Table 1.
Descriptive statistics. Prevalences and means of the variables used in this study, for heterosexuals, nonheterosexuals and the total sample.
| Heterosexuals | Nonheterosexuals | Total sample (N=up to 9,884) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | |
| Lifetime major depression | 24% | 36% | 44% | 60% | 24% | 37% |
| Childhood family dysfunction | 24% | 30% | 41% | 42% | 25% | 30% |
| Sexual abuse before the age of 14 | 4.2% | 11% | 12% | 24% | 4.5% | 11% |
| Childhood parental physical abuse | 40% | 27% | 40% | 38% | 40% | 27% |
| Number of older brothers* (Mean ± SD) | 0.72 (±1.1) | 0.62 (±.1.0) | 0.76 (±1.0) | 0.47 (0.8) | 0.72 (±1.1) | 0.62 (±1.0) |
| Age of father when born (Mean ± SD) | 31 (±6.2) | 31 (±6.1) | 31 (±6.6) | 30 (±6.0) | 31 (±6.2) | 31 (±6.1) |
| Age of mother when born (Mean ± SD) | 28 (±5.4) | 28 (5.3) | 28 (±5.8) | 27 (5.5) | 28 (±5.4) | 28 (±5.3) |
| Number of close friends (Mean ± SD) | 4.8 (±3.7) | 4.3 (±2.3) | 4.8 (±3.2) | 3.8 (±1.6) | 4.8 (±3.6) | 4.3 (±2.3) |
*
Mean is deflated due to non-random missingness, see Methods.
SD=standard deviation