Table 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics, Psychosocial and Physical Health Problems, and Sexual-Orientation Discrimination Among Young Sexual-Minority Women (n=467)
| Total | ||
|---|---|---|
| n | % | |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||
| Sexual Orientation | ||
| Lesbian | 258 | 55.2% |
| Bisexual | 155 | 33.2% |
| Other | 54 | 11.6% |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||
| White/European American | 326 | 69.8% |
| Black/African American | 54 | 11.6% |
| Latina/Hispanic | 29 | 6.2% |
| Mixed/Other | 58 | 12.4% |
| Age, mean (standard deviation) | 21.4 | (1.8) |
| Neighborhood | ||
| Urban | 254 | 54.4% |
| Rural | 86 | 18.4% |
| Suburban | 115 | 24.6% |
| Other | 12 | 2.6% |
| Education | ||
| High School degree or less | 71 | 15.2% |
| Some college, technical degree, or associates degree | 253 | 54.2% |
| College degree or more | 143 | 30.6% |
| Health problems and behaviors | ||
| Heavy episodic drinking | 228 | 48.8% |
| Smoking | 359 | 76.9% |
| Marijuana use | 149 | 31.9% |
| Ecstasy use | 17 | 3.6% |
| Hallucinogen use | 16 | 3.4% |
| Prescription drug misuse | 47 | 10.1% |
| Other illicit drug use | 24 | 5.1% |
| Depressive symptoms, mean (standard deviation) | 13.4 | (4.6) |
| Multiple sexual partners | 88 | 18.8% |
| Sexually transmitted infection history | 23 | 4.9% |
| Overweight/obesity | 112 | 24.0% |
| Sexual-orientation discrimination variables | ||
| Past-month discrimination, mean (standard deviation) | 0.8 | (1.5) |
| Past-year discrimination | 173 | 37.0% |
| Total | 467 | 100.0% |