TABLE 6. Sex of sexual contacts, by sexual identity — United States and selected U.S. sites,* Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2021

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TABLE 6. Sex of sexual contacts, by sexual identity — United States and selected U.S. sites,* Youth Risk Behavior Surveys, 2019
Site Sex of sexual contacts Sexual identity
Heterosexual (straight) Gay, lesbian, or bisexual Other/Questioning
% CI† % CI % CI
National survey Opposite sex only  87.3 (85.6–88.9)   8.0 (6.5–9.8)   4.6 (3.8–5.6)
  Same sex only or both sexes  14.2 (10.9–18.4)  65.9 (62.6–69.0)  19.9 (17.3–22.9)
  No sexual contact  78.2 (75.8–80.4)  12.4 (11.3–13.6)   9.4 (8.0–11.1)
State surveys       
Arkansas Opposite sex only  89.8 (86.2–92.5)   6.8 (4.5–10.1)   3.5 (2.0–5.8)
Same sex only or both sexes  24.2 (14.6–37.2)  59.2 (50.0–67.9)  16.6 (8.5–29.8)
No sexual contact  83.9 (80.8–86.5)   8.6 (6.2–11.8)   7.6 (5.0–11.2)
Colorado Opposite sex only  86.1 (79.0–91.1)   7.9 (4.4–14.1)   6.0 (3.3–10.6)
Same sex only or both sexes  16.5 (9.0–28.2)  64.3 (57.7–70.4)  19.2 (11.4–30.5)
No sexual contact  78.3 (74.2–81.8)  11.2 (8.9–14.0)  10.5 (7.9–14.0)
Connecticut Opposite sex only  87.4 (82.7–91.0)   8.0 (5.7–11.1)   4.6 (2.5–8.3)
Same sex only or both sexes   7.1 (3.5–13.7)  68.7 (62.9–74.0)  24.2 (19.6–29.5)
No sexual contact  73.9 (69.9–77.5)  14.7 (11.9–18.1)  11.4 (9.2–14.0)
Delaware Opposite sex only  89.6 (85.6–92.6)   7.5 (4.9–11.4)   2.8 (2.0–4.1)
Same sex only or both sexes  14.6 (8.9–23.2)  66.0 (56.1–74.8)  19.3 (11.6–30.3)
No sexual contact  79.6 (75.4–83.2)  12.5 (10.1–15.3)   8.0 (5.8–10.8)
Florida Opposite sex only  88.8 (87.6–90.0)   6.4 (5.4–7.7)   4.7 (3.9–5.7)
Same sex only or both sexes  14.8 (11.9–18.3)  69.9 (65.2–74.2)  15.3 (11.7–19.8)
No sexual contact  80.2 (77.6–82.6)  11.3 (9.8–13.0)   8.5 (7.1–10.1)
Hawaii Opposite sex only  83.8 (80.3–86.8)  10.4 (8.2–12.9)   5.8 (4.1–8.3)
Same sex only or both sexes  24.7 (19.6–30.7)  57.3 (49.4–64.8)  18.0 (12.6–25.1)
No sexual contact  78.8 (76.2–81.2)  10.7 (9.3–12.2)  10.5 (8.9–12.4)
Illinois Opposite sex only  89.8 (86.9–92.1)   7.7 (5.7–10.3)   2.5 (1.6–3.9)
Same sex only or both sexes  20.4 (13.7–29.1)  61.7 (49.6–72.5)  17.9 (11.6–26.6)
No sexual contact  79.3 (75.9–82.3)  10.9 (9.1–13.0)   9.9 (8.1–12.0)
Iowa Opposite sex only  88.7 (85.2–91.4)   7.6 (5.4–10.5)   3.8 (2.3–6.1)
Same sex only or both sexes  11.8 (6.1–21.8)  58.5 (45.8–70.2)  29.6 (19.4–42.4)
No sexual contact  78.5 (72.5–83.5)  11.0 (8.2–14.5)  10.6 (8.0–13.8)
Kentucky Opposite sex only  87.3 (81.8–91.4)   9.3 (5.9–14.5)   3.3 (2.1–5.3)
Same sex only or both sexes  16.8 (11.0–24.9)  66.0 (57.5–73.5)  17.2 (10.8–26.3)
No sexual contact  80.8 (76.8–84.2)  10.4 (8.3–12.9)   8.9 (6.3–12.3)
Maine Opposite sex only  85.4 (83.5–87.1)  10.0 (8.6–11.5)   4.6 (3.8–5.6)
Same sex only or both sexes  24.6 (21.4–28.2)  56.1 (52.0–60.2)  19.2 (15.6–23.6)
No sexual contact  75.9 (72.8–78.7)  14.3 (12.7–16.0)   9.9 (8.2–11.8)
Michigan Opposite sex only  85.6 (82.4–88.3)   9.7 (7.5–12.4)   4.7 (3.3–6.7)
Same sex only or both sexes  15.7 (10.6–22.7)  59.5 (52.5–66.1)  24.8 (18.8–31.9)
No sexual contact  81.2 (77.3–84.5)  11.6 (9.2–14.5)   7.2 (5.8–9.0)
Mississippi Opposite sex only  88.6 (84.6–91.7)   6.7 (4.2–10.6)   4.7 (2.8–7.7)
Same sex only or both sexes  28.7 (22.7–35.6)  51.4 (43.0–59.7)  19.9 (13.9–27.7)
No sexual contact  83.3 (79.4–86.6)   9.9 (7.4–13.1)   6.8 (4.9–9.4)
Missouri Opposite sex only  86.2 (81.6–89.8)   6.3 (3.4–11.3)   7.5 (5.6–10.0)
Same sex only or both sexes  23.2 (13.4–37.0)  51.9 (35.0–68.4)  24.9 (14.5–39.3)
No sexual contact  79.4 (74.0–83.9)  13.0 (9.2–18.0)   7.6 (5.0–11.5)
Nebraska Opposite sex only  89.2 (82.8–93.4)   7.8 (4.1–14.6)   3.0 (1.3–6.4)
Same sex only or both sexes  23.1 (5.8–59.6)  59.6 (28.7–84.4)  17.2 (6.9–37.0)
No sexual contact  83.1 (76.9–87.9)   9.8 (6.7–14.0)   7.2 (5.1–9.9)
Nevada Opposite sex only  81.0 (75.8–85.3)  10.3 (6.9–15.3)   8.6 (6.8–10.9)
Same sex only or both sexes  15.1 (10.2–21.6)  64.5 (52.3–75.0)  20.4 (12.0–32.6)
No sexual contact  76.2 (71.6–80.3)  14.9 (11.5–19.2)   8.9 (7.2–11.0)
New Hampshire Opposite sex only  86.7 (85.4–87.9)   8.2 (7.2–9.3)   5.1 (4.4–5.9)
Same sex only or both sexes  12.6 (10.5–15.0)  65.7 (62.3–68.9)  21.7 (19.0–24.8)
No sexual contact  74.3 (72.9–75.7)  14.7 (13.7–15.9)  10.9 (10.1–11.8)
New Jersey Opposite sex only  87.3 (78.7–92.7)   8.6 (4.0–17.6)   4.1 (2.0–8.5)
Same sex only or both sexes   9.8 (2.6–30.7)  67.1 (50.4–80.4)  23.1 (14.0–35.8)
No sexual contact  75.4 (69.4–80.5)  12.4 (9.4–16.1)  12.3 (7.8–18.7)
New Mexico Opposite sex only  87.8 (85.3–90.0)   8.2 (6.4–10.4)   4.0 (2.8–5.7)
Same sex only or both sexes   8.9 (6.1–12.8)  69.2 (63.9–74.1)  21.8 (16.5–28.3)
No sexual contact  77.2 (74.6–79.6)  12.4 (10.8–14.2)  10.4 (9.0–12.0)
New York Opposite sex only  82.7 (74.3–88.8)  12.4 (8.7–17.2)   4.9 (2.3–10.2)
Same sex only or both sexes  25.4 (16.8–36.5)  58.7 (44.6–71.5)  15.9 (10.2–23.8)
No sexual contact  76.1 (73.0–78.9)  14.3 (11.9–17.2)   9.6 (8.3–11.0)
North Carolina Opposite sex only  84.9 (77.6–90.1)   9.0 (6.2–12.7)   6.1 (3.3–11.1)
Same sex only or both sexes  12.4 (7.0–21.2)  68.9 (53.4–81.1)  18.6 (8.0–37.7)
No sexual contact  79.4 (75.8–82.5)  11.7 (8.9–15.3)   8.9 (7.5–10.5)
Oklahoma Opposite sex only  90.8 (87.4–93.3)   5.3 (3.6–7.9)   3.9 (2.3–6.6)
Same sex only or both sexes  18.8 (11.5–29.1)  57.8 (48.9–66.3)  23.4 (14.6–35.2)
No sexual contact  81.3 (77.8–84.3)  10.5 (8.1–13.6)   8.2 (6.5–10.2)
Pennsylvania Opposite sex only  87.2 (83.9–89.8)   9.3 (7.2–12.0)   3.5 (1.9–6.2)
Same sex only or both sexes  21.3 (14.8–29.8)  61.6 (52.6–70.0)  17.0 (11.6–24.2)
No sexual contact  75.7 (70.9–80.0)  14.2 (11.5–17.4)  10.1 (7.5–13.4)
Rhode Island Opposite sex only  86.7 (82.3–90.1)   8.1 (5.7–11.4)   5.2 (3.7–7.2)
Same sex only or both sexes   9.7 (3.9–22.0)  72.2 (62.6–80.2)  18.1 (11.6–27.1)
No sexual contact  75.9 (71.3–79.9)  13.5 (10.4–17.3)  10.7 (9.2–12.4)
Texas Opposite sex only  88.4 (85.0–91.2)   6.8 (4.8–9.5)   4.7 (3.3–6.8)
Same sex only or both sexes  16.6 (11.2–24.0)  61.1 (51.8–69.6)  22.3 (15.1–31.6)
No sexual contact  80.0 (75.3–84.0)  11.8 (8.6–15.9)   8.3 (6.5–10.4)
Virginia Opposite sex only  85.3 (80.5–89.1)   9.8 (7.1–13.4)   4.9 (3.0–7.8)
Same sex only or both sexes  17.0 (12.6–22.5)  59.5 (50.3–68.0)  23.5 (16.4–32.5)
No sexual contact  75.3 (72.5–77.9)  13.2 (11.4–15.2)  11.6 (9.6–13.9)
West Virginia Opposite sex only  87.1 (79.3–92.2)   8.1 (5.0–12.8)   4.9 (2.0–11.3)
Same sex only or both sexes  17.2 (5.4–43.2)  70.0 (41.8–88.3)  12.8 (4.5–31.8)
No sexual contact  83.1 (72.9–90.0)   9.9 (5.3–17.8)   7.0 (3.2–14.5)
Wisconsin Opposite sex only  84.9 (80.8–88.2)   9.2 (7.2–11.7)   5.9 (3.8–9.1)
Same sex only or both sexes  12.7 (6.5–23.5)  61.1 (49.6–71.5)  26.2 (18.3–36.0)
No sexual contact  81.0 (77.8–83.8)  11.4 (9.1–14.2)   7.6 (6.2–9.4)
Median Opposite sex only  87.2   8.1   4.7
Range Opposite sex only 81.0–90.8 5.3–12.4 2.5–8.6
Median Same sex only or both sexes  16.6  61.6  19.3
Range Same sex only or both sexes 7.1–28.7 51.4–72.2 12.8–29.6
Median No sexual contact  79.3  11.7   8.9
Range No sexual contact 73.9–83.9 8.6–14.9 6.8–12.3
District surveys
Albuquerque, NM Opposite sex only  86.0 (82.6–88.9)   8.4 (6.2–11.3)   5.6 (4.0–7.8)
Same sex only or both sexes   5.8 (3.4–9.7)  64.7 (58.1–70.8)  29.5 (23.4–36.4)
No sexual contact  72.2 (69.4–74.9)  15.5 (13.2–18.1)  12.3 (10.4–14.4)
Broward County, FL Opposite sex only  89.0 (81.6–93.7)   7.9 (4.1–14.6)   3.1 (1.4–6.6)
Same sex only or both sexes  24.3 (15.7–35.6)  53.8 (43.4–63.9)  21.8 (13.7–33.0)
No sexual contact  79.3 (74.8–83.2)  11.1 (8.4–14.4)   9.6 (7.1–13.0)
Chicago, IL Opposite sex only  86.7 (80.2–91.3)   6.3 (3.5–11.3)   7.0 (4.2–11.4)
Same sex only or both sexes   9.8 (4.9–18.5)  67.6 (55.7–77.6)  22.6 (13.5–35.3)
No sexual contact  73.7 (68.3–78.5)  13.6 (10.2–17.9)  12.6 (10.2–15.6)
Cleveland, OH Opposite sex only  87.0 (83.1–90.1)   8.8 (6.4–11.8)   4.2 (2.5–6.9)
Same sex only or both sexes  14.5 (7.8–25.4)  63.7 (51.7–74.2)  21.8 (13.1–34.0)
No sexual contact  74.3 (69.3–78.8)  16.0 (13.1–19.4)   9.6 (6.9–13.2)
Duval County, FL Opposite sex only  85.3 (82.7–87.5)   9.9 (8.1–12.1)   4.8 (3.6–6.5)
Same sex only or both sexes  20.7 (16.9–25.2)  61.4 (55.2–67.3)  17.8 (13.8–22.8)
No sexual contact  77.7 (74.6–80.5)  13.3 (11.3–15.7)   9.0 (7.2–11.1)
Eaton Consortium, MI Opposite sex only  81.9 (77.8–85.4)  12.7 (10.2–15.9)   5.3 (3.3–8.5)
Same sex only or both sexes  12.8 (7.2–21.7)  63.8 (51.0–74.9)  23.5 (15.9–33.2)
No sexual contact  75.3 (70.8–79.2)  12.4 (9.5–15.9)  12.4 (9.8–15.5)
Ft. Worth, TX Opposite sex only  85.5 (80.8–89.2)   9.4 (6.5–13.3)   5.1 (3.0–8.4)
Same sex only or both sexes  17.6 (12.1–24.8)  64.3 (54.9–72.8)  18.1 (12.1–26.3)
No sexual contact  80.0 (76.8–82.9)  11.5 (9.7–13.6)   8.5 (6.5–10.9)
Gaston County, NC Opposite sex only  86.8 (82.7–90.1)   7.6 (5.2–11.0)   5.6 (3.8–8.1)
Same sex only or both sexes  26.2 (18.5–35.8)  54.5 (45.3–63.4)  19.3 (12.7–28.2)
No sexual contact  80.1 (76.8–83.0)  12.2 (10.0–14.8)   7.8 (5.8–10.4)
Genesee Consortium, MI Opposite sex only  85.5 (80.4–89.4)  10.5 (7.4–14.7)   4.0 (2.3–7.0)
Same sex only or both sexes  18.4 (11.2–28.6)  64.2 (52.3–74.5)  17.5 (10.2–28.2)
No sexual contact  78.5 (73.8–82.6)  14.4 (10.5–19.5)   7.1 (5.1–9.7)
Hillsborough County, FL Opposite sex only  87.7 (83.0–91.2)   8.0 (5.3–12.0)   4.3 (2.6–6.9)
Same sex only or both sexes  21.7 (15.3–29.8)  61.2 (52.5–69.3)  17.1 (11.1–25.3)
No sexual contact  76.7 (72.0–80.8)  15.4 (11.8–20.0)   7.9 (5.8–10.6)
Houston, TX Opposite sex only  83.0 (79.6–85.9)   8.6 (6.5–11.2)   8.4 (5.9–11.8)
Same sex only or both sexes  22.0 (15.4–30.2)  61.8 (52.9–69.9)  16.3 (11.1–23.2)
No sexual contact  74.5 (71.7–77.2)  14.7 (12.5–17.2)  10.8 (9.1–12.8)
Los Angeles, CA Opposite sex only  86.6 (83.7–89.1)   8.1 (5.4–12.0)   5.3 (3.7–7.5)
Same sex only or both sexes  15.4 (8.5–26.5)  58.1 (46.0–69.3)  26.4 (19.2–35.2)
No sexual contact  78.5 (73.1–83.1)  11.8 (9.5–14.6)   9.7 (7.1–13.2)
New York City, NY Opposite sex only  83.3 (77.7–87.8)   9.8 (7.1–13.3)   6.9 (3.8–12.2)
Same sex only or both sexes  29.2 (20.9–39.2)  53.6 (41.6–65.2)  17.2 (12.5–23.1)
No sexual contact  76.1 (71.2–80.4)  13.0 (10.4–16.1)  10.9 (7.9–14.8)
Newark, NJ Opposite sex only  88.7 (83.9–92.3)   5.9 (3.7–9.4)   5.3 (2.9–9.5)
Same sex only or both sexes   6.1 (2.6–13.5)  80.3 (66.3–89.5)  13.6 (6.2–27.3)
No sexual contact  74.6 (68.8–79.6)  15.2 (11.4–19.9)  10.3 (7.3–14.2)
Oakland, CA Opposite sex only  84.7 (79.9–88.5)   5.7 (3.5–9.3)   9.6 (6.7–13.5)
Same sex only or both sexes  14.9 (8.8–24.0)  61.7 (51.4–71.1)  23.4 (15.8–33.3)
No sexual contact  75.4 (71.4–79.0)  12.4 (10.0–15.3)  12.2 (9.5–15.5)
Orange County, FL Opposite sex only  80.6 (76.0–84.5)  11.9 (8.8–15.9)   7.5 (4.6–11.9)
Same sex only or both sexes  16.6 (9.6–27.2)  69.7 (58.1–79.2)  13.7 (7.8–23.0)
No sexual contact  76.6 (72.6–80.2)  13.6 (11.3–16.4)   9.7 (7.4–12.7)
Palm Beach County, FL Opposite sex only  85.9 (82.2–89.0)   7.4 (5.3–10.3)   6.7 (4.6–9.6)
Same sex only or both sexes  23.4 (17.8–30.0)  53.9 (46.0–61.6)  22.8 (16.3–30.8)
No sexual contact  79.9 (77.2–82.3)  11.0 (9.2–13.1)   9.1 (7.3–11.3)
Pasco County, FL Opposite sex only  89.9 (85.7–92.9)   7.5 (4.7–11.9)   2.6 (1.4–4.8)
Same sex only or both sexes  25.9 (18.6–34.7)  63.6 (54.7–71.7)  10.6 (6.4–16.9)
No sexual contact  78.1 (74.3–81.4)  15.0 (12.1–18.5)   6.9 (4.8–9.7)
Philadelphia, PA Opposite sex only  86.9 (81.6–90.9)   8.2 (5.3–12.5)   4.8 (2.8–8.2)
Same sex only or both sexes  21.5 (15.7–28.9)  59.1 (51.5–66.2)  19.4 (11.9–30.0)
No sexual contact  72.5 (65.2–78.8)  14.7 (10.5–20.2)  12.8 (9.8–16.6)
Portland, OR Opposite sex only  78.2 (73.1–82.5)  13.2 (9.7–17.7)   8.6 (5.9–12.6)
Same sex only or both sexes  15.3 (9.1–24.4)  64.6 (54.5–73.6)  20.1 (13.2–29.4)
No sexual contact  66.2 (62.7–69.6)  19.3 (16.7–22.1)  14.5 (12.1–17.3)
San Diego, CA Opposite sex only  85.6 (81.5–89.0)   7.6 (4.8–11.9)   6.8 (4.7–9.7)
Same sex only or both sexes  15.2 (9.2–24.0)  63.1 (52.0–72.9)  21.7 (13.7–32.7)
No sexual contact  75.7 (72.2–78.8)  13.9 (11.8–16.5)  10.4 (8.1–13.2)
San Francisco, CA Opposite sex only  89.0 (84.6–92.2)   5.3 (3.5–8.0)   5.7 (3.5–9.2)
Same sex only or both sexes  17.6 (10.6–27.6)  59.9 (47.8–70.8)  22.6 (15.1–32.4)
No sexual contact  77.4 (74.2–80.2)   9.9 (8.1–12.0)  12.7 (10.6–15.2)
Seattle, WA Opposite sex only  84.2 (78.8–88.5)   9.1 (6.6–12.4)   6.7 (3.7–11.6)
Same sex only or both sexes  21.6 (15.8–28.7)  60.1 (51.6–68.1)  18.3 (11.9–26.9)
No sexual contact  67.7 (64.6–70.7)  16.8 (14.4–19.4)  15.5 (12.9–18.5)
Shelby County, TN Opposite sex only  88.4 (84.3–91.6)   8.4 (5.8–12.0)   3.2 (1.7–5.7)
Same sex only or both sexes  20.7 (13.5–30.4)  66.3 (54.4–76.4)  13.0 (7.4–21.7)
No sexual contact  80.4 (75.7–84.3)  12.5 (8.4–18.1)   7.2 (5.1–10.0)
Median Opposite sex only  86.0   8.3   5.5
Range Opposite sex only 78.2–89.9 5.3–13.2 2.6–9.6
Median Same sex only or both sexes  18.0  62.5  19.4
Range Same sex only or both sexes 5.8–29.2 53.6–80.3 10.6–29.5
Median No sexual contact  76.4  13.6  10.0
Range No sexual contact 66.2–80.4 9.9–19.3 6.9–15.5

*Among the 27 states and 24 districts that ascertained both sexual identity and sex of sexual contacts.
†95% confidence interval.

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance — United States, 2021 Supplementary Tables 1 - 6