Table 8.
Descriptive statistics of preferences for marriage criteria of lesbian women, gay men, bisexual and heterosexual women and men
| “Could you imagine marrying someone …” | %—Yes response | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heterosexual men | Heterosexual women | Gay men | Lesbian women | Bisexual men | Bisexual women | |
| … Who has no employment | 75.3 | 28.0 | 64.2 | 30.8 | 72.0 | 34.8 |
| … Who has already had children | 81.3 | 86.4 | 73.7 | 82.3 | 79.6 | 85.1 |
| … Who has another religion | 91.0 | 84.5 | 90.5 | 86.2 | 89.8 | 82.9 |
| … Who already was married | 91.9 | 91.8 | 86.3 | 90.8 | 91.7 | 88.1 |
| … Who has another skin color | 74.1 | 51.8 | 68.4 | 52.3 | 72.0 | 61.3 |
| … Who earns much more | 92.8 | 95.8 | 92.6 | 96.2 | 91.1 | 94.5 |
| … Who earns much less | 91.0 | 37.9 | 83.2 | 42.3 | 84.7 | 43.3 |
| … Who does not look good | 35.2 | 47.7 | 38.9 | 43.1 | 36.3 | 46.6 |
| … Who has a higher education | 94.9 | 96.3 | 92.6 | 96.2 | 91.1 | 96.6 |
| … Who has a lower education | 87.4 | 43.0 | 82.1 | 51.5 | 76.4 | 52.7 |
Answers given on a dichotomous "yes" or "no" scale