Exhibit 1. Sample Characteristics By Sexual Orientation And Sex, Nonelderly Adults Ages 18–64, California, Average Of Years 2001, 2003, And 2005.
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| Bisexual | Lesbian | Heterosexual | Bisexual | Gay | Heterosexual | |
| Sample size | 1,070 | 866 | 61,783 | 543 | 1,402 | 44,590 |
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| Married | 29% | 3% | 56% | 31% | 2% | 57% |
| Partnered | 15 | 48 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 7 |
| Not married or partnered | 56 | 48 | 36 | 58 | 62 | 36 |
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| Minor children in household | 34% | 17% | 47% | 23% | 2% | 40% |
| Age (years) | 34.1 | 40 | 39.4 | 37.7 | 39.1 | 38.8 |
| Non-Latino white | 52% | 65% | 46% | 49% | 63% | 46% |
| College graduate plus | 36 | 49 | 31 | 32 | 53 | 32 |
| Income: 300% of FPL or more | 50 | 67 | 52 | 49 | 75 | 56 |
| English-language interview | 93 | 96 | 81 | 85 | 97 | 80 |
| U.S.-born citizen | 80 | 86 | 65 | 68 | 83 | 64 |
| Town/rural residence | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
| Works 35 or more hours per week | 43 | 63 | 46 | 68 | 69 | 73 |
| Works for firm with more than 100 employees | 32 | 46 | 34 | 36 | 48 | 42 |
| “Fair” or “poor” health | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Source: California Health Interview Surveys, 2001, 2003, and 2005.
Notes: Not all totals equal 100 percent because of rounding. FPL is federal poverty level. A complete table of variables is available in the Appendix, which can be accessed by clicking on the Appendix link in the box to the right of the article online.