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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Reduce the proportion of lesbian, gay, or bisexual high school students who have used illicit drugs — LGBT‑07 Data

National Status: Baseline only

  
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Most Recent Data:
23.2 percent (2021)

National Target:
18.4 percent  1

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
23.2 percent of sexual minority students in grades 9 through 12 reported that they had ever used illicit drugs in their lifetime in 2021 2

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Illicit drugs ever used among lesbian, gay, or bisexual adolescents, 2021
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021
Total
23.2
CI 19.8 / 26.9
SE 1.745

Illicit drugs ever used among lesbian, gay, or bisexual adolescents by Sex, 2021
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021
Male
19.7
CI 14.2 / 26.5
SE 3.046
Female
24.3
CI 20.7 / 28.3
SE 1.879

Illicit drugs ever used among lesbian, gay, or bisexual adolescents by Race/Ethnicity, 2021
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021
American Indian or Alaska Native only
DSU
Asian only
13.8
CI 5.9 / 29.0
SE 5.531
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
Black or African American only
13.2
CI 9.6 / 17.8
SE 2.002
White only
25.1
CI 20.3 / 30.6
SE 2.557
2 or more races
28.5
CI 19.6 / 39.6
SE 5.015
Hispanic or Latino
24.4
CI 17.3 / 33.2
SE 3.938
Not Hispanic or Latino
23.0
CI 19.8 / 26.7
SE 1.709
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
13.0
CI 5.2 / 29.1
SE 5.667
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
13.3
CI 9.0 / 19.1
SE 2.467
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
24.6
CI 19.8 / 30.2
SE 2.559
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
27.3
CI 17.6 / 39.9
SE 5.586

Illicit drugs ever used among lesbian, gay, or bisexual adolescents by Family income, 2021
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021
Family income
DNC

Illicit drugs ever used among lesbian, gay, or bisexual adolescents by Health insurance status, 2021
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021
Health insurance status
DNC

Illicit drugs ever used among lesbian, gay, or bisexual adolescents by Geographic location, 2021
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021
Geographic location
DNC

Illicit drugs ever used among lesbian, gay, or bisexual adolescents by Country of birth, 2021
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021
Country of birth
DNC

Illicit drugs ever used among lesbian, gay, or bisexual adolescents by Disability status, 2021
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021
Disability status
DNC

Illicit drugs ever used among lesbian, gay, or bisexual adolescents by Obesity status, 2021
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021
With obesity
24.7
CI 19.5 / 30.8
SE 2.798
Without obesity
22.4
CI 18.1 / 27.3
SE 2.274

Illicit drugs ever used among lesbian, gay, or bisexual adolescents by Grade or Grade level, 2021
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021
9th grade
21.6
CI 18.0 / 25.6
SE 1.880
10th grade
26.0
CI 19.8 / 33.4
SE 3.365
11th grade
22.6
CI 18.0 / 28.1
SE 2.514
12th grade
22.2
CI 16.7 / 29.0
SE 3.046

Disparity