Table 2.
Sample Prevalence of Sociodemographic Characteristics Among Males by Sexual Orientation
| Heterosexual | Discordant heterosexual | Gay | Bisexual | Unsure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n=11,630 | n=106 | n=361 | n=201 | n=200 | |
| Variable (Wald χ2, df, p) | 93.1% | 0.9% | 2.9% | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| Age, median | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
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| School type (10.0, 4, 0.04) | |||||
| 4-year (ref) | 67.0% | 62.3% | 69.5% | 62.7% | 58.0% |
| 2-year | 33.0% | 37.7% | 30.5% | 37.3% | 42.0%* |
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| Insurance (86.3, 4, <0.001) | |||||
| Yes (ref) | 90.3% | 95.2% | 86.4% | 93.0% | 79.1% |
| No | 9.7% | 4.8% | 13.7%* | 7.0% | 20.9%* |
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| Relationship status (212.1, 12, <0.001) | |||||
| Single (ref) | 49.5% | 33.0% | 62.3% | 62.2% | 72.5% |
| Married/Dom. Partner | 18.0% | 27.4%* | 11.4%* | 15.4% | 10.0%* |
| Engaged/Committed | 30.9% | 38.7%* | 24.7%* | 21.4%* | 16.0%* |
| Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 1.5% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 1.0% | 1.5% |
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| Student status (31.5, 8, <0.001) | |||||
| First-time undergrad (ref) | 22.3% | 20.8% | 19.1% | 24.9% | 30.0% |
| Other undergrad | 67.0% | 70.8% | 65.4% | 69.7% | 61.0%* |
| Graduate student | 10.7% | 8.5% | 15.5%* | 5.5%* | 9.0% |
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| Race/ethnicity (100.0, 4, <0.001) | |||||
| White (ref) | 82.2% | 82.1% | 82.8% | 73.6% | 54.8% |
| Non-white | 17.9% | 17.9% | 17.2% | 26.4%* | 45.2%* |
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| Has children (49.1, 4, <0.001) | |||||
| No (ref) | 86.4% | 77.4% | 98.9% | 88.1% | 94.0% |
| Yes | 13.6% | 22.6%* | 1.1%* | 11.9% | 6.0%* |
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| International student (46.4, 4, <0.001) | |||||
| No (ref) | 95.1% | 93.4% | 96.4% | 92.5% | 83.0% |
| Yes | 4.9% | 6.6% | 3.6%* | 7.5%* | 17.0%* |
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| Living arrangement (137.8, 16, <0.001) | |||||
| Parent’s Home (ref) | 18.3% | 14.2% | 13.0% | 20.5% | 30.5% |
| Rent or Share Rent | 45.7% | 47.2% | 48.5% | 48.5% | 34.5%* |
| Residence Hall | 17.9% | 12.3% | 20.8% | 17.5% | 17.0%* |
| Own A House | 15.4% | 20.8% | 13.6% | 10.5%* | 9.5%* |
| Other | 2.9% | 5.7%* | 4.2%* | 3.0% | 8.5%* |
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| Hours worked for pay (23.6, 8, 0.003) | |||||
| 0–10 hours (ref) | 48.9% | 38.7% | 40.7% | 51.2% | 50.3% |
| 11–30 hours | 32.0% | 37.7% | 36.3%* | 30.4% | 38.1% |
| 31+ hours | 19.1% | 23.6% | 23.0%* | 18.4% | 11.7% |
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| Credit card debt (34.8, 4, <0.001) | |||||
| Not applicable/None (ref) | 67.8% | 58.5% | 54.9% | 65.2% | 78.5% |
| Any | 32.2% | 41.5% | 45.2%* | 34.8% | 21.5%* |
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| Mental health service utilization (82.1, 4, <0.001) | |||||
| Yes (ref) | 22.1% | 29.4% | 33.3% | 38.7% | 29.2% |
| No | 77.9% | 70.6% | 66.7%* | 61.3%* | 70.8%* |
Note: Data from the Minnesota College Student Health Survey, 2007–2011.
Boldface indicates statistical significance (p<0.05)
*
statistically different from “Heterosexual” at p<0.05, adjusted for school clustering