TABLE 3—
Psychological Distress Scores (Kessler 6) by Legal Relationship Status among Californians Aged 18–70 Years in 2009, Weighted and Adjusted for Sociodemographic Characteristics
| Legal Relationship Status | Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual,a Mean (SE) | Heterosexual,b Mean (SE) | Pooled,c Mean (SE) |
| Lesbian, gay, and bisexual same-sex married | 3.05 (0.63) | 3.78 (0.33) | |
| Lesbian, gay, and bisexual same-sex RDP | 3.96 (0.66) | 4.52 (0.46) | |
| Lesbian, gay, and bisexual neither same-sex married nor RDP | 4.60 (0.46) | 5.51 (0.31) | |
| Heterosexual different-sex married | 3.65 (0.10) | 3.63 (1.00) | |
| Heterosexual not married | 4.49 (0.13) | 4.46 (0.12) |
Note. RDP = registered domestic partnership.
Pairwise comparison: lesbian, gay, and bisexual persons same-sex married differ from lesbian, gay, and bisexual persons neither same-sex married nor RDP (P = .001).
Pairwise comparison: heterosexual different-sex married differ from heterosexual not married (P < .001).
Pairwise comparisons: lesbian, gay, and bisexual persons same-sex married differ from lesbian, gay, and bisexual persons neither same-sex married nor RDP (P < .001); heterosexual different-sex married differ from lesbian, gay, and bisexual neither same-sex married nor RDP (P < .001); heterosexual different-sex married differ from heterosexual not married (P < .001); heterosexual not married differ from lesbian, gay, and bisexual persons neither same-sex married nor RDP (P < .001).