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. 2015 Mar 1;2(1):55–61. doi: 10.1089/lgbt.2014.0051

Table 1.

Demographics and Study Variables by Cluster Type

  Total Sample Cluster 1 Low Support Cluster 2 Non-Family Support Cluster 3 High Support    
  (n=231–232a) (n=50) (n=80) (n=102)    
  n % N % N % N % χ2 df
Birth Sex                 5.58^ 2
 Male 109 49.98 30 27.52 31 28.44 48 44.04    
 Female 123 53.02 20 16.26 49 39.84 54 43.90    
Gender Identity                 6.50 4
 Male 96 41.56 25 26.04 27 28.13 44 45.83    
 Female 113 48.92 18 15.93 45 39.82 50 44.25    
 Transgender 22 9.52 7 31.82 8 36.36 7 31.82    
Sexual Orientation                 4.28 4
 Gay/Lesbian 143 61.90 54 37.76 62 43.36 27 18.88    
 Bisexual 66 28.57 20 30.30 31 46.97 15 22.73    
 Otherb 22 9.52 6 27.27 8 36.36 8 36.36    
Race                 3.72 6
 White 35 15.09 5 14.29 11 31.43 19 54.29    
 African Amer 128 55.17 30 23.44 47 36.72 52 39.84    
 Latinoa 29 12.50 5 17.24 9 31.03 15 51.72    
 Other 40 17.24 10 25.00 13 32.50 17 42.50    
Living Situation                 4.08 4
 Parents 137 59.31 30 21.90 41 29.93 66 48.18    
 Other stable 69 29.87 14 20.29 28 40.58 27 39.13    
 Unstable 25 10.82 6 24.00 11 44.00 8 32.00    
SES                 10.04* 4
 Upper class 17 7.36 2 11.76 3 17.65 12 70.59    
 Middle class 162 70.13 33 20.37 55 33.95 74 45.68    
 Lower class 52 22.51 15 28.85 22 42.31 15 28.85    
  M SD M SD M SD M SD    
Age 18.75 1.33 18.91 1.19 18.74 1.35 18.67 1.38    
a

n= 231–232. The sample size changes due to missing data for one participant on some demographics.

b

“Other” includes participants who identify as questioning, unsure, and/or heterosexual.

SES, socio-economic status.

*P<.05; ^P<.10.