Table 1.
Differences in Selected Characteristics Between Asexual and Non-Asexual Sexual Minorities, Generations Study (N=1,323)
| Asexual N = 19 1.66% (0.47) | Non-Asexual LGB N = 1,504 98.34% (0.47) | Asexual vs. Non-Asexual Test Statistic | Non-Asexual Women N = 739 54.01% (1.58) | Non-Asexual Men N = 683 38.08% (1.50) | Non-Asexual GQNB N = 82 6.25% (0.80) | Overall Group Differences Test Statistic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender identityd | 44.52*** | ||||||
| Woman | 27.74 (11.45) | 54.92 (1.58) | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Man | 0.00 (0.00) | 38.73 (1.52) | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Non-binary/Genderqueer | 72.26 (11.45) | 6.35 (0.81) | |||||
| Sex assigned at birthd | 3.34 | ||||||
| Female | 85.62 (10.32) | 59.04 (1.54) | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Male | 14.38 (10.32) | 40.96 (1.54) | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Race/ethnicityd | 0.96 | 1.48 | |||||
| White | 80.46 (10.95) | 62.05 (1.55) | 60.92 (2.21) | 63.64 (2.27) | 62.15 (6.44) | ||
| Black/African American | 9.56 (6.71) | 16.52 (1.17) | 19.27 (1.75) | 13.14 (1.56) | 13.42 (4.31) | ||
| Latino/Hispanic | 9.98 (9.37) | 21.43 (1.32) | 19.81 (1.81) | 23.22 (2.01) | 24.43 (5.84) | ||
| Age cohortd | 5.56** | 13.19*** | |||||
| Equality (18–25) | 91.19 (5.47)a,b | 61.30 (1.47) | 66.26 (1.96) | 51.04 (2.36) | 80.68 (3.96) | ||
| Integration (34–41) | 6.05 (4.63)a,b | 20.96 (1.21) | 21.09 (1.70) | 22.56 (1.91) | 10.22 (2.77) | ||
| Pride (52–59) | 2.76 (2.80)a,b | 17.73 (0.95) | 12.65 (1.08) | 26.40 (1.79) | 9.11 (2.76) | ||
| Educationd | 5.48* | 2.01 | |||||
| High school or less | 68.56 (10.87) | 41.25 (1.71) | 41.57 (2.42) | 39.78 (2.52) | 47.52 (6.74) | ||
| More than high school | 31.44 (10.87) | 58.75 (1.71) | 58.43 (2.42) | 60.22 (2.52) | 52.48 (6.74) | ||
| Did not have sex in past 5 yearsd | 46.46 (14.17)a,b,c | 9.74 (0.97) | 17.88*** | 10.05 (1.37) | 8.14 (1.35) | 16.87 (5.15) | 8.10*** |
| Sex partner in past 5 yearsd | |||||||
| Cisgender women | 37.01 (14.06) | 47.46 (1.61) | 0.51 | 68.60 (2.15) | 17.57 (1.84) | 46.96 (6.56) | 67.70*** |
| Cisgender men | 26.85 (11.19)a,b,c | 69.18 (1.48) | 12.82*** | 58.51 (2.23) | 85.92 (1.67) | 59.45 (6.41) | 30.85*** |
| Transgender women | 8.02 (5.68) | 3.08 (0.54) | 1.77 | 2.73 (0.68) | 3.06 (0.85) | 6.27 (3.22) | 1.31 |
| Transgender men | 8.02 (5.68) | 3.95 (0.66) | 0.95 | 3.20 (0.87) | 3.42 (0.93) | 13.63 (4.22) | 5.91*** |
| Sexual attraction (somewhat or very attracted)d | |||||||
| Cisgender women | 38.81 (13.37)a,c | 71.78 (1.38) | 6.97** | 99.13 (0.46) | 30.61 (2.27) | 81.96 (5.39) | 137.02*** |
| Cisgender men | 36.04 (13.18)a,b,c | 79.23 (1.33) | 14.47*** | 66.92 (2.13) | 97.32 (0.89) | 76.33 (5.58) | 40.08*** |
| Transgender women | 38.81 (13.37) | 30.14 (1.54) | 0.47 | 34.99 (2.23) | 18.23 (1.96) | 59.80 (6.38) | 17.22*** |
| Transgender men | 33.63 (13.05)c | 37.52 (1.61) | 0.08 | 37.71 (2.27) | 31.77 (2.33) | 69.95 (5.97) | 10.00*** |
| Currently in relationshipd | 58.58 (14.09) | 61.36 (1.58) | 0.04 | 66.19 (2.18) | 54.52 (2.37) | 61.07 (6.76) | 3.61* |
| Social supporte | 4.77 (0.24) | 5.15 (0.04) | 2.46 | 5.16 (0.06) | 5.16 (0.06) | 5.07 (0.14) | 0.96 |
| Social wellbeinge | 4.44 (0.20) | 4.52 (0.03) | 0.15 | 4.41 (0.04) | 4.70 (0.04) | 4.26 (0.11) | 10.06*** |
| Satisfaction with lifee | 3.91 (0.33) | 4.15 (0.05) | 0.54 | 4.14 (0.07) | 4.30 (0.07) | 3.42 (0.20) | 5.91*** |
| Outnessd | |||||||
| To all family | 36.59 (14.64) | 36.83 (1.53) | 0.00 | 32.62 (2.13) | 43.46 (2.33) | 32.88 (5.97) | 3.33* |
| To all straight friends | 49.56 (14.23) | 54.77 (1.61) | 0.13 | 54.18 (2.29) | 54.82 (2.36) | 59.49 (6.39) | 0.24 |
| To all co-workers | 16.08 (10.34) | 33.04 (1.51) | 1.63 | 28.18 (2.04) | 39.39 (2.31) | 36.39 (6.56) | 4.41** |
| To all healthcare providers | 19.06 (11.11)b | 40.80 (1.57) | 2.42 | 35.86 (2.17) | 49.49 (2.36) | 30.94 (6.08) | 6.82*** |
| Felt stigmae | 3.42 (0.30)a,b | 2.70 (0.03) | 5.78* | 2.72 (0.04) | 2.65 (0.05) | 2.90 (0.13) | 3.20* |
| Everyday discriminatione | 2.16 (0.11)b | 2.03 (0.02) | 1.36 | 2.09 (0.03) | 1.87 (0.03) | 2.40 (0.09) | 14.54*** |
| LGBT Community connectednesse | 2.98 (0.13) | 2.99 (0.02) | 0.00 | 3.00 (0.03) | 2.94 (0.03) | 3.10 (0.06) | 2.25 |
Note. Adjusted Wald tests were performed to calculate p-values for continuous variables, and Rao Scott design-adjusted F tests were performed to calculate p-values for categorical variables. For tests in which an overall difference was found, post-hoc comparisons assessed whether asexual respondents differed significantly (p < 0.05 adjusted for multiple comparisons using Holm-Bonferroni method) from
(a)
non-asexual women,
(b)
non-asexual men, and
(c)
non-asexual genderqueer non-binary (GQNB), separately, reported as subscripts.
d
Weighted percentage and (standard error)
e
Mean and (standard error)
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01,
***
p < .001