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and n=1989 for girls (70%). In this group 45% of the boys and 55% of the
girls had had heterosexual intercourse. The second group included young
people reporting at least one of the listed experiences with a same-sex
partner, but no homosexual romantic or sexual attraction (n=94 for boys
(3.6%) and n=609 for girls (21%)). Amongst these, heterosexual intercourse
was more common (boys: 72%, girls: 83%), than among heterosexuals.
Ninety-three per cent of these boys and 98% of these girls reported
heterosexual romantic attraction. However, 23% of these boys and 6% of
these girls reported homosexual experiences including genital contact. The
third group included young people reporting homosexual romantic or sexual
attraction or both (n=79 for boys (3%) and n=241 for girls (8.5%)). In this
group we also included those reporting to be ‘unsure’ whether they had been
in love with someone of their own sex. Boys in this group were more certain
of their homosexual romantic attractions (60% yes, 22% unsure) compared
to the girls (27% yes, 38% unsure). Fifty-seven per cent of the boys and 36%
of the girls reported homosexual genital experiences. However, heterosexual
intercourse was common (boys:54%, girls:75%) and also heterosexual
romantic attractions (boys:72%, girls:92%).
Substance use: Drinking habits were measured both in terms of the
frequency of alcohol consumption during the past year (ranging from
‘never/not in the last 12 months’ to ‘several times a week’) and frequency of
alcohol intoxication (ranging from ‘not in the last 12 months’ to ‘more than 50
times during the last 12 months’) during the past year. Alcohol intoxication
was defined as a subjective ‘feeling of being clearly intoxicated’. Drug use
was measured both by the frequency of cannabis use and the frequency of use
of prescription drugs to get high during the past year (0-more than 50 times
during the last 12 months). The questionnaire also included a corresponding
summary measure of the annual frequency of use of ‘other drugs’, which
included ‘cocaine, LSD, ecstasy (MDMA), amphetamine, heroin etc’. All
substance use variables were transformed to semi-continuous variables for the
multinomial logistic regressions and the discriminant analyses.
Social integration variables
A measure of social network size (0 = ’no network’ to 3 = ’large network’)
was computed by adding information on the number of intimate friends to a
measure of social network. Respondents answering the latter question by
claiming that they mostly met friends more or less by chance, that they
‘don’t go with friends much’ or ‘other’, were coded according to the number
of intimate friends. Social support from friends was measured by asking to
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