Health and behavior risks of adolescents with mixed-race identity.

Objectives: This study compared the health and risk status of adolescents who identify with 1 race with those identifying with more than 1 race.

Methods: Data are derived from self-reports of race, using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), which provides a large representative national sample of adolescents in grades 7 through 12. Respondents could report more than 1 race.