Table 3.

Prescription Opioid Misuse and Prescription Opioid Use Disorder by Sexual Orientation in U.S. Adults

Characteristics	Past-year opioid misuse % (95% CI)	Past-month opioid misuse % (95% CI)	Past-year opioid use disorder % (95% CI)
Sexual identity
Full sample
Heterosexual	4.5 (4.2, 4.7)**	1.3 (1.2, 1.5)**	0.7 (0.7, 0.8)**
Gay/lesbian	8.6 (6.6, 11.2)	1.7 (1.0, 2.9)	1.8 (0.9, 3.4)
Bisexual	12.0 (10.2, 14.0)	4.4 (3.3, 5.8)	2.2 (1.5, 3.3)
Males
Heterosexual	5.3 (4.9, 5.8)*	1.6 (1.4, 1.9)	1.0 (0.8, 1,1)*
Gay	10.0 (6.6, 14.9)	1.4 (0.7, 2.8)	2.4 (1.1, 4.8)
Bisexual	8.3 (5.3, 12.7)	2.4 (1.1, 5.2)	2.7 (1.1, 5.8)
Females
Heterosexual	3.7 (3.4, 4.0)**	1.0 (0.9, 1.2)**	0.5 (0.4, 0.7)**
Lesbian	6.8 (4.8, 9.5)	2.1 (0.9, 4.8)	1.0 (0.4, 2.6)
Bisexual	13.5 (11.4, 15.9)	5.1 (3.8, 6.9)	2.1 (1.5, 2.9)
Sexual attraction
Full sample
Only opposite sex	4.4 (4.1, 4.6)**	1.3 (1.2, 1.5)**	0.7 (0.6, 0.8)**
Mostly opposite sex	9.0 (7.6, 10.6)	2.6 (2.0, 3.4)	1.8 (1.2, 2.6)
Equal to both sexes	7.5 (5.9, 9.5)	2.6 (1.7, 3.9)	1.0 (0.6, 1.8)
Mostly same sex	7.8 (5.1, 11.7)	1.8 (0.9, 3.3)	1.0 (0.3, 1.8)
Only same sex	6.9 (4.9, 9.7)	1.4 (0.7, 2,7)	1.5 (0.7, 3.4)
Males
Only opposite sex	5.3 (4.9, 5.8)	1.7 (1.4, 1.9)	1.0 (0.8, 1.1)
Mostly opposite sex	7.8 (5.1, 11.7)	2.3 (1.4, 3.8)	1.9 (0.9, 3.9)
Equal to both sexes	6.3 (3.6, 10.7)	0.8 (0.2, 2.7)	1.1 (0.3, 3.4)
Mostly same sex	8.2 (4.0, 16.0)	0.2 (0.0, 1.9)	1.0 (0.1, 6.9)
Only same sex	8.2 (5.0, 6.0)	1.2 (0.6, 2.6)	2.2 (1.0, 4.8)
Females
Only opposite sex	3.4 (3.2, 3.8)**	1.0 (0.8, 1.2)**	0.5 (0.4, 0.6)**
Mostly opposite sex	9.5 (7.9, 11.5)	2.8 (2.0, 3.8)	1.7 (1.1, 2.7)
Equal to both sexes	7.9 (6.2, 10.0)	3.1 (2.0, 5.0)	1.0 (0.5, 1.9)
Mostly same sex	7.4 (4.9, 11.0)	3.0 (1.5, 5.7)	1.0 (0.3, 3.7)
Only same sex	5.2 (2.8, 9.2)	1.7 (0.6, 4.9)	0.6 (0.1, 2.4)

Note: Boldface indicates statistical significance (*p<0.01; **p<0.001).