A survey of high school students in the United States found that around 13.6 percent of students experienced teen dating violence in 2021. When broken down by sexual orientation, around 10 percent of heterosexual people had experienced dating violence, as ad around 17 percent of bisexual students.
Share of high school students who experienced teen dating violence in the United States in 2021, by sexual identity
On one or more occasions during the previous 12 months
Method of interview
Questionnaire
Supplementary notes
The 2021 YRBS sampling frame consisted of all regular public schools (including charter schools), parochial schools, and other private schools with students in at least one of grades 9–12 in the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
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CDC. (April 28, 2023). Share of high school students who experienced teen dating violence in the United States in 2021, by sexual identity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391476/us-students-who-experienced-dating-violence-by-sexual-identity/
CDC. "Share of high school students who experienced teen dating violence in the United States in 2021, by sexual identity." Chart. April 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391476/us-students-who-experienced-dating-violence-by-sexual-identity/
CDC. (2023). Share of high school students who experienced teen dating violence in the United States in 2021, by sexual identity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391476/us-students-who-experienced-dating-violence-by-sexual-identity/
CDC. "Share of High School Students Who Experienced Teen Dating Violence in The United States in 2021, by Sexual Identity." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391476/us-students-who-experienced-dating-violence-by-sexual-identity/
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Share of high school students who experienced teen dating violence in the United States in 2021, by sexual identity [Graph], CDC, April 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1391476/us-students-who-experienced-dating-violence-by-sexual-identity/
