Table 1.
Respondent characteristics in California Quality of Life Surveys 2008–2009/2012–2013, by gender and sexual orientation
| Characteristic | Women | Men | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesbian (n=326) % (SE) | Bisexual (n=310) % (SE) | WSW1 (n=86) % (SE) | Heterosexual (n=1,854) % (SE) | Gay (n=549) % (SE) | Bisexual (n=158) % (SE) | MSM1 (n=49) % (SE) | Heterosexual (n=1,611) % (SE) | |
| Age (M, SE)2,3 | 42.2 (1.4) | 34.6 (0.9) | 45.1 (1.8) | 42.9 (0.4) | 43.0 (0.9) | 41.0 (1.9) | 47.2 (3.2) | 41.3 (0.4) |
| Race/ethnicity2,3 | ||||||||
| White | 65.2 (4.9) | 58.9 (4.6) | 70.9 (7.0) | 48.8 (1.4) | 64.5 (3.5) | 54.9 (6.1) | 76.3 (9.1) | 51.6 (1.5) |
| Black | 11.0 (3.3) | 13.1 (3.3) | 11.0 (3.1) | 7.3 (0.5) | 4.3 (1.7) | 4.6 (1.8) | 4.8 (2.4) | 6.5 (0.5) |
| Hispanic | 12.3 (3.4) | 20.4 (4.0) | 12.8 (6.2) | 31.7 (1.3) | 21.7 (3.2) | 26.1 (5.5) | 5.1 (4.2) | 30.1 (1.4) |
| Other | 11.5 (3.8) | 7.7 (2.5) | 5.4 (3.6) | 12.1 (1.0) | 9.5 (2.1) | 14.5 (5.6) | 13.8 (8.5) | 11.8 (1.1) |
| Foreign born2 | 6.6 (2.3) | 13.5 (3.3) | 13.9 (5.5) | 30.2 (1.3) | 17.7 (2.7) | 29.8 (6.0) | 17.2 (8.0) | 29.4 (1.4) |
| Education2,3 | ||||||||
| ≤High School | 21.7 (4.5) | 25.4 (3.9) | 19.3 (6.3) | 32.6 (1.3) | 19.0 (3.1) | 38.2 (5.9) | 36.1 (9.9) | 35.4 (1.4) |
| Some college | 26.4 (4.3) | 32.6 (4.4) | 29.3 (6.9) | 25.9 (1.2) | 23.8 (2.8) | 23.0 (5.1) | 14.2 (6.0) | 25.6 (1.3) |
| College degree | 19.6 (3.3) | 22.6 (3.8) | 35.4 (7.4) | 23.3 (1.2) | 31.6 (3.2) | 21.0 (4.8) | 24.0 (8.8) | 22.9 (1.2) |
| Post graduate | 32.2 (4.3) | 19.5 (3.5) | 16.0 (5.5) | 18.2 (1.0) | 25.5 (2.7) | 17.8 (4.4) | 25.7 (8.9) | 16.1 (1.0) |
| Married/cohabiting2,3 | 45.9 (4.7) | 47.2 (4.6) | 54.3 (7.6) | 60.4 (1.3) | 36.5 (3.3) | 22.3 (4.7) | 68.4 (8.5) | 62.3 (1.4) |
| Family income <300% | ||||||||
| FPL | 36.2 (5.0) | 53.2 (4.5) | 39.5 (7.6) | 43.8 (1.4) | 31.9 (3.3) | 54.8 (5.8) | 39.7 (9.7) | 38.3 (1.5) |
| Military veteran3 | 3.1 (1.3) | 2.3 (1.7) | 2.2 (1.9) | 1.6 (0.4) | 9.5 (1.8) | 9.4 (2.7) | 26.6 (9.6) | 14.3 (1.0) |
Note: FPL=federal poverty level; weighted percentages, means, and standard errors (SE) shown
1
MSM/WSW indicates homosexually-experienced individuals nearly all of whom identify as heterosexual.
2
p<.05 in demographic characteristic among women in multinomial regression adjusted for survey cycle.
3
p<.05 in demographic characteristic among men in multinomial regression adjusted for survey cycle