More women ¡ª particularly those in their late teens and 20s ¡ª are experimenting with bisexuality or at least feel more comfortable reporting same-sex encounters, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The survey, released Thursday by the CDC¡¯s National Center for Health Statistics, found that 11.5 percent of women, ages 18 to 44, said they¡¯ve had at least one sexual experience with another women in their lifetimes, compared with about 4 percent of women, ages 18 to 59, who said the same in a comparable survey a decade earlier.
For women in their late teens and 20s, the percentage rose to 14 percent in the more recent survey. About 6 percent of men in their teens and 20s said they¡¯d had at least one same-sex encounter. Story continues below ¡ý advertisement 
While those who conducted the survey took measures to protect respondents¡¯ privacy, researchers say it¡¯s unclear whether the figure for men was lower because they¡¯re are more likely to avoid same-sex experiences or whether they¡¯re not reporting them.
It wouldn¡¯t surprise Kat Fowler, a 27-year-old art student who dates both women and men, if men were less likely to talk about their experiences.
¡°There¡¯s a certain higher level of discrimination (for men). It¡¯s a lot easier for women to have these kinds of experiences and be open about it because it¡¯s more accepted,¡± said Fowler, who attends the University of Florida.
