In 2021, around 69 percent of LGBQ+ high school students in the United States reported experiencing persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness in the past year, compared to 35 percent of heterosexual students. This graph presents the percentage of high school students in the United States who experienced persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness in the past year, by sexual identity.
Percentage of high school students in the United States who experienced persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness in the past year in 2021, by sexual identity
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CDC. (February 13, 2023). Percentage of high school students in the United States who experienced persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness in the past year in 2021, by sexual identity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384770/share-high-school-students-feelings-of-sadness-or-hopelessness-by-sexual-identity/
CDC. "Percentage of high school students in the United States who experienced persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness in the past year in 2021, by sexual identity." Chart. February 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384770/share-high-school-students-feelings-of-sadness-or-hopelessness-by-sexual-identity/
CDC. (2023). Percentage of high school students in the United States who experienced persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness in the past year in 2021, by sexual identity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384770/share-high-school-students-feelings-of-sadness-or-hopelessness-by-sexual-identity/
CDC. "Percentage of High School Students in The United States Who Experienced Persistent Feelings of Sadness or Hopelessness in The past Year in 2021, by Sexual Identity." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384770/share-high-school-students-feelings-of-sadness-or-hopelessness-by-sexual-identity/
CDC, Percentage of high school students in the United States who experienced persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness in the past year in 2021, by sexual identity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384770/share-high-school-students-feelings-of-sadness-or-hopelessness-by-sexual-identity/ (last visited November 06, 2024)
Percentage of high school students in the United States who experienced persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness in the past year in 2021, by sexual identity [Graph], CDC, February 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1384770/share-high-school-students-feelings-of-sadness-or-hopelessness-by-sexual-identity/
