.1 (5.2–15.5) 1.2 (0.4–3.2)
Louisiana 6.0 (3.5–10.0) 9.0 (5.5–14.3) 7.6 (5.4–10.8)
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts 2.1 (1.5–3.0) 1.8 (1.0–3.2) 1.9 (1.5–2.5) 1.4 (1.0–2.1) 4.1 (2.1–7.6) 5.9 (2.5–13.2) 2.3 (1.5–3.5) 4.8 (2.4–9.3) 0.8 (0.4–1.5)
Michigan 4.0 (2.4–6.6) 1.9 (1.2–3.0) 3.0 (2.2–4.1) 1.8 (1.1–3.0) 7.7 (4.1–13.8) 14.3 (8.0–24.2) 2.8 (1.6–4.8) 10.5 (5.2–20.1) 1.5 (0.7–3.1)
Missouri 2.6 (1.6–4.2) 3.2 (1.9–5.2) 2.9 (2.0–4.1)
Montana 3.9 (3.1–4.9) 2.2 (1.6–3.0) 3.1 (2.6–3.7)
Nebraska 2.5 (1.2–5.2) 1.9 (0.7–5.1) 2.2 (1.2–4.1) 1.3 (0.7–2.4) 9.4 (3.3–23.9) 8.4 (2.4–25.7) 2.2 (1.1–4.2) 12.3 (3.8–33.3) 0.8 (0.3–2.5)
Nevada 2.2 (1.3–3.8) 2.1 (1.3–3.3) 2.3 (1.6–3.4) 1.6 (0.9–2.8) 4.2 (1.9–9.1) 10.1 (3.2–27.7) 3.0 (1.7–5.4) 3.6 (1.9–6.8) 1.2 (0.6–2.4)
New Hampshire 2.5 (2.1–3.1) 1.3 (1.0–1.8) 2.0 (1.7–2.4) 1.1 (0.9–1.4) 6.5 (4.9–8.6) 6.9 (4.9–9.8) 2.2 (1.7–2.7) 12.3 (9.5–15.8) 0.3 (0.2–0.5)
New Mexico 3.7 (2.8–4.8) 3.0 (2.1–4.2) 3.4 (2.6–4.3) 2.1 (1.5–2.8) 9.5 (6.5–13.8) 12.6 (8.2–18.9) 3.5 (2.5–4.7) 14.8 (10.7–20.2) 1.0 (0.6–1.9)
New York 3.3 (2.5–4.4) 4.6 (3.2–6.7) 4.1 (3.1–5.3) 2.8 (2.2–3.5) 10.1 (6.0–16.5) 7.3 (4.4–11.9) 5.2 (4.0–6.7) 11.3 (7.7–16.4) 1.0 (0.7–1.4)
North Carolina 3.3 (2.4–4.5) 3.0 (2.0–4.7) 3.1 (2.2–4.4) 2.0 (1.2–3.2) 10.7 (7.0–16.0) 9.0 (3.9–19.2) 3.2 (1.8–5.6) 9.3 (5.3–15.9) 1.5 (0.9–2.8)
North Dakota
Oklahoma 4.9 (3.0–7.9) 2.3 (1.4–3.8) 3.7 (2.5–5.5) 3.0 (2.0–4.3) 10.9 (5.9–19.4) 1.4 (0.2–9.7) 4.1 (2.7–6.2) 15.2 (8.8–25.1) 1.2 (0.4–3.2)
Pennsylvania 3.8 (2.6–5.6) 1.9 (1.2–3.0) 3.0 (2.3–3.9) 2.1 (1.5–2.9) 7.5 (4.7–12.0) 12.3 (6.3–22.6) 2.9 (2.0–4.3) 8.9 (5.1–15.1) 1.7 (0.9–3.2)
Rhode Island 3.4 (1.9–6.0) 3.5 (2.2–5.4) 3.8 (2.7–5.3) 2.5 (1.7–3.6) 10.9 (5.7–19.8) 7.6 (2.7–20.0) 3.3 (1.8–5.9) 8.9 (5.1–15.0) 1.7 (0.7–3.9)
South Carolina 3.0 (1.6–5.5) 3.3 (1.7–6.2) 3.6 (2.6–4.9) 2.5 (1.5–4.3) 9.2 (5.1–16.3) 7.3 (3.7–14.1) 2.5 (1.2–5.4) 8.5 (3.9–17.5) 2.6 (1.1–6.0)
Tennessee 3.3 (2.3–4.8) 2.3 (1.4–3.9) 2.9 (2.1–4.1)
Texas 4.0 (2.4–6.5) 4.8 (3.4–6.8) 4.5 (3.3–6.2) 4.3 (3.1–6.0) 4.4 (1.9–10.0) 4.8 (1.4–15.6) 7.3 (4.9–10.8) 7.2 (2.8–17.1) 1.0 (0.5–1.9)
Utah 4.8 (3.1–7.3) 3.1 (1.8–5.1) 4.0 (2.9–5.5)
Vermont
Virginia 2.6 (1.7–3.8) 1.4 (0.8–2.4) 2.0 (1.5–2.7)
West Virginia 3.6 (2.2–5.9) 4.4 (2.8–7.1) 4.1 (2.6–6.2) 2.9 (1.7–4.9) 13.9 (7.2–25.1) 3.6 (0.9–13.3) 3.4 (2.1–5.6) 11.8 (5.2–24.7) 1.6 (0.9–3.0)
Wisconsin 2.1 (1.2–3.6) 2.8 (1.7–4.5) 2.5 (1.6–3.9) 1.9 (1.2–2.9) 4.6 (2.0–10.1) 5.1 (1.6–15.3) 2.1 (1.3–3.4) 10.5 (5.7–18.8) 1.4 (0.7–2.8)
Median 3.3 2.8 3.1 2.1 8.6 7.3 3.2 9.3 1.2
Range 2.1–6.0 1.3–9.0 1.9–7.6 1.1–4.8 4.1–20.5 1.0–27.9 2.0–8.4 3.6–16.8 0.1–2.6
Large urban school district surveys
Baltimore, MD 6.1 (3.7–9.7) 9.1 (5.9–14.0) 7.5 (5.4–10.3) 5.7 (3.6–9.0) 12.5 (6.0–24.2) 12.4 (4.4–30.3) 6.1 (3.4–10.7) 13.9 (6.6–27.1) 2.8 (0.9–8.2)
Boston, MA 1.4 (0.7–2.6) 2.0 (1.1–3.6) 1.7 (1.1–2.5) 1.3 (0.8–2.1) 2.6 (1.0–6.9) 3.9 (1.1–13.1) 2.2 (1.1–4.1) 6.4 (3.1–13.0) 0.3 (0.1–1.1)
Broward County, FL 4.2 (2.1–8.2) 3.1 (1.8–5.3) 3.7 (2.3–6.1) 3.0 (1.7–5.4) 6.6 (2.4–17.0) 11.0 (2.9–33.7) 2.3 (1.1–4.6) 11.5 (4.5–26.5) 2.8 (1.2–6.7)
Chicago, IL 5.3 (3.4–8.2) 4.9 (3.1–7.7) 5.1 (3.6–7.1) 3.8 (2.3–6.0) 10.7 (6.2–18.1) 10.2 (4.0–23.5) 4.6 (2.5–8.2) 10.2 (5.4–18.5) 2.1 (0.9–4.9)
Cleveland, OH
DeKalb County, GA 4.5 (3.1–6.4) 4.8 (3.0–7.7) 4.7 (3.5–6.3) 3.8 (2.8–5.2) 12.9 (7.8–20.7) 2.6 (0.6–10.3) 4.6 (3.1–6.9) 12.0 (6.1–22.3) 2.4 (1.5–3.9)
Detroit, MI 5.1 (3.3–7.8) 5.8 (3.9–8.6) 5.5 (4.1–7.3) 4.8 (3.3–6.8) 6.8 (3.7–12.1) 10.2 (3.5–26.2) 5.2 (3.1–8.5) 11.0 (6.6–17.8) 2.9 (1.6–5.2)
District of Columbia 5.9 (5.1–6.8) 7.0 (6.1–8.2) 6.6 (6.0–7.4) 5.7 (5.0–6.4) 10.7 (8.8–13.1) 9.1 (6.1–13.4) 6.7 (5.7–7.9) 10.9 (8.5–13.9) 2.6 (2.0–3.3)
Duval County, FL
Ft. Worth, TX 4.4 (3.3–5.6) 3.4 (2.5–4.6) 4.0 (3.3–4.8) 2.9 (2.3–3.8) 9.0 (5.7–14.0) 13.7 (7.6–23.3) 4.6 (3.4–6.2) 8.7 (5.1–14.6) 2.0 (1.3–3.1)
Houston, TX 3.8 (2.9–4.9) 3.4 (2.5–4.6) 3.6 (2.9–4.5) 2.5 (1.9–3.4) 7.8 (5.0–12.0) 5.1 (2.5–10.1) 3.9 (2.9–5.3) 11.6 (7.6–17.4) 1.1 (0.6–2.0)
Los Angeles, CA 2.0 (1.1–3.8) 3.4 (2.0–5.8) 2.8 (1.9–4.2) 2.7 (1.9–4.0) 5.5 (1.5–17.7) 0.0 3.1 (1.7–5.7) 9.5 (4.3–19.7) 1.2 (0.6–2.6)
Miami-Dade County, FL 3.3 (2.3–4.9) 3.6 (2.6–4.8) 3.4 (2.7–4.5) 2.6 (1.8–3.7) 7.9 (4.4–13.6) 6.4 (2.0–18.8) 2.8 (1.9–4.0) 12.7 (7.2–21.5) 1.7 (0.9–3.0)
New York City, NY 2.8 (2.3–3.4) 3.9 (3.1–4.7) 3.4 (3.0–4.0) 2.4 (1.9–3.0) 6.8 (5.2–8.8) 6.2 (4.7–8.0) 3.6 (2.6–4.9) 9.4 (6.9–12.9) 1.7 (1.2–2.6)
Oakland, CA 1.9 (1.2–3.2) 3.3 (2.1–5.0) 2.6 (1.8–3.7) 1.8 (1.2–2.8) 6.4 (3.3–12.1) 11.0 (4.3–25.6) 2.9 (1.7–5.0) 10.1 (4.9–19.8) 0.8 (0.2–2.6)
Orange County, FL 4.0 (2.5–6.4) 3.5 (2.0–6.0) 4.0 (2.9–5.6) 3.0 (2.0–4.4) 9.5 (5.1–16.9) 7.4 (2.8–18.0) 3.6 (2.2–6.0) 8.2 (3.9–16.6) 2.0 (1.1–3.7)
Palm Beach County, FL 2.9 (2.0–4.3) 2.7 (1.9–3.9) 2.9 (2.2–3.8) 1.7 (1.1–2.6) 9.7 (6.0–15.4) 6.9 (3.1–14.5) 2.4 (1.5–3.7) 12.2 (7.2–20.0) 0.4 (0.2–1.2)
Philadelphia, PA 3.4 (2.0–5.6) 3.0 (1.3–7.1) 3.2 (1.7–5.8) 2.8 (1.5–5.3) 7.2 (3.5–14.2) 2.9 (0.8–10.5) 4.1 (1.9–8.8) 11.1 (4.7–24.1) 1.1 (0.4–2.9)
San Diego, CA 1.9 (1.2–3.0) 0.9 (0.5–1.7) 1.5 (1.0–2.1) 1.3 (0.9–2.0) 2.3 (1.0–5.2) 1.6 (0.5–5.2) 2.1 (1.4–3.4) 2.3 (0.9–6.0) 0.4 (0.2–1.1)
San Francisco, CA 2.4 (1.6–3.8) 3.9 (2.9–5.4) 3.3 (2.5–4.3) 2.8 (2.0–3.9) 4.2 (1.9–9.1) 6.4 (2.5–15.5) 3.9 (2.4–6.4) 10.5 (5.6–18.9) 1.3 (0.8–2.3)
Shelby County, TN 5.9 (4.2–8.2) 6.8 (4.9–9.4) 6.4 (5.0–8.2) 4.9 (3.7–6.4) 15.6 (9.8–23.9) 7.8 (2.9–19.3) 5.0 (3.4–7.3) 15.3 (9.2–24.5) 4.0 (2.5–6.4)
Median 3.8 3.5 3.6 2.8 7.8 6.9 3.9 10.9 1.7
Range 1.4–6.1 0.9–9.1 1.5–7.5 1.3–5.7 2.3–15.6 0.0–13.7 2.1–6.7 2.3–15.3 0.3–4.0

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

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