Table 1 Characteristics of Heterosexual and Gay/Lesbian Samples1
Women | Men | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Heterosexual N = 12,188 Wtd. % (Unwtd %) | Lesbian N = 210 Wtd. % (Unwtd %) | Heterosexual N = 9,342 Wtd. % (Unwtd %) | Gay N = 331 Wtd. % (Unwtd %) |
Age Group* | ||||
20–29 yr | 21.1 (15.8) | 12.2 (8.6) | 20.6 (11.7) | 12.6 (7.0) |
30–39 yr | 23.6 (22.3) | 28.4 (25.7) | 24.6 (20.2) | 28.9 (24.8) |
40–49 yr | 25.1 (26.4) | 33.9 (36.2) | 25.2 (25.2) | 34.9 (37.2) |
50–59 yr | 21.8 (23.5) | 21.6 (22.9) | 21.4 (26.9) | 18.7 (21.8) |
60–65 yr | 8.4 (12.0) | 4.0 (6.7) | 8.2 (15.5) | 4.8 (9.4) |
Mean age (s.e.) | 41.7 (0.1) (43.7) | 41.9 (0.7) (43.6) | 41.6 (0.1) (45.7) | 41.9 (0.6) (44.5) |
Race/Ethnicity* | ||||
White/non-Hispanic | 64.2 (65.9) | 76.1 (78.3) | 63.9 (67.6) | 77.2 (79.3) |
African-American/Black | 7.0 (7.3) | 6.0 (5.4) | 5.7 (6.3) | 3.0 (3.1) |
Latino(a)/Hispanic | 12.4 (11.7) | 10.2 (8.9) | 12.4 (10.8) | 11.7 (9.6) |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 16.0 (14.8) | 6.6 (6.4) | 17.5 (14.8) | 7.8 (7.7) |
Other | 0.4 (0.4) | 1.1 (1.0) | 0.5 (0.5) | 0.3 (0.3) |
Educational Attainment* | ||||
Non-High School Graduate | 3.2 (3.5) | 2.5 (1.9) | 4.5 (4.8) | 1.0 (1.2) |
High School Graduate | 13.9 (14.4) | 5.0 (4.3) | 14.4 (14.4) | 5.9 (5.7) |
Some College | 44.0 (43.9) | 32.9 (32.4) | 40.0 (39.9) | 32.9 (31.7) |
4-Yr College Graduate | 38.9 (38.2) | 59.6 (61.4) | 41.1 (41.0) | 60.1 (61.3) |
Experienced depression for ≥ 2 weeks or took anti-depressant during past 12 mos. | 16.2 (16.5) | 22.5* (22.9) | 7.4 (7.9) | 23.9* (23.3) |
Felt very stressed, tense, or anxious much of the time | 25.1 (23.9) | 28.5 (27.0) | 16.8 (15.8) | 23.7* (23.2) |