Table 1. Demographics, by Sexual Orientation.1 .
Gay/Lesbian (GL) | Bisexual (B) | Heterosexual (H) | |
(n = 262) n (%) | (n = 201) n (%) | (n = 20,250) n (%) | |
Age (Mean, SE) | 52.9 (0.87)* | 50.1 (1.39)* | 56.6 (0.11) |
Sex | |||
Female | 144 (55.0) | 144 (71.6)* | 12,240 (60.4) |
Male | 118 (45.0) | 57 (28.4)* | 8,010 (39.6) |
Education | |||
High school diploma or less | 54 (20.7)* | 93 (46.3)* | 6,461 (31.9) |
At least some college | 207 (79.3)* | 108 (53.7)* | 13,761 (68.1) |
Race/ethnicity | |||
White, non-Hispanic | 30 (11.5) | 35 (17.6)* | 2,248 (11.2) |
Non-white/Hispanic | 231 (88.5) | 164 (82.4)* | 17,811 (88.8) |
data from Wisconsin, Washington, and Maine.
p<.05 when compared with heterosexual reference group.