Table 1. Demographic Characteristics of Gay/Lesbian, Bisexual, and Mostly Heterosexual Groups.
| Heterosexual (n = 422) | Gay/Lesbian (n = 238) | Bisexual (n = 323) | Mostly Heterosexual (n = 120) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (n = 189) | F (n = 233) | G (n = 135) | L (n = 103) | M (n = 111) | F (n = 212) | M (n = 39) | F (n = 81) | |
| Age (SD) (M**/F***) | 34.41 (12.75) | 39.09 (14.34) | 31.95 (11.81) | 31.84 (10.48) | 29.48 (10.11) | 27.87 (7.99) | 28.64 (11.67) | 29.54 (8.29) |
| Race (%) (F*) | ||||||||
| Caucasian/White | 154 (81.5) | 180 (77.9) | 110 (81.5) | 69 (67.6) | 90 (81.1) | 151 (71.6) | 33 (84.6) | 65 (81.3) |
| Black/African American | 9 (4.8) | 24 (10.4) | 5 (3.7) | 14 (13.7) | 2 (1.8) | 19 (9.0) | 2 (5.1) | 2 (2.5) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 15 (7.9) | 12 (5.2) | 6 (4.4) | 5 (4.9) | 8 (7.2) | 6 (2.8) | 2 (5.1) | 6 (7.5) |
| Latino/Hispanic | 7 (3.7) | 4 (1.7) | 6 (4.4) | 9 (8.8) | 7 (6.3) | 17 (8.1) | 2 (5.1) | 1 (1.3) |
| Other | 4 (2.1) | 11 (4.8) | 8 (5.9) | 5 (4.9) | 4 (3.6) | 18 (8.5) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (7.5) |
| Education (%) (M*) | ||||||||
| Highschool/GED equivalent | 34 (18.0) | 28 (12.0) | 12 (9.1) | 19 (18.4) | 18 (16.4) | 39 (18.5) | 10 (25.6) | 18 (22.2) |
| Some post-secondary | 55 (29.1) | 83 (35.6) | 45 (34.1) | 31 (30.1) | 35 (31.8) | 74 (35.1) | 16 (41.0) | 29 (35.8) |
| Completed college/university | 77 (40.7) | 97 (41.6) | 50 (37.9) | 38 (36.9) | 44 (40.0) | 74 (35.1) | 11 (28.2) | 29 (35.8) |
| Master’s degree/Doctoral | 23 (12.2) | 25 (10.7) | 25 (18.9) | 15 (14.6) | 13 (11.8) | 24 (11.3) | 2 (5.1) | 5 (6.1) |
Note: M = male, F = female, significance corresponds to significant differences between the groups at *p < .05, ** p < .01, *** p < .001