Table 1.
Black Sexual Minority Women (n = 64) |
White Sexual Minority Women (n = 67) |
Black Sexual Minority Men (n = 67) |
|
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Characteristic | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) |
Age | |||
≤ 29 years | 46.9% (30) | 47.8% (32) | 46.3% (31) |
30–39 years | 32.8% (21) | 31.3% (21) | 34.3% (23) |
40–49 years | 14.1% (9) | 11.9% (8) | 17.9% (12) |
≥ 50 years | 6.3% (4) | 9.0% (6) | 1.5% (1) |
Sexual orientation | |||
Bisexual | 28.1% (18) | 14.9% (10) | 17.9% (12) |
Gay | 7.8% (5) | 16.4% (11) | 73.1% (49) |
Lesbian | 54.7% (35) | 56.7% (38) | 0.0% (0) |
Other non-heterosexual | 9.4% (6) | 11.9% (8) | 9.0% (6) |
Education | |||
≤ 12 years (high school diploma) | 28.1% (18) | 4.5% (3) | 25.4% (17) |
>12 years | 71.9% (46) | 95.5% (64) | 74.6% (50) |
Unemployment | |||
Unemployed | 23.4% (15) | 7.5% (5) | 16.4% (11) |
Other (e.g., employed, student) | 76.6% (49) | 92.5% (62) | 83.6% (56) |
Net financial wortha | |||
<US$0.00 (negative) | 72.6% (45) | 48.4% (31) | 56.1% (37) |
≥ US$0.00 (zero or positive) | 27.4% (17) | 51.6% (33) | 43.9% (29) |
For net financial worth only, there were 62 Black sexual minority women, 64 White sexual minority women, and 66 Black sexual minority men.