Table 2.
Selected Bivariate Associations by Life Course Sexual Attraction and Gender, Weighted Data, Add Health, Waves I and IV a
| Opp-Sex Youth & Adult % or Mean (SE) |
Same-Sex Youth % or Mean (SE) |
Same-Sex Adult % or Mean (SE) |
Same-Sex Youth & Adult % or Mean (SE) |
No Sex Youth or Adult % or Mean (SE) |
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| Females (n=7,516) | |||||
| Educational Attainment | |||||
| High School Diploma or Less | 25.8 | 26.1 | 41.1* | 21.1 | 40.2* |
| Some College or Associate’s | 36.4 | 44.0 | 37.4 | 41.1 | 33.7 |
| Bachelor’s or Higher | 37.8 | 29.9 | 21.5* | 37.8 | 26.2* |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 69.2 | 58.9 | 70.1 | 72.6 | 59.7* |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 15.9 | 17.7 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 19.1 |
| Hispanic | 10.7 | 13.9 | 12.3 | 9.7 | 15.9 |
| Other Race/Ethnicity | 4.1 | 9.5 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Family SES | −0.0 (0.04) | −0.2 (0.07) | −0.2 (0.05)* | 0.0 (0.12) | −0.3 (0.05)* |
| Self-Rated Health | 3.8 (0.02) | 3.6 (0.07)* | 3.7 (0.05)* | 3.2 (0.11)* | 3.9 (0.04) |
| CES-D | 11.5 (0.19) | 13.5 (0.76)* | 13.0 (0.51)* | 16.7 (1.36)* | 11.4 (0.50) |
| Somatic Symptoms | 10.0 (0.10) | 11.0 (0.60) | 10.9 (0.32)* | 14.8 (0.68)* | 8.6 (0.30)* |
| Victimized year prior to Wave I | 10.9 | 14.1 | 15.0 | 22.3* | 8.9 |
| Difficulties in School | 3.8 (0.06) | 4.4 (0.27) | 4.7 (0.19)* | 5.9 (0.29)* | 3.3 (0.20) |
| Likely to attend college | 81.6 | 77.8 | 75.1 | 75.0 | 72.0* |
| GPA | 2.9 (0.02) | 2.9 (0.07) | 2.8 (0.05)* | 2.8 (0.09) | 2.9 (0.04) |
| Males (n=6,595) | |||||
| Educational Attainment | |||||
| High School Diploma or Less | 35.9 | 50.5* | 32.3 | 29.1 | 52.9* |
| Some College or Associate’s | 34.5 | 26.7 | 30.4 | 38.3 | 29.3* |
| Bachelor’s or Higher | 29.6 | 22.8 | 37.3* | 32.6 | 17.7* |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 69.7 | 63.1 | 63.6 | 50.3 | 64.8 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 13.8 | 19.3 | 12.7 | 28.3 | 18.8 |
| Hispanic | 11.1 | 14.2 | 18.6 | 13.0 | 11.2 |
| Other Race/Ethnicity | 5.4 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 8.5 | 5.2 |
| Family SES | −0.0 (0.04) | −0.1 (0.06) | −0.1 (0.09) | −0.0 (0.16) | −0.2 (0.04)* |
| Self-Rated Health | 4.0 (0.02) | 3.9 (0.07) | 3.9 (0.10) | 3.9 (0.14) | 3.9 (0.05) |
| CES-D | 9.7 (0.14) | 12.2 (0.52)* | 11.8 (0.83) | 12.1 (1.24) | 9.9 (0.39) |
| Somatic Symptoms | 8.9 (0.11) | 9.7 (0.39) | 9.3 (0.52) | 10.0 (0.63) | 8.0 (0.29)* |
| Victimized in past year | 28.3 | 36.5 | 19.6 | 15.6 | 21.9* |
| Difficulties in School | 4.6 (0.06) | 5.7 (0.25)* | 4.2 (0.28) | 4.6 (0.43) | 4.2 (0.20) |
| Likely to attend college | 73.6 | 65.5 | 73.3 | 82.8 | 64.1* |
| GPA | 2.7 (0.02) | 2.5 (0.05)* | 2.8 (0.08) | 2.7 (0.12) | 2.7 (0.06) |
Notes:
a
t-test (continuous), χ2 (categorical);
*
p<0.05, two-tailed, Bonferonni adjusted for multiple comparisons (opp. sex youth & adult is referent group)