Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics by sexual orientation of respondents in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (n=15,197), 2001–2002
| Heterosexual | Gay/Lesbian | Bisexual | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | (SE) | % | (SE) | % | (SE) | |
| Male | 53.4 | (0.7) | 61.7 | (4.1) | 18.8 | (3.5) |
| Female | 46.6 | (0.7) | 38.3 | (4.1) | 81.3 | (3.5) |
| χ2(2) = 23.3, p < .001 | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 65.4 | (2.9) | 66.1 | (5.0) | 75.2 | (4.0) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 15.9 | (2.1) | 12.5 | (3.3) | 7.2 | (1.9) |
| Hispanic | 11.7 | (1.8) | 14.4 | (3.5) | 12.5 | (2.8) |
| Other | 7.0 | (0.9) | 7.0 | (1.9) | 5.2 | (1.8) |
| χ2(6) = 3.0, p = .01 | ||||||
| Foreign Born | 5.9 | (0.9) | 7.3 | (2.2) | 4.4 | (1.7) |
| U.S. Born | 94.1 | (0.9) | 92.7 | (2.2) | 95.6 | (1.7) |
| χ2(2) = 0.9, p = .40 | ||||||
| Enrolled or Completed College | 52.3 | (1.8) | 62.3 | (4.7) | 48.4 | (5.1) |
| No College | 47.7 | (1.8) | 37.7 | (4.7) | 51.6 | (5.1) |
| χ2(2) = 2.8, p = .07 | ||||||