TABLE 2.
—Lifetime Experiences of Discrimination, by Sexual Orientation and Sex: Age- and Race/Ethnicity-Adjusted Prevalences and Partial Results of Multivariate Logistic Regression Analyses Examining Effects of Sexual Orientation
| Homosexual or Bisexual | Heterosexual | ||||
| Women | Men | Women | Men | ||
| (Weighted n = 37) | (Weighted n = 37) | (Weighted n = 1604) | (Weighted n = 1239) | Sexual Orientation Effecta | |
| Type of Discrimination | % (SE) | % (SE) | % (SE) | % (SE) | OR (95% CI) |
| Not hired for a job | 38.8 (9.0) | 22.5 (7.0) | 16.5 (1.1) | 18.5 (1.2) | 1.43 (0.73, 2.82) |
| Not given a job promotion | 33.7 (8.7) | 16.9 (7.2) | 14.1 (1.0) | 13.4 (1.1) | 1.54 (0.74, 3.19) |
| Fired from job | 17.2 (7.8) | 19.5 (6.8) | 5.5 (0.7) | 5.9 (0.8) | 4.30* (1.98, 9.36) |
| Discouraged by teacher from continuing education | 15.7 (6.7) | 3.8 (2.7) | 10.9 (0.9) | 6.6 (0.7) | 0.92 (0.40, 2.11) |
| Denied a scholarship | 5.8 (3.9) | 7.2 (3.2) | 3.2 (0.5) | 3.7 (0.6) | 2.62 (0.78, 8.77) |
| Prevented from renting or buying a home | 0.0 (0.0) | 6.6 (4.0) | 3.8 (0.6) | 5.2 (0.7) | 0.68 (0.19, 2.34) |
| Denied a bank loan | 8.0 (4.8) | 0.0 (0.0) | 6.4 (0.7) | 8.9 (0.9) | 0.62 (0.13, 2.95) |
| Forced out from neighborhood by neighbors | 0.0 (0.0) | 6.6 (3.6) | 2.2 (0.4) | 2.1 (0.4) | 1.88 (0.54, 6.47) |
| Denied or given inferior medical care | 7.0 (5.5) | 3.1 (2.2) | 3.3 (0.5) | 3.7 (0.6) | 1.82 (0.45, 7.35) |
| Denied or given inferior services (e.g., by plumber, mechanic) | 14.4 (7.4) | 4.1 (2.9) | 12.6 (1.0) | 6.3 (0.8) | 0.72 (0.22, 2.32) |
| Hassled by the police | 4.7 (4.4) | 17.9 (5.3) | 3.1 (0.5) | 11.8 (1.0) | 2.01 (0.83, 4.86) |
| Any of the above | 58.0 (8.6) | 50.8 (8.7) | 36.2 (1.4) | 33.6 (1.4) | 1.82* (1.05, 3.16) |
aOdds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) after adjustment for the effects of age, race/ethnicity, sex, educational attainment, income, and marital or cohabiting status.
*P < .05.