Table 3.
Distribution of Stressful Life Events by Sexual Minority Status, % Reporting Exposure in at Least One Wave (N = 6,973)
| Males (N = 3,415)
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Females (N = 3,558)
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| Event | Gay or Bisexual (n = 117) % (SE) | Heterosexual (n = 3,298) % (SE) | p valuea | Lesbian or bisexual (n = 189) % (SE) | Heterosexual (n = 3,369) % (SE) | p valuea |
| Mean cumulative score of events (SE) | 2.81 (0.28) | 2.84 (0.08) | 0.92 | 3.45 (0.26) | 2.26 (0.06) | <0.0001 |
| Exposure categories: Number of events | ||||||
| 0 | 15.35 (3.74) | 16.65 (0.90) | 0.72 | 15.34 (3.41) | 23.98 (0.97) | <0.0001 |
| 1–2 | 37.69 (7.02) | 36.94 (1.25) | 24.59 (4.04) | 37.70 (1.24) | ||
| 3–4 | 29.04 (6.15) | 23.91 (0.90) | 27.76 (3.88) | 23.78 (1.01) | ||
| 5 or more | 17.92 (4.52) | 22.50 (1.16) | 32.31 (4.45) | 14.54 (0.96) | ||
a
p values are derived from analysis of variance tests for the mean cumulative score, and from chi-square tests for exposure as a categorical variable.