TABLE 1—
Associations Between Demographic Characteristics and Reported 6-Month Cumulative Incidence of Verbal Harassment, Discrimination, and Physical Violence
| Verbal Harassment | Discrimination | Physical Violence | ||||||||
| No.a | %b | ORc | 95% CI | %b | ORc | 95% CI | %b | ORc | 95% CI | |
| Age, y | ||||||||||
| ≤ 21 | 213 | 50.2 | 1.00 | 14.1 | 1.00 | 10.3 | 1.00 | |||
| > 21 | 997 | 34.3 | 0.55*** | 0.40, 0.75 | 10.6 | 0.88 | 0.56, 1.43 | 3.6 | 0.32*** | 0.17, 0.58 |
| Education | ||||||||||
| No college | 313 | 43.5 | 1.00 | 16.6 | 1.00 | 4.0 | 1.00 | |||
| Some college or more | 896 | 34.9 | 0.81 | 0.61, 1.08 | 9.4 | 0.55** | 0.37, 0.81 | 6.0 | 1.11 | 0.60, 2.08 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||
| White | 716 | 39.2 | 1.00 | 10.8 | 1.00 | 4.6 | 1.00 | |||
| Latino | 344 | 34.6 | 0.80 | 0.61, 1.06 | 12.5 | 1.18 | 0.78, 1.77 | 4.4 | 0.92 | 0.49, 1.75 |
| Other | 150 | 32.7 | 0.73 | 0.49, 1.07 | 10.7 | 1.06 | 0.59, 1.90 | 6.7 | 1.39 | 0.67, 2.93 |
| HIV status | ||||||||||
| Negative/untested | 1152 | 37.0 | 1.00 | 10.8 | 1.00 | 4.5 | 1.00 | |||
| Positive | 41 | 46.3 | 1.47 | 0.78, 2.77 | 24.4 | 2.59* | 1.23, 5.47 | 12.2 | 3.67* | 1.34, 10.53 |
| Sexual orientation | ||||||||||
| Gay | 1015 | 36.7 | 1.00 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 4.1 | 1.00 | |||
| Bisexual | 195 | 39.5 | 1.24 | 0.88, 1.74 | 12.3 | 1.35 | 0.81, 2.24 | 8.2 | 1.87 | 0.99, 3.59 |
| Openness with others regarding sexual orientation | ||||||||||
| Out to half or fewer | 328 | 31.7 | 1.00 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 5.8 | 1.00 | |||
| Out to more than half | 882 | 39.1 | 1.45* | 1.09, 1.94 | 12.2 | 1.73* | 1.07, 2.80 | 4.4 | 0.89 | 0.48, 1.65 |
Note. OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.
aThe variable sample sizes for each analysis are the result of missing data. Twenty-three participants did not provide data on mistreatment experiences, yielding a maximum sample size of 1210. Multivariate analyses involved a sample size of 1193 owing to missing information on HIV testing.
bPercentage of respondents reporting event, unadjusted for other variables.
cAdjusted for other demographic variables, HIV status, and extent of openness with others regarding sexual orientation.
*P < .05; **P < .01; ***P < .001 (2-tailed).