Table 1.
Demographic characteristics by gender and sexual orientation identity, North Carolina Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2011–2014.
| Characteristic | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gay or Bisexual (n = 283) % | Heterosexual (n = 12,847) % | p-Value * | Lesbian or Bisexual (n = 321) % | Heterosexual (n = 20,323) % | p-Value * | |
| Total | 2.2 | 97.8 | 2.1 | 97.9 | ||
| Age, year | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
| 18–29 | 33.9 | 20.1 | 39.9 | 16.9 | ||
| 30–44 | 30.4 | 26.1 | 29.3 | 26.0 | ||
| 45–59 | 25.3 | 27.5 | 24.0 | 27.1 | ||
| 60 or older | 10.3 | 26.4 | 6.9 | 30.0 | ||
| Race/ethnicity | 0.97 | 0.17 | ||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 70.2 | 68.7 | 65.7 | 68.7 | ||
| Black, non-Hispanic | 18.4 | 18.6 | 21.6 | 20.9 | ||
| Hispanic or Latino | 7.3 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 6.4 | ||
| Other racial group | 4.1 | 4.4 | 7.1 | 3.9 | ||
| Education | <0.001 | 0.21 | ||||
| ≤high school or GED | 31.6 | 46.6 | 36.1 | 40.4 | ||
| Some college or technical school | 41.3 | 29.9 | 33.7 | 34.8 | ||
| College graduate | 27.1 | 23.5 | 30.1 | 24.8 | ||
| Employment status | 0.17 | 0.02 | ||||
| Employed | 55.7 | 61.2 | 55.0 | 46.7 | ||
| Not employed | 44.3 | 38.8 | 45.0 | 53.3 | ||
| Household Income | 0.07 | 0.32 | ||||
| Less than $15,000 | 16.3 | 11.0 | 17.8 | 14.3 | ||
| More than $15,000, less than $35,000 | 26.1 | 31.2 | 32.2 | 33.9 | ||
| More than $35,000, less than $75,000 | 34.6 | 29.9 | 31.7 | 28.9 | ||
| $75,000+ | 22.9 | 28.0 | 18.3 | 22.9 | ||
| Marital status | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
| Married or part of unmarried couple | 25.6 | 60.6 | 30.0 | 55.6 | ||
| Not married | 74.7 | 39.4 | 70.0 | 44.4 | ||
* p-value using Rao-Scott Chi-Square Test.