TABLE 1.
Socio-demographics and mental health treatment among college students (ages 18–29) by sexual minority status, National Research Consortium of Counseling Centers in Higher Education 2006 and 2011
| Heterosexual | Sexual minority | ||
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| (n = 37,471) | (n = 2679) | ||
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| N (%) | n (%) | p | |
| Gender | |||
| Men | 14,124 (37.7) | 1060 (39.6) | 0.024 |
| Women | 23,257 (62.1) | 1591 (59.4) | |
| Race | |||
| White | 27,618 (73.7) | 1539 (57.5) | <0.001 |
| Minority | 8765 (23.4) | 918 (34.3) | |
| International student | 2827 (7.5) | 234 (8.7) | 0.025 |
| Current relationship status | |||
| Single/not currently dating | 15,628 (41.7) | 1136 (42.4) | 0.071 |
| Partnered/dating | 21,729 (58.0) | 1467 (54.8) | |
| Religious affiliation | |||
| Atheist/Agnostic/Secular | 9161 (24.4) | 1179 (44.0) | <0.001 |
| Unspecified Christian | 15,495 (41.3) | 707 (26.4) | |
| Catholic | 4396 (11.7) | 167 (6.2) | |
| Protestant | 3555 (9.5) | 129 (4.8) | |
| Latter Day Saint | 659 (1.8) | 14 (0.5) | |
| Universalist Unitarian | 266 (0.7) | 59 (2.2) | |
| Jewish | 1017 (2.7) | 76 (2.8) | |
| Islam | 481 (1.3) | 30 (1.1) | |
| Buddhist | 475 (1.3) | 59 (2.2) | |
| Hindu | 729 (1.9) | 41 (1.5) | |
| Ever taken medication for mental health concerns | 5634 (15.0) | 846 (31.6) | <0.001 |
Note: Total may not sum to 100% due to missing data.