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Table 1 Weighted sociodemographics, social factors, and mental health and substance use outcomes among Ontario bisexuals age 16 and over (n = 387)

From: Occurrence of multiple mental health or substance use outcomes among bisexuals: a respondent-driven sampling study

 

n

%

95 % CI

Sociodemographics

 Age (N = 383)

   

  16-24

96

27.7

(19.0, 36.4)

  25-34

168

43.9

(35.0, 52.7)

  35-44

75

16.8

(10.8, 22.8)

  45+

44

11.7

(3.8, 19.6)

 Gender (N = 384)

   

  Cisgender woman

214

58.0

(48.5, 67.6)

  Cisgender man

73

24.9

(16.4, 33.4)

  Trans womana

26

4.5

(1.3, 7.7)

  Trans mana

71

12.6

(8.1, 17.0)

 Ethnoracial background (N = 385)

   

  Aboriginal

37

7.6

(3.8, 11.3)

  Non-Aboriginal racialized

59

15.7

(8.0, 23.4)

  Non-Aboriginal non-racialized

289

76.7

(68.8, 84.6)

 Sexual orientation self-identity (N = 387)

   

  Bisexual only

69

25.2

(17.4, 33.0)

  Bisexual and other identity/iesb

167

38.7

(30.3, 47.1)

  Other identity/ies onlyb

151

36.0

(28.1, 43.9)

 Residence (N = 380)

   

  Metropolitan Toronto

180

53.2

(44.1, 62.4)

  Ontario, not in Toronto

200

46.8

(37.6, 55.9)

Social equity factors

 Education (N = 384)

   

  High school or less

37

9.7

(4.8, 14.7)

  ≥ Some postsecondary school

114

29.9

(21.7, 38.0)

  Bachelor’s degree

127

39.1

(30.8, 47.3)

  ≥ Some graduate education

106

21.3

(15.6, 27.1)

 Income-to-needs ratio quartile (N = 376)

   

  ≤ $12,500/person/yr

103

26.0

(18.8, 33.2)

  > $12,500 to $23,333/person/yr

82

22.5

(14.7, 30.2)

  > $23,333 to < $35,000/person/yr

80

22.5

(16.2, 28.9)

  ≥ $35,000/person/yr

111

29.0

(20.0, 38.0)

 Perceived discrimination quartile (N = 387)

   

  0-3

80

25.3

(18.6, 33.9)

  4-10

107

28.8

(21.7, 36.0)

  11-18

90

21.8

(16.0, 27.5)

  19-108

110

23.1

(16.9, 29.4)

 Anti-bisexual experiences quartile (N = 383)

   

  31-49

82

27.6

(19.3, 35.9)

  50-63

77

23.4

(15.6, 31.3)

  64-85

100

24.5

(18.3, 30.8)

  86-188

114

24.4

(17.9, 30.9)

 Childhood abuse (N = 387)

   

  Yes

200

43.6

(36.9, 50.4)

  No

187

56.4

(49.6, 63.1)

Mental health and substance use

 Depression (PHQ-9 ≥ 10)

114/383

29.7

(21.9, 37.6)

 Anxiety (OASIS ≥ 8)

118/387

30.6

(22.8, 38.5)

 Suicide ideation, past yr

83/387

18.4

(12.9, 24.0)

 Problem drinking (AUDIT ≥ 5)

114/351

30.1

(22.2, 37.9)

 Polysubstance usec

107/387

21.7

(15.6, 27.7)

 Number of outcomes (N = 387)

   

  0

132

37.2

(29.4, 44.9)

  1

91

25.3

(19.5, 31.0)

  2

81

18.6

(13.3, 23.9)

  3

55

13.3

(8.0, 18.6)

  4

22

4.5

(1.8, 7.2)

  5

6

1.2

(0.2, 2.3)

 3 or more outcomes

83

19.0

(12.9, 25.1)

 Outcome combinations (N = 387)

   

  <3 outcomes

304

81.0

(74.9, 87.1)

  Depr. + Anx. + Suic.

19

4.6

(1.6, 7.6)

  Depr. + Anx. + Drink.

6

2.5

(0.0, 5.3)

  Depr. + Anx. + Polysub.

6

1.9

(0.0, 4.6)

  Depr. + Suic. + Drink.

2

0.3

(0.0, 0.8)

  Depr. + Suic. + Polysub.

1

0.1

(0.0, 0.2)

  Depr. + Drink. + Polysub.

8

2.3

(0.4, 4.2)

  Anx. + Suic. + Prob. Drink.

0

0

--

  Anx. + Suic. + Polysub.

5

0.6

(0.0, 1.3)

  Anx. + Drink. + Polysub.

6

0.9

(0.1, 1.8)

  Suic. + Drink. + Polysub.

2

0.1

(0.0, 0.2)

  Depr. + Anx. + Suic. + Drink.

7

2.0

(0.1, 4.0)

  Depr. + Anx. + Suic. + Polysub.

7

0.9

(0.0, 2.1)

  Depr. + Anx. + Drink. + Polysub.

5

0.7

(0.0, 1.4)

  Depr. + Suic. + Drink. + Polysub.

3

0.9

(0.0, 1.9)

  Anx. + Suic. + Drink. + Polysub.

0

0

--

  All 5 outcomes

6

1.2

(0.2, 2.3)

  1. aIncludes those who identify as genderqueer, bigender, 2-Spirit or other non-male, non-female identities
  2. bExamples of other identities included pansexual, lesbian, gay, queer, etc.
  3. cPast-year use of two or more illicit substances for non-medical use, excluding marijuana