Table 2. Linear regression models of associations between sexual orientation, demographics, relationships, and social support and lifetime experiences of external homophobic discrimination among internet-recruited men gay and bisexual men in seven countries.
| Variable | Australia | Brazil | Canada | South Africa | Thailand | United Kingdom | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sexual orientation (ref: Gay) | |||||||
| Bisexual | -0.07 (-0.20, 0.06) | -0.09 (-0.18, 0.00) | -0.03 (-0.16, 0.09) | 0.01 (-0.10, 0.12) | -0.08 (-0.21, 0.05) | 0.01 (-0.15, 0.17) | -0.13 (-0.28, 0.03) |
| Age (ref: 18-24 years) | |||||||
| 25-34 years | -0.01 (-0.13, 0.12) | 0.08 (0.00, 0.16) | 0.03 (-0.10, 0.16) | -0.01 (-0.10, 0.08) | 0.02 (-0.13, 0.17) | 0.08 (-0.04, 0.19) | -0.03 (-0.16, 0.11) |
| 35-44 years | 0.07 (-0.08, 0.22) | 0.19 (0.05, 0.33) | 0.11 (-0.05, 0.27) | -0.03 (-0.14, 0.07) | 0.16 (-0.03, 0.35) | 0.17 (0.02, 0.32) | 0.07 (-0.10, 0.24) |
| ≥ 45 years | 0.06 (-0.10, 0.21) | 0.08 (-0.09, 0.26) | 0.09 (-0.05, 0.23) | -0.13 (-0.25, -0.02) | -0.27 (-0.59, 0.06) | 0.18 (0.03, 0.32) | -0.03 (-0.16, 0.10) |
| Education (ref: ≤ 12 years) | |||||||
| > 12 years | 0.01 (-0.09, 0.11) | 0.00 (-0.07, 0.07) | -0.09 (-0.21, 0.02) | -0.02 (-0.09, 0.05) | 0.04 (-0.12, 0.21) | -0.01 (-0.13, 0.10) | 0.05 (-0.05, 0.15) |
| Race /ethnicity (ref: European/White/Thai) | |||||||
| Mixed/Black | -- | -0.01 (-0.09, 0.07) | -- | 0.03 (-0.10, 0.15) | -- | -- | -- |
| Other | -0.01 (-0.11, 0.09) | 0.03 (-0.07, 0.13) | 0.07 (-0.08, 0.21) | 0.10 (-0.03, 0.23) | -0.21 (-0.54, 0.12) | 0.02 (-0.20, 0.23) | 0.04 (-0.08, 0.15) |
| Relationship Status (ref: Single) | |||||||
| In a relationship | -0.05 (-0.15, 0.05) | -0.03 (-0.09, 0.04) | -0.01 (-0.11, 0.09) | -0.02 (-0.09, 0.05) | -0.06 (-0.18, 0.07) | 0.06 (-0.03, 0.15) | 0.08 (-0.02, 0.17) |
| Number of Gay friends in Social Network (ref: 0 gay friends) | |||||||
| 1-10 friends | 0.18 (-0.22, 0.57) | 0.36 (0.03, 0.69) | 0.19 (-0.21, 0.58) | -0.06 (-0.29, 0.17) | -0.01 (-0.21, 0.20) | 0.01 (-0.46, 0.48) | 0.10 (-0.17, 0.37) |
| 11-20 friends | 0.24 (-0.16, 0.64) | 0.39 (0.06, 0.72) | 0.32 (-0.08, 0.73) | 0.00 (-0.23, 0.23) | 0.02 (-0.21, 0.25) | 0.04 (-0.43, 0.51) | 0.18 (-0.1, 0.45) |
| ≥21 friends | 0.27 (-0.13, 0.67) | 0.43 (0.10, 0.75) | 0.34 (-0.06, 0.74) | 0.03 (-0.19, 0.25) | -0.12 (-0.35, 0.11) | 0.04 (-0.43, 0.51) | 0.23 (-0.04, 0.49) |
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Race/ethnicity was categorised as follows: Australia - European, Other; Brazil - White, Mixed, Other; Canada - European, Other; South Africa - White, Black, Other; Thailand - Thai, Other; UK - White, Other; USA - White, Other
Significant differences across strata at α=0.05 for each country are indicated by bold italics
-- denotes a non-applicable stratum