Table 2.

Demographic information

	Lesbewell 1	Lesbewell 2	Measure for Measure 1	Measure for Measure 2
Date	1996	1996–7	2002	2005
Number of respondents	69	354	449	166
Mean age (SD)	29.8 (8.3)	32.5$	29.0 (9.1)	31.7 (11.1)
Non-white ethnic background	5.8%	4.9%	6.2%	9%
Parent	15.9%	N/A	17.2%	15%
Live in West Midlands	72.4%	86.4%	N/A	91%
Employed	N/A	69.5%	66.2%	75%
Health worker	39.1%	28.0%	4.7%	13.3%
Identified as lesbian/gay	82.6%	81.6%	75.5%	67%
Identified as bisexual	14.5%	11.0%	18%	10%
Identified as heterosexual			5%	19%
Identified as 'other'			1.5%	4%
Mean age came out	21.3	N/A	N/A	19.85
Out before age 16	14.7%	N/A	N/A	24%

N/A – not available, $ – weighted mean calculated from categories.