TABLE 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics, by Sexual Orientation and Sex: Community Transformation Grants Behavioral Assessment, 2013–2014
| Characteristic | Men
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Women
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P a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straight (n = 6970) | Gay (n = 236) | Bisexual (n = 79) | Straight (n = 13 601) | Lesbian (n = 195) | Bisexual (n = 241) | ||
| Age group, % (SE), y | |||||||
| 18–44 | 47.6 (0.95) | 69.9 (3.97) | 48.3 (8.48) | 50.7 (0.67) | 59.6 (6.68) | 88.3 (2.21) | <.001 |
| 45–64 | 33.9 (0.82) | 25.2 (3.59) | 24.2 (6.12) | 34.4 (0.61) | 36.2 (6.70) | 8.0 (1.77) | |
| 65+ | 18.5 (0.59) | 4.9 (1.44) | 27.5 (6.65) | 14.8 (0.4) | 4.2 (1.24) | 3.6 (1.28) | |
| Race/ethnicity, % (SE) | |||||||
| Hispanic, any race | 13.4 (0.73) | 16.7 (3.67) | 22.5 (8.66) | 13.3 (0.49) | 21.0 (5.82) | 19.7 (4.80) | <.001 |
| White, non-Hispanic | 65.6 (0.92) | 71.3 (4.56) | 56.6 (8.71) | 60.3 (0.62) | 46.6 (6.55) | 52.0 (5.05) | |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 16.3 (0.76) | 8.7 (2.89) | 8.4 (4.11) | 20.6 (0.5) | 14.8 (4.71) | 19.1 (3.82) | |
| Other, non-Hispanic | 4.8 (0.4) | 3.3 (1.38) | 12.4 (6.24) | 5.7 (0.35) | 17.6 (7.35) | 9.2 (2.73) | |
| Educational attainment, % (SE) | |||||||
| High school or less | 48.3 (0.94) | 35.1 (5.73) | 48.4 (8.47) | 45.9 (0.68) | 50.8 (6.68) | 42.3 (4.90) | |
| Some college | 26.2 (0.80) | 27.8 (4.56) | 28.4 (7.19) | 30.2 (0.62) | 23.1 (4.80) | 45.5 (5.09) | <.001 |
| College graduate | 25.4 (0.71) | 37.2 (4.79) | 23.3 (5.39) | 23.9 (0.50) | 26.1 (4.52) | 12.3 (2.45) | |
| Household income, % (SE) | |||||||
| <$25 000 | 32.5 (0.93) | 37.6 (5.07) | 37.5 (8.26) | 42.3 (0.69) | 41.5 (6.47) | 68.2 (4.53) | |
| $25 000–$49 999 | 26.8 (0.85) | 17.1 (3.38) | 34.7 (8.60) | 24.1 (0.59) | 34.7 (7.36) | 18.9 (3.84) | <.001 |
| $50 000–$74 999 | 16.3 (0.65) | 14.4 (3.14) | 18.4 (5.75) | 15.7 (0.50) | 7.4 (2.08) | 7.8 (2.34) | |
| ≥$75 000 | 24.4 (0.76) | 30.8 (5.86) | 9.4 (3.65) | 17.9 (0.48) | 16.3 (3.69) | 5.0 (2.06) | |
| Healthy eating/physical activity environment | |||||||
| Availability of fruit and vegetables in community,b % (SE) | 75.9 (0.82) | 71.2 (5.56) | 69.1 (8.47) | 72.3 (0.62) | 68.8 (6.26) | 75.3 (4.02) | .02 |
| Availability of fruit and vegetables at home,c % (SE) | 57.6 (0.94) | 48.5 (5.35) | 59.8 (7.94) | 63.7 (0.65) | 56.7 (6.87) | 53.5 (4.94) | <.001 |
| Walking and Cycling Environment subscale,d mean (SE) | 2.6 (0.03) | 3.1 (0.17) | 2.7 (0.25) | 2.5 (0.02) | 3.1 (0.15) | 2.8 (0.15) | <.001 |
| Rural, % (SE) | 18.5 (0.53) | 5.0 (1.60) | 9.8 (3.43) | 18.8 (0.36) | 9.7 (2.79) | 16.0 (3.24) | <.001 |
| Social vulnerability indicators at census tract level, % (SE) | |||||||
| Population below poverty | 18.2 (0.25) | 22.8 (1.93) | 20.0 (4.36) | 19.3 (0.19) | 21.8 (1.70) | 24.8 (1.70) | <.001 |
| Population aged 25 y or older with less than high school education | 17.0 (0.28) | 17.1 (1.23) | 17.3 (2.61) | 17.8 (0.18) | 20.5 (2.11) | 20.5 (1.75) | .08 |
| Population aged 16 y or older who are employed | 89.7 (0.13) | 88.3 (0.68) | 89.9 (1.48) | 89.2 (0.09) | 89.2 (0.73) | 88.0 (1.04) | .01 |
Abbreviation: SE, standard error.
P value reflects a test of differences across the 6 sexual orientation and sex subgroups.
Respondents who agree or strongly agree to having (1) a wide variety, (2) good prices, and (3) good quality of fruit and vegetables where respondents shop.
Respondents who indicate having fruit and vegetables in the home “always” or “most of the time.”
The number of agree or strongly agree responses to having (1) sidewalks in neighborhood, (2) well-maintained sidewalks, (3) sidewalks separated from traffic by parked cars, (4) grass/dirt strip that separate streets from sidewalks, and (5) bicycle or pedestrian trails in neighborhood.