Table I.
Frequency of interpersonal and environmental microaggressions stratified by demographics (N = 1,177)
| Identity | Overall | Interpersonal Range: 0–36; M = 14.87 [14.29, 15.44] |
Environmental Range: 0–28; M = 11.31 [10.91, 11.70] |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (n) | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | |
| Age | |||||
| 14 | 6.97 (82) | 14.40 | [12.06, 16.74] | 10.64 | [9.20, 12.08] |
| 15 | 16.74 (197) | 15.15 | [13.68, 16.62] | 10.61 | [9.58, 11.64] |
| 16 | 27.10 (319) | 14.96 | [13.89, 16.03] | 11.45 | [10.71,12.19] |
| 17 | 33.14 (390) | 14.66 | [13.65, 15.67] | 11.70 | [11.01, 12.39] |
| 18 | 13.85 (163) | 14.86 | [13.44, 16.28] | 11.05 | [9.96, 12.15] |
| 19 | 2.21 (26) | 16.52 | [12.77, 20.28] | 12.58 | [10.31, 14.85] |
| Sexual Orientation | |||||
| Gay | 30.67 (361) | 13.95a,b,c | [13.00, 14.91] | 10.58f, g | [9.89, 11.27] |
| Lesbian | 23.96 (282) | 14.68 | [13.61, 15.76] | 11.49 | [10.69, 12.29] |
| Bisexual | 18.35 (216) | 13.66 | [12.17, 15.15] | 10.48 | [9.52, 11.45] |
| Pansexual | 11.21 (132) | 18.10a | [16.44, 19.76] | 12.85f | [11.59, 14.11] |
| Questioning | 7.05 (83) | 13.81 | [10.39, 17.23] | 11.86 | [10.32, 13.39] |
| Queer | 4.08 (48) | 16.96b | [14.60, 19.32] | 12.31 | [10.43, 14.18] |
| Other | 4.67 (55) | 18.32c | [15.33, 21.32] | 12.96g | [11.29, 14.63] |
| Gender Identity | |||||
| Cisgender male | 33.13 (389) | 13.25d, e | [12.32, 14.19] | 10.43h | [9.76, 11.09] |
| Cisgender female | 40.72 (478) | 13.97 | [13.04, 14.90] | 11.29 | [10.64, 11.93] |
| Transgender | 5.62 (66) | 19.58d | [17.27, 21.90] | 11.68 | [9.98, 13.37] |
| Genderqueer | 20.53 (241) | 17.87e | [16.71, 19.04] | 12.64h | [11.80, 13.48] |
| Race and Ethnicity | |||||
| Caucasian/White | 62.72 (732) | 14.98 | [14.26, 15.71] | 11.41 | [10.90, 11.91] |
| African American/Black | 8.31 (97) | 13.62 | [12.02, 15.22] | 10.98 | [9.82, 12.15] |
| Hispanic/Latino | 10.03 (117) | 13.67 | [11.91, 15.42] | 10.64 | [9.36, 11.92] |
| Multiracial | 13.11 (153) | 15.66 | [13.97, 17.34] | 11.22 | [10.09, 12.36] |
| Other | 5.83 (68) | 15.73 | [13.07, 18.39] | 11.78 | [10.18, 13.39 |
Notes:
a.
Three participants did not provide their gender identity and ten did not provide their race/ethnicity
b.
Interpersonal microaggressions were assessed only for participants who were out to at least one family member about their sexual and/or gender minority identity (N = 952)
c.
95% CI = 95% Confidence Interval
d.
a-c, f-g: group comparisons all significant at p <.05; Gay was used as reference group.
e.
d-e, h: group comparisons all significant at p <.05, Cisgender male was used as reference group.