Trends in Alcohol-Related Disparities Between Heterosexual and Sexual Minority Youth from 2007 to 2015: Findings from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey.

LGBT Health
Jessica N Fish, Laura Baams

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess trends in alcohol-related disparities between heterosexual and sexual minority adolescents in the United States from 2007 to 2015. Data were pooled from the 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Surveys (N = 207,367) to estimate trends, disparities, and changes in disparities of four alcohol-related behaviors (i.e., lifetime alcohol use, early onset use (<13 years of age), past 30-day use, and past 30-day heavy episodic drinking [HED]) among heterosexual youth and three subgroups of sexual minority youth (SMY) (i.e., gay/lesbian, bisexual, and unsure). Models were sex stratified and adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, and state of data collection. The prevalence of all alcohol-related behaviors declined from 2007 to 2015 for heterosexual youth, but not as consistently for SMY. Disparities in alcohol-related behaviors between heterosexual youth and SMY largely remained stable or widened from 2007 to 2015. Disparities in lifetime alcohol use and past 30-day use were larger between heterosexual boys and gay boys in 2015 relative to 2007. Disparities in early onset use and past 30-day HED were also larger between heterosexual girls and lesbian girls in 2015 relative to 2007. The ...Continue Reading

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May 11, 2019·Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research·Katherine M KeyesDeborah Hasin
Oct 14, 2019·Journal of Youth and Adolescence·Jessica N FishStephen T Russell
Jan 18, 2020·Substance Abuse : Official Publication of the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse·Laurie A DrabbleKaren F Trocki
Sep 12, 2020·The American Journal of Psychiatry·Rebecca J Evans-PolceSean Esteban McCabe
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Aug 5, 2021·Substance Abuse : Official Publication of the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse·Sean Esteban McCabeBrady T West

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