TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Differences in the prevalence of adolescent sexual identity: results of expanding survey response options
JO  - Journal of Adolescent Health
A1  - Gower, Amy L.
A1  - Eisenberg, Marla E.
A1  - Brown, Camille
A1  - McMorris, Barbara J.
A1  - Rider, G. Nic
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1054-139X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.10.001
ID  - ref1
ER  -