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. 2015 Jan;105(1):111–121. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302094

TABLE 1—

Prevalence of Sociodemographic Factors Stratified by Sexual Orientation, Men Only (n = 12 498): College Student Health Survey, Minnesota, 2007–2011

Variable Heterosexual (n = 11 630), % Discordant Heterosexual (n = 106), % Bisexual (n = 201), % Gay (n = 361), % Unsure (n = 200), % Wald χ2 (df) P
School type 9.97 (4) .04
 4-y (n = 8349; Ref) 67.0 62.3 62.7 69.5 58.0
 2-y (n = 4149) 33.0 37.7 37.3 30.5 42.0*
Race/ethnicity 223.9 (16) < .001
 White (n = 10 190; Ref) 82.2 82.1 73.6 82.8 54.8
 Black (n = 548) 4.3 5.7 9.0* 2.8 9.6*
 Asian (n = 928) 7.3 6.6 8.0 3.6 19.6*
 Latino (n = 297) 2.2 1.9 3.5 5.0* 5.5*
 Mixed/other (n = 525) 4.0 3.8 6.0 5.8 10.6*
Age, y 51.6 (8) < .001
 18–20 (n = 4089; Ref) 32.8 31.1 32.2 27.3 45.5
 21–24 (n = 4224) 34.1 31.1 35.2 29.3 29.5*
 ≥ 25 y (n = 4153) 33.1 37.7 32.7 43.5* 25.0*
Student status 31.5 (8) < .001
 First-time undergraduate (n = 2795; Ref) 22.3 20.8 24.9 19.1 30.0
 Other undergraduate (n = 8370) 67.0 70.8 69.7 65.4 61.0*
 Graduate student (n = 1333) 10.7 8.5 5.5* 15.5* 9.0
Relationship status 212.1 (12) < .001
 Single (n = 6285; Ref) 49.5 33.0 62.2 62.3 72.5
 Married/domestic partner (n = 2217) 18.0 27.4* 15.4* 11.4 10.0*
 Engaged or committed (n = 3802) 30.9 38.7* 21.4* 24.6* 16.0*
 Separated, divorced, widowed (n = 189) 1.5 0.9 1.0 1.7 1.5
Living arrangement 137.8 (16) < .001
 Parent’s home (n = 2286; Ref) 18.3 14.2 20.5 13.0 30.5
 Rent or share rent (n = 5701) 45.7 47.2 48.5 48.5 34.5*
 Residence hall (n = 2233) 17.9 12.3 17.5 20.8 17.0*
 Own a house (n = 1899) 15.4 20.8 10.5* 13.6 9.5*
 Other (n = 376) 2.9 5.7* 3.0* 4.2 8.5*
Hours worked for pay 23.6 (8) .003
 0–10 (n = 6040; Ref) 48.9 38.7 51.2 40.7 50.3
 11–30 (n = 4005) 32.0 37.7 30.4 36.3* 38.1
 ≥ 31 (n = 2381) 19.1 23.6 18.4 23.0* 11.7
Credit card debt 61.8 (8) < .001
 Not applicable or none (n = 8420; Ref) 67.8 58.5 65.2 54.9 78.5
 $1–$999 (n = 1645) 13.0 19.8 16.9 16.9* 10.0*
 ≥ $1000 (n = 2414) 19.2 21.7 17.9 28.3* 11.5*
International student 46.4 (4) < .001
 No (n = 11 849; Ref) 95.1 93.4 92.5 96.4 83.0
 Yes (n = 639) 4.9 6.6* 7.5* 3.6* 17.0*

*Statistically significantly different from heterosexual group, P < .05.