Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the sample. N = 2135; n (%), mean [standard deviation].
Heterosexual individuals | Individuals with minoritized sexual identities | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heterosexual women | Heterosexual men | Lesbian women | Gay men | Bisexual women | Bisexual men | Asexual women | Asexual men | |
1004 (47.0) | 300 (14.1) | 353 (16.5) | 108 (5.1) | 254 (11.9) | 80 (3.7) | 29 (1.4) | 7 (0.3) | |
Age | ||||||||
18–25 years | 389 (38.8) | 123 (41.0) | 90 (25.5) | 18 (16.7) | 95 (37.4) | 25 (31.3) | 14 (48.3) | 3 (42.9) |
26–35 years | 476 (47.5) | 118 (39.9) | 141 (39.9) | 50 (46.3) | 102 (40.2) | 24 (30.0) | 12 (41.4) | 2 (28.6) |
36–45 years | 116 (11.6) | 35 (11.7) | 93 (26.3) | 19 (17.6) | 46 (18.1) | 26 (32.5) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (28.6) |
46 years and above | 21 (2.1) | 24 (8.0) | 29 (8.2) | 21 (19.4) | 11 (4.3) | 5 (6.3) | 3 (10.3) | 0 (0.0) |
Relationship status | ||||||||
Single | 267 (26.6) | 102 (34.0) | 81 (22.9) | 33 (30.6) | 100 (39.4) | 43 (53.8) | 19 (65.5) | 6 (85.7) |
In a relationship | 737 (73.4) | 198 (66.0) | 272 (77.1) | 75 (69.4) | 154 (60.6) | 37 (46.3) | 10 (34.5) | 1 (14.3) |
Residential environment | ||||||||
Urban metropolisa | 674 (67.3) | 184 (61.3) | 178 (50.6) | 67 (62.0) | 153 (60.5) | 58 (72.5) | 18 (62.1) | 6 (85.7) |
Medium-sized townb | 131 (13.1) | 46 (15.3) | 73 (20.7) | 12 (11.1) | 34 (13.4) | 7 (8.8) | 6 (20.7) | 0 (0.0) |
Small townc | 107 (10.7) | 40 (13.3) | 44 (12.5) | 23 (21.3) | 31 (12.3) | 10 (12.5) | 3(10.3) | 0 (0.0) |
Rural communityd | 90 (9.0) | 30 (10.0) | 57 (16.2) | 6 (5.6) | 35 (13.8) | 5 (6.3) | 2 (6.9) | 1 (14.3) |
Employment status | ||||||||
Self-employed | 53 (5.3) | 11 (3.7) | 23 (6.5) | 6 (5.6) | 14 (5.5) | 4 (5.0) | 5 (17.2) | 0 (0.0) |
Employed | 464 (46.3) | 135 (45.2) | 244 (69.3) | 80 (74.8) | 135 (53.1) | 49 (61.3) | 8 (27.6) | 3 (42.9) |
Student | 425 (42.4) | 136 (45.5) | 59 (16.8) | 18 (16.8) | 82 (32.3) | 23 (28.7) | 14 (48.3) | 4 (57.1) |
Not employed | 60 (6.0) | 17 (5.7) | 26 (7.4) | 3 (2.8) | 23 (9.1) | 4 (5.0) | 2 (6.9) | 0 (0.0) |
COVID-19 status | ||||||||
Infected, symptomatic | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Infected, asymptomic | 2 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Previously infected | 7 (0.7) | 2 (0.7) | 2 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (16.7) |
Not infected/not tested | 983 (99.1) | 294 (98.7) | 337 (99.1) | 101 (98.1) | 250 (100) | 74 (97.4) | 29 (100) | 5 (83.3) |
Depressive symptoms | ||||||||
PHQ-4e total raw score | 3.39 [2.59] | 3.53 [2.65] | 3.57 [2.60] | 3.24 [2.76] | 4.64 [2.74] | 5.34 [2.93] | 5.28 [2.92] | 2.5 [2.07] |
Clinical relevant depression f | ||||||||
No | 685 (79.6) | 209 (80.4) | 255 (81.7) | 71 (80.1) | 156 (65.5) | 27 (38.1) | 18 (62.1) | 4 (100) |
Yes | 176 (20.4) | 51 (19.6) | 57 (18.3) | 17 (19.9) | 82 (34.5) | 44 (71.2) | 11 (37.9) | 0 (0.0) |
Parenthood | ||||||||
No | 823 (87.6) | 223 (82.0) | 250 (77.2) | 87 (87.0) | 202 (84.2) | 44 (62.0) | 24 (85.7) | 5 (100) |
Yes | 117 (12.4) | 49 (18.0) | 74 (22.8) | 13 (13.0) | 38 (15.8) | 27 (38.0) | 4 (14.3) | 0 (0.0) |
Desire for parenthood | ||||||||
No | 100 (10.7) | 35 (12.9) | 90 (27.8) | 27 (27.0) | 48 (20.0) | 5 (7.0) | 7 (25.0) | 1 (20.0) |
Yes | 837 (89.3) | 235 (87.1) | 234 (72.2) | 73 (73.0) | 192 (80.0) | 66 (93.0) | 21 (75.0) | 4 (80.0) |
Desire for parenthood since the COVID-19 g pandemic | ||||||||
Increased | 93 (10.0) | 29 (10.7) | 20 (6.2) | 17 (17.5) | 19 (8.0) | 9 (12.7) | 1 (3.7) | 4 (80.0) |
Decreased | 100 (10.7) | 12 (4.4) | 26 (8.1) | 7 (7.2) | 12 (5.1) | 4 (5.6) | 2 (7.4) | 0 (0.0) |
Did not change | 740 (79.3) | 230 (84.9) | 275 (85.7) | 73 (75.3) | 206 (86.9) | 58 (81.7) | 24 (88.9) | 1 (20.0) |