Table 1 Sample characteristics in study sample by self-reported sexual orientation: NHIS 2017 (n = 23,459)
Gay (n = 253) | Lesbian (n = 201) | Bisexual (n = 320) | Heterosexual (n = 22,685) | x2 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% (n)a | ||||||
Sex | 517.08 | <.001 | ||||
Male | 100.0 (253) | 0.0 (0) | 26.6 (85) | 45.7 (10,369) | ||
Female | 0.0 (0) | 100.0 (201) | 73.4 (235) | 54.3 (12,316) | ||
Age | 264.80 | <.001 | ||||
18–34 | 34.8 (88) | 25.9 (52) | 59.0 (189) | 24.3 (5529) | ||
35–49 | 21.3 (54) | 29.8 (60) | 18.2 (58) | 22.7 (5144) | ||
50–64 | 33.2 (84) | 26.9 (54) | 15.6 (50) | 26.1 (5913) | ||
65+ | 10.7 (27) | 17.4 (35) | 7.2 (23) | 26.9 (6099) | ||
Race | 59.08 | <.001 | ||||
Asian | 4.0 (8) | 2.0 (5) | 2.8 (9) | 5.2 (1187) | ||
Black | 7.1 (18) | 10.9 (22) | 10.6 (34) | 10.9 (2476) | ||
AINAN | 2.0 (4) | 0.8 (2) | 0.9 (3) | 1.1 (255) | ||
White | 85.8 (217) | 80.1 (161) | 78.8 (252) | 80.6 (18,279) | ||
Multiple Race | 4.0 (10) | 3.0 (6) | 6.9 (22) | 2.0 (445) | ||
Ethnicity | 0.93 | 0.818 | ||||
Non-Latinx | 86.6 (219) | 89.1 (179) | 87.5 (280) | 88.2 (20,007) | ||
Latinx | 13.4 (34) | 10.9 (22) | 12.5 (40) | 11.8 (2678) | ||
Geographical Region | 17.35 | 0.044 | ||||
Midwest | 20.2 (51) | 19.9 (40) | 22.8 (73) | 24.1 (5470) | ||
Northeast | 16.2 (41) | 14.9 (30) | 20.0 (64) | 15.8 (3595) | ||
South | 35.6 (90) | 34.8 (70) | 31.3 (100) | 36.8 (8346) | ||
West | 28.1 (71) | 30.3 (61) | 25.9 (83) | 23.2 (5274) | ||
Marital status | 348.37 | <.001 | ||||
Partnered/Married | 35.2 (89) | 43.3 (87) | 30.6 (98) | 50.9 (11,541) | ||
Never married | 54.2 (137) | 41.3 (83) | 49.7 (159) | 21.8 (4953) | ||
Divorced/Separated | 8.7 (22) | 11.9 (24) | 17.8 (57) | 17.6 (3999) | ||
Widowed | 2.0 (5) | 3.5 (7) | 1.9 (6) | 9.7 (2192) | ||
Employment | 31.97 | <.001 | ||||
Employed | 72.7 (184) | 64.2 (129) | 67.8 (320) | 58.9 (13,359) | ||
Unemployed | 27.3 (69) | 35.8 (72) | 32.2 (103) | 41.1 (9326) | ||
Income | 67.59 | <.001 | ||||
$0–$34,999 | 29.6 (75) | 40.8 (82) | 54.1 (173) | 34.3 (7781) | ||
$35,000–$74,999 | 31.2 (79) | 23.9 (48) | 24.1 (77) | 30.1 (6822) | ||
$75,000–$99,000 | 15.0 (38) | 13.9 (28) | 6.3 (20) | 11.5 (2611) | ||
$100,000+ | 24.1 (61) | 21.4 (43) | 15.6 (50) | 24.1 (5471) | ||
Food security | 53.15 | <.001 | ||||
Food secure | 87.7 (222) | 81.1 (163) | 76.3 (244) | 88.3 (20,039) | ||
Food insecure | 12.3 (31) | 18.9 (38) | 23.8 (76) | 11.7 (2646) | ||
Received SNAP | 43.64 | <.001 | ||||
No | 90.9 (230) | 82.6 (166) | 77.2 (247) | 88.2 (20,001) | ||
Yes | 9.1 (23) | 17.4 (35) | 22.8 (73) | 11.8 (2684) | ||
Chronic disease | 29.04 | <.001 | ||||
None | 64.7 (130) | 59.7 (151) | 69.4 (222) | 56.2 (12,744) | ||
At least one | 40.3 (102) | 35.3 (71) | 30.6 (98) | 43.8 (9941) | ||
Current smoker | 30.43 | <.001 | ||||
Non-smoker | 77.9 (197) | 77.1 (155) | 77.8 (249) | 84.9 (19,261) | ||
Smoker | 22.1 (56) | 22.9 (46) | 22.2 (71) | 15.1 (3424) | ||
General health status | 38.95 | <.001 | ||||
Better | 20.6 (52) | 17.9 (36) | 30.6 (98) | 19.1 (4327) | ||
Worse | 7.1 (18) | 10.4 (21) | 12.5 (40) | 8.8 (1990) | ||
About the same | 72.3 (183) | 71.6 (144) | 56.9 (182) | 72.2 (16,368) | ||