Table 1.
Demographic, psychosocial, and behavioral characteristics of the sample (N = 310) by sexual behavior: women who have sex with women (N = 83) and women who have sex with men only (N = 227).
| Women who have sex with women | Women who have sex with men only | Total Sample+ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Age (SD) | 32 (7) | 29 (7) | 31 (8) | |||
| N | % | N | % | N | % | |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| White | 56 | 67 | 155 | 68 | 211 | 68 |
| African American/ Black | 9 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 26 | 8 |
| Latino/ Hispanic | 5 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 7 |
| Asian/ API | 5 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 24 | 8 |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Not Reported | 7 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 7 |
| Education | ||||||
| High school/ GED or Less | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Some College | 10 | 12 | 50 | 22 | 60 | 19 |
| College | 15 | 18 | 35 | 15 | 50 | 16 |
| Graduate School | 12 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 31 | 10 |
| Not Reported | 42 | 51 | 120 | 53 | 162 | 52 |
| Employment | ||||||
| Employed | 49 | 59 | 90 | 40 | 139 | 45 |
| Unemployed/ Disabled | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 5 |
| Student | 12 | 14 | 58 | 26 | 70 | 23 |
| Not Reported | 17 | 20 | 69 | 30 | 86 | 28 |
| Health Insurance | ||||||
| Private/ HMO | 36 | 43 | 84 | 37 | 120 | 39 |
| Medicaid | 11 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 31 | 10 |
| Self-Pay | 34 | 41 | 117 | 52 | 151 | 49 |
| Not Reported | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| Children | ||||||
| Children < 18 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 23 | 7 |
| Reported Sex With | ||||||
| Women only (WSW) | 54 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 17 |
| Women and men (WSW) | 29 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 |
| Men only (WSM) | 0 | 0 | 227 | 100 | 227 | 73 |
| Substance Use | ||||||
| Alcohol (5+ drinks per week) | 62 | 75 | 125 | 55 | 187 | 60 |
| Tobacco | 19 | 23 | 38 | 17 | 57 | 18 |
| Marijuana | 7 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 21 | 7 |
| Crack/Cocaine | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Club Drugs (crystal meth, GHB, ecstasy, ketamine) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| IDU Ever | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Current Mental Health Clinical Diagnoses (DSM-IV-TR) | ||||||
| Any Axis 1 | 44 | 53 | 69 | 30 | 113 | 36 |
| Depression | 36 | 43 | 48 | 21 | 84 | 27 |
| Anxiety | 24 | 29 | 31 | 14 | 55 | 18 |
| Substance Use Disorder (SUD) | 6 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 5 |
| Bipolar Disorder | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 4 |
| Adjustment Disorder | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 4 |
| Other Axis 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Any Axis 2 (Personality Disorders) | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Psychosocial History | ||||||
| Sexual Abuse | 13 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 27 | 9 |
| Physical Abuse | 11 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 28 | 9 |
| Suicide Attempt | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 5 |
| Emotional Abuse | 16 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 38 | 12 |
| Inpatient Psychiatric/ Mental Health Treatment | 13 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 7 |
| Outpatient Mental Health Treatment | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 6 |
| Sexual Health | ||||||
| STD Diagnosis | 4 | 5 | 39 | 17 | 43 | 14 |
| Other Gynecologic Infections | 10 | 12 | 56 | 25 | 66 | 21 |
| Reason For STD Screening | ||||||
| Routine Screen | 68 | 81 | 153 | 67 | 221 | 71 |
| STD Symptoms | 14 | 17 | 76 | 33 | 90 | 29 |
| Sexual Risk Behavior | 7 | 8 | 55 | 24 | 62 | 20 |
| STD Exposure | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 5 |
| STD History | ||||||
| History of STD | 14 | 17 | 44 | 19 | 58 | 19 |
+
Excluded are women with unknown sexual behavior (N = 58).