Table 2:
Descriptive Statistics by Sexual and Racial-Ethnic Identities for Men (N = 75,019, 2013–18 National Health Interview Survey)
| White | Black | Hispanic | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heterosexual | Gay | Bisexual | Heterosexual | Gay | Bisexual | Heterosexual | Gay | Bisexual | |
| N (Sample Size) | 52,900 | 1,189 | 344 | 8,742 | 164 | 47 | 11,301 | 264 | 68 |
| Flu Vaccination (%) | 42.1 | 55.6 | 41.3 | 30.7 | 29.4 | 31.2 | 27.5 | 45.5 | 36.8 |
| Education (%) | |||||||||
| Less than high school | 8.6 | 3.5 | 7.4 | 14.3 | 8.5 | 17.1 | 31.4 | 10.7 | 33.9 |
| High school/equivalent | 25.2 | 15.6 | 22.4 | 33.6 | 24.9 | 22.9 | 28.7 | 23.7 | 29.2 |
| Some college/associate degree | 30.8 | 28.5 | 38.3 | 30.9 | 39.7 | 33.5 | 26.1 | 32.9 | 25.8 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 22.5 | 31.6 | 21.3 | 14.5 | 18.9 | 9.1 | 9.7 | 19.7 | 8.0 |
| Advanced degree | 13.0 | 20.8 | 10.7 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 17.5 | 4.1 | 13.0 | 3.1 |
| Employment Status (%) | |||||||||
| Has a job | 66.9 | 69.3 | 68.2 | 61.9 | 62.3 | 52.0 | 75.1 | 78.4 | 55.9 |
| Looking for a job | 3.6 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 9.0 | 10.6 | 29.7 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 17.0 |
| Not in labor force | 29.5 | 26.3 | 25.3 | 29.1 | 27.2 | 18.3 | 19.8 | 15.1 | 27.1 |
| Homeowner (%) | 74.6 | 59.3 | 48.8 | 50.2 | 34.6 | 28.3 | 51.5 | 47.8 | 38.8 |
| Insured (%) | 91.1 | 92.8 | 85.3 | 82.6 | 76.6 | 66.5 | 69.9 | 78.4 | 85.1 |
| Difficulty Paying Medical Bills (%) | 11.9 | 12.2 | 14.5 | 20.5 | 26.0 | 39.1 | 17.2 | 18.4 | 28.3 |
| Non-English Preference (%) | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 35.0 | 13.0 | 25.3 |
| No Regular Place for Care (%) | 14.6 | 10.8 | 22.1 | 18.7 | 19.0 | 26.2 | 28.8 | 17.9 | 33.3 |
| Delayed Care for Logistic Reasons (%) | 8.4 | 14.1 | 16.3 | 9.9 | 15.3 | 29.6 | 10.7 | 12.5 | 30.7 |
| Poor Self-Rated Health (%) | 11.5 | 11.1 | 15.5 | 15.9 | 14.6 | 15.9 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 15.5 |
| Chronic Conditions (Mean) | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| SD | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Age (Mean) | 48.9 | 45.4 | 38.0 | 44.2 | 37.3 | 36.9 | 40.6 | 38.5 | 34.5 |
| SD | 17.6 | 17.0 | 17.7 | 16.7 | 13.7 | 16.3 | 14.4 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Partnership Status (%) | |||||||||
| Married | 59.7 | 22.1 | 20.2 | 41.3 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 53.7 | 22.1 | 13.3 |
| Cohabiting | 7.0 | 23.7 | 11.1 | 8.8 | 13.9 | 10.7 | 9.6 | 22.3 | 9.5 |
| Divorced/separated | 9.9 | 6.0 | 11.7 | 13.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 18.8 |
| Widowed | 3.2 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Never married | 20.2 | 47.1 | 54.6 | 33.9 | 71.0 | 76.6 | 27.8 | 49.4 | 58.4 |
| Region of Residence (%) | |||||||||
| Northeast | 18.7 | 20.8 | 17.1 | 15.6 | 19.5 | 13.7 | 12.7 | 15.6 | 10.9 |
| Midwest | 28.0 | 19.7 | 23.9 | 17.6 | 17.0 | 33.9 | 9.8 | 6.5 | 18.6 |
| South | 33.4 | 31.5 | 26.5 | 58.6 | 53.8 | 43.9 | 37.4 | 38.3 | 32.2 |
| West | 20.0 | 28.0 | 32.5 | 8.2 | 9.7 | 8.4 | 40.2 | 39.5 | 38.3 |
| Survey Year (%) | |||||||||
| 2013 | 16.6 | 16.9 | 11.6 | 16.3 | 16.1 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 13.2 | 6.1 |
| 2014 | 16.6 | 17.3 | 12.3 | 16.6 | 19.5 | 9.1 | 16.3 | 14.4 | 8.3 |
| 2015 | 16.6 | 15.2 | 15.6 | 16.6 | 12.6 | 7.4 | 16.4 | 18.4 | 12.3 |
| 2016 | 16.8 | 14.8 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 20.7 | 31.2 | 16.9 | 12.0 | 36.5 |
| 2017 | 16.6 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 16.9 | 15.8 | 13.9 | 17.0 | 17.7 | 26.8 |
| 2018 | 16.7 | 17.1 | 26.3 | 17.1 | 15.4 | 24.5 | 17.6 | 24.3 | 10.1 |
Note: SD = standard deviation.