Table 3.
Sample characteristics.
| Characteristic | Total sample (N=4057) | Social media (N=1709) | Intercept (N=2348) | P value | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 21.54 (1.87) | 20.94 (1.94) | 21.98 (1.69) | <.001 | |
| LGBTa identity, n (%) |
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Gay men | 1822 (44.91) | 630 (36.86) | 1191 (50.75) | <.001 |
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Lesbian or gay women | 882 (21.74) | 430 (25.16) | 453 (19.30) | <.001 |
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Bisexual men and women | 858 (21.14) | 370 (21.65) | 488 (20.79) | .51 |
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Gender minorities | 342 (8.43) | 179 (10.47) | 163 (6.94) | <.001 |
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Other sexual minorities | 152 (3.75) | 100 (5.85) | 52 (2.21) | <.001 |
| Education, n (%) |
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High school or less | 1040 (26.63) | 489 (29.76) | 551 (23.62) | <.001 |
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Some college | 2049 (51.53) | 889 (54.11) | 1160 (49.72) | .005 |
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College plus | 887 (22.31) | 265 (16.13) | 622 (26.67) | <.001 |
| Race or ethnicity, n (%) |
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White, non-Hispanic | 1856 (45.75) | 832 (48.68) | 1024 (43.61) | .001 |
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Black, non-Hispanic | 403 (9.93) | 141 (8.25) | 262 (11.16) | .002 |
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Hispanic | 1211 (29.85) | 475 (27.79) | 736 (31.35) | .01 |
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Other or multiracial, non-Hispanic | 587 (14.47) | 261 (15.27) | 326 (13.88) | .23 |
| Past 30-day cigarette use (N=1833), mean (SD) | 13.54 (11.73) | 12.73 (11.33) | 14.07 (11.96) | .02 | |
| Past 30-day alcohol use, n (%) |
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1 or 2 days | 671 (19.24) | 343 (26.61) | 328 (14.92) | <.001 |
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3-5 days | 904 (25.92) | 366 (28.39) | 538 (24.48) | .05 |
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6-9 days | 849 (24.35) | 302 (23.43) | 547 (24.88) | .33 |
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10-19 days | 764 (21.91) | 199 (15.44) | 565 (25.71) | <.001 |
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20-29 days | 249 (7.14) | 64 (4.97) | 185 (8.42) | <.001 |
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30 days | 50 (1.43) | 15 (1.16) | 35 (1.59) | .28 |
| Past-year pride event attendance, n (%) | 2591 (83.80) | 1113 (86.81) | 1478 (81.66) | <.001 | |
| Facebook use frequency, n (%) |
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Several times a day | 2666 (67.61) | 1095 (67.97) | 1571 (67.37) | .78 |
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About once a day | 639 (16.20) | 287 (17.82) | 352 (15.09) | .02 |
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Less than once a day | 638 (16.18) | 229 (14.21) | 409 (17.54) | .006 |
| Instagram use frequency, n (%) |
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Several times a day | 1952 (49.52) | 776 (48.17) | 1176 (50.45) | .16 |
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About once a day | 563 (14.28) | 215 (13.35) | 348 (14.93) | .17 |
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Less than once a day | 1427 (36.20) | 620 (38.49) | 807 (34.62) | .02 |
aLGBT: lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender.