High school students in 10 U.S. states and nine large urban school districts
Method of interview
Questionnaire
Supplementary notes
* Had sexual intercourse with at least one person during the 3 months before the survey.
** Question asked about method used for pregnancy prevention by “you or your partner.”
*** Never been tested for human HIV, the virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) (does not count if donated blood).
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Sexual risks among U.S. transgender students in 2017
This statistic depicts the percentage of transgender high school students in the U.S. who had select sexual risks as of 2017. According to the data, 70 percent of transgender high school students had never been tested for HIV at that time.
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CDC, & MMWR. (January 25, 2019). Percentage of U.S. transgender students with select sexual risks as of 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/971523/transgender-students-us-sexual-risks/
CDC, und MMWR. "Percentage of U.S. transgender students with select sexual risks as of 2017." Chart. January 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/971523/transgender-students-us-sexual-risks/
CDC, MMWR. (2019). Percentage of U.S. transgender students with select sexual risks as of 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/971523/transgender-students-us-sexual-risks/
CDC, and MMWR. "Percentage of U.S. Transgender Students with Select Sexual Risks as of 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/971523/transgender-students-us-sexual-risks/
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Percentage of U.S. transgender students with select sexual risks as of 2017 [Graph], CDC, & MMWR, January 25, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/971523/transgender-students-us-sexual-risks/
