@article{ref1,
title="Differences in the prevalence of adolescent sexual identity: results of expanding survey response options",
journal="Journal of Adolescent Health",
year="2023",
author="Gower, Amy L. and Eisenberg, Marla E. and Brown, Camille and McMorris, Barbara J. and Rider, G. Nic",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="PURPOSE: To describe the prevalence of sexual identity by grade, racial and ethnic identities, and sex assigned at birth. <br><br>METHODS: Data came from the statewide 2022 Minnesota Student Survey of eighth, ninth, and 11th grade students (N = 99,688). Chi-square tests compared the prevalence of sexual identity across grades, racial/ethnic groups, and sex assigned at birth. <br><br>RESULTS: Over a fifth (22.2%) of students self-reported a minoritized sexual identity. Bisexual and pansexual were most common among Native+ (12.3%, 5.7%, respectively), multiracial (11.6%, 4.4%, respectively), and Latina/x/o (10.4%, 4.1%, respectively) youth. Asexuality was consistently reported across grades, and eighth graders reported gay/lesbian, bisexual, and queer identities less than 11th graders. Youth assigned female at birth were more likely to report gay/lesbian, bisexual, asexual, pansexual, queer, and questioning than youth assigned male at birth. <br><br>DISCUSSION: Results support the continued use of further expanded sexual identities in epidemiologic surveys.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1054-139X",
doi="10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.10.001",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.10.001"
}