Table 1.
Selected Characteristics by Sexual Orientation Group, Men, Add Health Wave IV, 2008–2009 (N = 6,637)
| Concordant heterosexual | Gay, bisexual | Mostly heterosexual | Discordant heterosexual | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N) weighted% | (N = 6,000) 90.57% | (N = 223) 2.93% | (N = 228) 3.58% | (N = 186) 2.93% | P |
| Depressive symptoms (mean, range: 0–15) | 2.29 | 2.64 | 3.03 | 3.22 | <0.001 |
| Perceived stress (mean, range: 0–16) | 4.52 | 4.74 | 5.29 | 5.29 | 0.005 |
| Age (mean) | 28.91 | 28.91 | 28.91 | 29.26 | 0.307 |
| Race/ethnicity (%) | 0.004 | ||||
| Hispanic | 11.45 | 17.75 | 12.09 | 20.82 | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 15.38 | 13.07 | 8.77 | 23.92 | |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 3.46 | 3.99 | 3.41 | 0.98 | |
| Non-Hispanic white | 69.71 | 65.19 | 75.74 | 54.28 | |
| Nativity (born a US citizen) (%) | 96.03 | 94.02 | 98.33 | 91.11 | 0.021 |
| Education (%) | <0.001 | ||||
| <High school | 10.34 | 7.99 | 6.96 | 15.06 | |
| High school/GED | 30.32 | 18.94 | 18.62 | 44.35 | |
| Some college | 32.45 | 34.44 | 31.84 | 29.62 | |
| 4-year college | 18.04 | 23.49 | 31.49 | 5.16 | |
| More than college | 8.84 | 15.14 | 11.09 | 5.81 | |
| Household income (%) | <0.001 | ||||
| <$25,000 | 14.46 | 14.87 | 24.54 | 29.49 | |
| $25,000–$49,999 | 31.14 | 32.70 | 35.08 | 34.64 | |
| $50,000–$74,999 | 23.82 | 22.94 | 15.10 | 11.25 | |
| ≥$75,000 | 30.58 | 29.49 | 25.27 | 24.62 |
The table presents weighted means and percentages. Adjusted Wald tests were performed to calculate P values for continuous variables, and design-based F tests were performed to calculate P values for categorical variables.
GED, general equivalency diploma.