TABLE 1.
Basic characteristics, by sexual orientation among NHSII participants (N = 63,028)*
| Heterosexual (n = 62,311) |
Bisexual (n = 223) |
Lesbian (n = 494) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | % | % | p | % | p |
| Age in 2001, years | 0.17 | <0.01 | |||
| 36 – 41 | 16 | 11 | 11 | ||
| 42 – 46 | 31 | 30 | 30 | ||
| 47 – 51 | 34 | 37 | 35 | ||
| 52 – 56 | 19 | 21 | 23 | ||
| Race/Ethnicity | 0.35 | 0.04 | |||
| White (non-Latina) | 95 | 93 | 97 | ||
| Other | 5 | 7 | 3 | ||
| Residence at Birth | 0.12 | <0.001 | |||
| Northeast | 39 | 46 | 41 | ||
| Midwest | 38 | 31 | 30 | ||
| South | 13 | 13 | 15 | ||
| West | 10 | 10 | 14 | ||
*
Heterosexual women served as the reference group for each comparison.