Table 1.
Selected Characteristics of Sexual Minority Adults, by Sexual Identity, National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III, 2012–2013
| Gay/lesbian (n = 586) | Bisexual (n = 566) | Unsurea(n = 199) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | N | Weighted% | Weighted SE | N | Weighted% | Weighted SE | N | Weighted% | Weighted SE |
| Age (years) | |||||||||
| 18–24 | 110 | 18.3 | 1.78 | 171 | 36.3 | 2.64 | 43 | 26.5 | 3.69 |
| 25–44 | 238 | 39.0 | 2.58 | 266 | 42.6 | 2.44 | 64 | 27.4 | 3.61 |
| 45–64 | 200 | 34.9 | 2.25 | 106 | 17.9 | 1.69 | 60 | 30.2 | 3.36 |
| ≥65 | 38 | 7.8 | 1.37 | 23 | 3.2 | 0.77 | 32 | 15.9 | 3.23 |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Male | 321 | 58.2 | 2.30 | 144 | 28.8 | 2.35 | 69 | 38.8 | 3.44 |
| Female | 265 | 41.8 | 2.30 | 422 | 71.2 | 2.35 | 130 | 61.2 | 3.44 |
| Raceb | |||||||||
| White | 427 | 80.4 | 1.86 | 366 | 75.7 | 2.21 | 127 | 73.7 | 3.16 |
| Black | 123 | 13.9 | 1.63 | 157 | 16.1 | 1.70 | 51 | 13.9 | 1.72 |
| Asian | 8 | 1.4c | 0.42 | 9 | 1.8c | 0.74 | 12 | 8.4 | 2.74 |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 7 | 0.7c | 0.29 | 3 | 0.3c | 0.16 | 0 | 0.0c | — |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 9 | 1.1c | 0.38 | 12 | 2.4 | 0.83 | 6 | 3.2c | 1.56 |
| Mixed | 12 | 2.6 | 0.74 | 19 | 3.7 | 0.81 | 3 | 1.0c | 0.55 |
| Hispanic origin | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 115 | 15.4 | 1.57 | 101 | 13.7 | 1.48 | 39 | 17.3 | 1.81 |
| Non-Hispanic | 471 | 84.6 | 1.57 | 465 | 86.3 | 1.48 | 160 | 82.7 | 1.81 |
| Education | |||||||||
| High school degree or less | 160 | 28.1 | 1.96 | 230 | 40.0 | 2.40 | 103 | 51.5 | 3.93 |
| Some college or more | 426 | 71.9 | 1.96 | 336 | 60.0 | 2.40 | 96 | 48.5 | 3.93 |
| Substance use disorders (past 12 months) | |||||||||
| Any | 269 | 45.1 | 2.48 | 296 | 51.7 | 2.90 | 79 | 40.2 | 3.64 |
| None | 317 | 54.9 | 2.48 | 270 | 48.3 | 2.90 | 120 | 59.8 | 3.64 |
| Alcohol | 159 | 25.9 | 1.63 | 168 | 30.2 | 2.20 | 51 | 25.3 | 3.09 |
| Nicotine | 170 | 28.9 | 2.39 | 216 | 37.6 | 2.59 | 55 | 31.2 | 3.56 |
| Drug | 47 | 7.4 | 1.29 | 62 | 11.0 | 1.60 | 23 | 10.7 | 2.27 |
| Sexual orientation-based discrimination (past 12 months) | |||||||||
| Any | 287 | 49.1 | 2.36 | 132 | 23.2 | 2.20 | 31 | 12.6 | 2.94 |
| None | 295 | 50.2 | 2.37 | 427 | 75.4 | 2.27 | 158 | 80.7 | 3.14 |
| Missing | 4 | 0.7c | 0.38 | 7 | 1.4c | 0.66 | 10 | 6.6 | 1.89 |
a
Includes respondents who answered “not sure” when asked to select the category that best described them from a list of the following options: (1) heterosexual (straight), (2) gay or lesbian, (3) bisexual, or (4) not sure.
b
Asian, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Mixed were collapsed into one category in all models that controlled for race.
c
Estimates derived from fewer than 10 respondents are considered unreliable.
N, unweighted sample size; SE, standard error.