Table II.
DISTRIBUTION OF DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE AT EACH MILESTONE FOR SAMPLE OF SEXUAL MINORITY WOMEN (N=820)
| Variables | Mean (SD) | Early Adolescence (age 10–14) n (%) |
Middle Adolescence (age 15–16) n (%) |
Late Adolescence (age 17–21) n(%) |
Adulthood (age over 21) n (%) |
Missing data |
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| Age first wondered if sexual minority | 15.20 (6.81) | 427 (52.1) | 116 (14.1) | 165 (20.1) | 104 (12.7) | 8 (1%) |
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| Age first decided sexual minority identity | 20.80 (7.83) | 140 (17.1) | 101 (12.3) | 288 (35.1) | 287 (35) | 4 (.5%) |
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| Age first disclosed sexual minority identity | 22.01 (8.16) | 84 (10.2) | 98 (12.0) | 315 (38.4) | 304 (37.1) | 19 (2.3) |