Table 2.
Selected Characteristics by Sexual Orientation Group, Women, Add Health Wave IV, 2008–2009 (N = 7,579)
| Concordant Heterosexual | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual | Mostly Heterosexual | Discordant Heterosexual | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N) weighted% | (N = 5,756) 75.31% | (N = 316) 4.19% | (N = 1,178) 15.88% | (N = 329) 4.62% | P |
| Depressive symptoms (mean, range: 0–15) | 2.62 | 4.09 | 3.43 | 3.63 | <0.001 |
| Perceived stress (mean, range: 0–16) | 4.80 | 6.26 | 5.91 | 5.53 | <0.001 |
| Age (mean) | 28.80 | 28.38 | 28.44 | 28.63 | <0.001 |
| Race/ethnicity (%) | <0.001 | ||||
| Hispanic | 11.72 | 13.79 | 10.62 | 14.24 | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 17.65 | 17.03 | 9.20 | 14.14 | |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 3.17 | 1.48 | 2.81 | 4.66 | |
| Non-Hispanic white | 67.46 | 67.71 | 77.37 | 66.95 | |
| Nativity (born a US citizen) (%) | 95.67 | 96.51 | 97.98 | 94.80 | 0.023 |
| Education (%) | <0.001 | ||||
| <High school | 6.49 | 15.48 | 6.83 | 11.24 | |
| High school/GED | 22.88 | 28.13 | 22.78 | 29.35 | |
| Some college | 34.62 | 36.63 | 38.69 | 33.30 | |
| 4-year college | 21.08 | 13.85 | 18.14 | 19.61 | |
| More than college | 14.94 | 5.91 | 13.57 | 6.51 | |
| Household income (%) | <0.001 | ||||
| <$25,000 | 18.40 | 36.02 | 17.81 | 24.00 | |
| $25,000–$49,999 | 30.56 | 31.88 | 31.04 | 34.04 | |
| $50,000–$74,999 | 23.21 | 17.28 | 25.47 | 19.28 | |
| ≥$75,000 | 27.83 | 14.82 | 25.68 | 22.68 |
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.