Table 2.
Social network characteristics and perceived receipt of emotional and material support among sexual minority youth, NYC, 2009–2011, n=592
| Emotional Support | Material Support | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | High (n=490) |
Low (n=100) |
p-value | High (n=428) |
Low (n=163) |
p-value | |
| % (n) | % (n) | %(n) | % (n) | %(n) | |||
| Network Size | |||||||
| ≤8 members | 51.2 (302) | 51.2 (251) | 51.0 (51) | 0.527 | 51.6 (221) | 50.3 (82) | 0.422 |
| >8 members | 48.8 (288) | 48.8 (239) | 49.0 (49) | 48.4 (207) | 49.7 (81) | ||
| Network composition* | |||||||
| Sexual Partner | 22.4 (132) | 22.7 (111) | 21.0 (21) | 0.415 | 22.9 (98) | 21.5 (35) | 0.401 |
| Family members | 94.9 (560) | 94.3 (462) | 98.0 (98) | 0.090 | 96.0 (411) | 92.0 (150) | 0.042 |
| Friends | 93.6 (552) | 94.5 (463) | 89.0 (89) | 0.041 | 93.2 (399) | 94.5 (154) | 0.365 |
| Frequency of communication | |||||||
| ≤monthly | 18.0 (106) | 15.7 (77) | 29.0 (29) | 0.002 | 13.3 (57) | 30.1 (49) | <0.001 |
| ≥weekly | 82.0 (483) | 84.3 (412) | 71.0 (71) | 86.7 (370) | 69.9 (114) | ||
| Average duration of relationships | |||||||
| < 2 years | 33.4 (197) | 34.8 (170) | 27.0 (27) | 0.082 | 31.4 (134) | 39.3 (64) | 0.044 |
| ≥2 years | 66.6 (392) | 65.2 (319) | 73.0 (73) | 68.6 (293) | 60.7 (99) | ||
*
categories are not mutually exclusive