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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Sex Res Social Policy. 2020 Mar 4;18(1):112–126. doi: 10.1007/s13178-020-00435-z

Table 1.

Sample demographics for African American, Latina/x, and White participants

African American/Black (n = 100) Latina/x/Hispanic (n = 35) White (n = 164)
Mean Age in Years (SD); Range 50(12); 26–76 44(13); 26–61 50(14); 24–80
Sexual Orientation/Identity (%)
 Lesbian 71 (71%) 23 (66%) 123 (75%)
 Bisexual 18 (18%) 4 (11%) 24 (15%)
 Other 11 (11%) 8 (23%) 17 (10%)
Gender Identity (%)
 Female 97 (97%) 32 (91%) 152 (93%)
 Trans 0 0 4 (2%)
 Other 3 (3%) 3 (9%) 8 (5%)
Residence (%)
 Illinois 84 (84%) 32 (91%) 105 (64%)
 Other state 16 (16%) 3 (9%) 59 (36%)
Residence (%)
 Chicago or other large city 65 (65%) 24 (69%) 85 (52%)
 Suburbs 25 (25%) 5 (14%) 41 (25%)
 Other 10 (10%) 6 (17%) 38 (23%)
Relationship Status (%)
 Married 17 (17%) 4 (11%) 63 (38%)
 Committed with partner 32 (32%) 10 (29%) 56 (34%)
 Dating or Single 50 (50%) 21 (60%) 45 (27%)
Education Level (%)
 High School 14 (14%) 6 (17%) 3 (2%)
 Some College 36 (36%) 11 (31%) 23 (14%)
 College BA/BS 26 (26%) 8 (23%) 41 (25%)
 Professional degree 19 (19%) 10 (29%) 94 (57%)
Mean Household Income Range $30,000 to $34,999 $30,000 to $34,999 $75,000 to $99,999