TABLE 4.
Associations of Sexual Orientation With Homelessness and Living or Not Living With Parents or Guardians Among Male and Female Participants: Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Massachusetts, 2005 and 2007
| Homeless and Not Living With Parents |
Homeless and Living With Parents |
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| Sexual Orientation | % | AORa (95% CI) | % | AORa (95% CI) |
| Male respondents | ||||
| Exclusively heterosexual (Ref) | 1.9 | 1.00 | 1.3 | 1.00 |
| Heterosexual with same-sex partners | 10.7 | 6.24 (2.50, 15.6) | 3.1 | 2.75 (0.79, 9.62) |
| Bisexual | 16.4 | 11.9 (6.39, 22.2) | 2.3 | 1.86 (0.30, 11.7) |
| Gay | 15.4 | 9.67 (4.83, 19.4) | 7.7 | 6.58 (2.39, 18.1) |
| Unsure | 22.3 | 13.3 (5.36, 32.8) | 4.5 | 2.39 (0.33, 17.1) |
| Female respondents | ||||
| Heterosexual (Ref) | 1.2 | 1.00 | 0.9 | 1.00 |
| Heterosexual with same-sex partners | 4.2 | 3.82 (1.36, 10.8) | 3.1 | 3.84 (0.98, 15.0) |
| Bisexual | 8.7 | 7.75 (3.92, 15.3) | 2.5 | 3.20 (1.11, 9.23) |
| Lesbian | 22.5 | 23.2 (9.17, 58.7) | 3.8 | 5.00 (0.93, 26.8) |
| Unsure | 2.6 | 2.27 (0.48, 10.8) | 3.5 | 3.38 (0.35, 32.3) |
Note. AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval. The sample size was n = 6317. Estimated by multinomial logistic regression with adjustment for age group, race/ethnicity, US-born status, and survey year. “Other” homeless respondents (n = 55) were excluded for not being able to determine their status of living with parents or guardians. Percentages are weighted.
a
Referent was not homeless.