Table 2.
Characteristics of Weighted Female Study Participants (N = 953) by Sexual Orientation Disclosure Status in the California Quality of Life Surveys
| Variable | Full sample | Closeted (0 yr.) n = 63 (6.6%) |
Recently out (< 9 yr.) n = 234 (24.6%) |
Distantly out (9+ yr.) n = 656 (68.8%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age*** | ||||
| 18-29 | 263 (27.6) | 11 (17.5) | 166 (70.9) | 87 (13.3) |
| 30-39 | 221 (23.2) | 9 (14.3) | 41 (17.5) | 172 26.2) |
| 40-49 | 198 (20.8) | 20 (31.7) | 24 (10.3) | 154 (23.5) |
| 50-59 | 193 (20.3) | 16 (25.4) | 3 (1.3) | 174 (26.5) |
| 60-72 | 74 (7.8) | 7 (11.1) | 1 (0.4) | 67 (10.2) |
| 73-84 | 2 (0.2) | 1 (1.6) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) |
| Race/ethnicity ŧ | ||||
| Hispanic | 159 (16.7) | 10 (15,9) | 69 (29.5) | 80 (12.2) |
| White | 622 (65.3) | 35 (55.6) | 117 (50.0) | 470 (71.6) |
| Black | 99 (10.4) | 12 (19.0) | 20 (8.5) | 66 (10.1) |
| Asian/Pacific Isl. | 57 (6.0) | 4 (6.3) | 26 (11.1) | 27 (4.1) |
| Nat. Am./Alaska Nat. | 15 (1.6) | 1 (1.6) | 2 (0.9) | 12 (1.8) |
| Education*** | ||||
| < High school | 62 (6.5) | 20 (31.7) | 15 (6.4) | 26 (4.0) |
| High school degree | 179 (18.8) | 3 (4.8) | 95 (40.6) | 81 (12.3) |
| Some college | 270 (28.3) | 19 (30.2) | 59 (25.2) | 193 (29.4) |
| College | 188 (19.7) | 9 (14.3) | 40 (17.1) | 139 (21.2) |
| Any graduate school | 254 (26.7) | 11 (17.5) | 26 (11.1) | 217 (33.1) |
| Born in U.S. | ||||
| Yes | 863 (90.6) | 50 (79.3) | 214 (91.5) | 599 (91.3) |
| No | 90 (9.4) | 13 (20.6) | 20 (8.5) | 57 (8.7) |
| Relationship status*** | ||||
| Married (opp. sex) | 119 (12.5) | 9 (14.3) | 22 (9.4) | 89 (13.6) |
| Cohabiting (opp. sex) | 62 (6.5) | 10 (15.9) | 25 (10.7) | 28 (4.3) |
| Dating (opp. sex) | 97 (10.2) | 14 (22.2) | 46 (19.7) | 37 (5.6) |
| Married (same sex) | 54 (5.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 54 (8.2) |
| Cohabiting (same sex) | 202 (21.2) | 2 (3.2) | 14 (6.0) | 186 (28.4) |
| Dating (same sex) | 120 (12.6) | 0 (0.0) | 33 (14.1) | 87 (13.3) |
| Single | 297 (31.2) | 27 (42.9) | 96 (41.0) | 174 (26.5) |
| Family income*** | ||||
| ≤$60,000 | 509 (53.5) | 43 (68.3) | 168 (71.8) | 298 (45.5) |
| >$60,000 | 443 (46.5) | 20 (31.7) | 66 (28.2) | 358 (54.5) |
| HIV-status | ||||
| Positive | 3 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.3) |
| Negative | 950 (99.7) | 63 (100) | 233 (99.6) | 654 (99.7) |
| Sexual orientation*** | ||||
| Lesbian identity | 442 (46.4) | 2 (3.2) | 68 (29.1) | 372 (56.7) |
| Bisexual identity | 437 (45.9) | 32 (50.8) | 143 (61.1) | 262 (39.9) |
| Same-sex behavior | 73 (7.7) | 28 (44.4) | 24 (10.3) | 22 (3.4) |
| Disclosure age ŧ | ||||
| <18 years old | 243 (25.5) | 0 (0.0) | 80 (34.2) | 163 (24.9) |
| 18+ years old | 709 (74.4) | 63 (100.0) | 154 (65.8) | 492 (75.1) |
ŧ
p ≤ .10,
*p ≤ .05,
***
p ≤ .001.
Statistical significance for categorical demographic variables evaluated by Wald chi square test.