Table 1.

Unweighted and weighted demographic characteristics, N = 453, SGM U.S. adults, 2017

	Unweighted	Weighted
	% (n) or M ± SD	% or M [95% CI]
Gender
Male	35.1% (159)	52.8% [45.6, 60.1]
Female	59.2% (268)	43.2% [36.0, 50.3]
Transgender, non-binary, or queer with no sexual orientation specified	5.7% (26)	4.0% [0.6, 7.4]
Sexual orientation*
Straight	0.4% (2)	0.3% [0.0, 0.8]
Lesbian or gay	59.8% (273)	66.4% [60.5, 72.2]
Bisexual	38.9% (176)	33.1% [27.3, 39.0]
Not specified	0.9% (4)	0.2% [0.0, 0.4]
Age, years	35.6 ± 14.0	38.3 [35.6, 40.9]
Age category
18–24	25.2% (114)	24.6% [17.2, 31.9]
25–44	49.0% (222)	39.7% [32.4, 46.9]
45–64	22.5% (102)	29.4% [22.0, 36.8]
65+	3.3% (15)	6.4% [2.8, 10.0]
Race
White	67.5% (305)	68.2% [61.6, 74.7]
Black or African American	20.8% (94)	16.6% [11.0, 22.2]
American Indian or Alaska Native	1.3% (6)	1.3% [0.1, 2.5]
Asian	2.0% (9)	2.3% [0.3, 4.2]
Pacific Islander	0.2% (1)	1.1% [0.0, 3.0]
Other or Unknown	8.2% (37)	10.6% [6.5, 14.7]
Education
< High school (HS)	3.3% (15)	3.4% [0.9, 5.8]
G12 or GED, HS diploma	24.3% (110)	27.0% [20.5, 33.6]
Some college	15.7% (71)	15.9% [10.9, 20.9]
Associate’s degree	13.7% (62)	10.5% [7.4, 13.6]
Bachelor’s degree	26.7% (121)	26.7% [20.8, 32.6]
Graduate or professional degree	16.3% (74)	16.5% [11.8, 21.2]
Relationship Status
Married	21.0% (95)	20.6% [14.3, 26.9]
Divorced	7.7% (35)	7.1% [3.9, 10.3]
Widowed	2.2% (10)	1.2% [0.3, 2.1]
Separated	1.8% (8)	1.0% [0.1, 1.8]
Never married	40.6% (184)	47.2% [40.6, 53.7]
A member of an unmarried couple	25.4% (115)	21.8% [16.5, 27.1]
Other	1.3% (6)	1.1% [0.1, 2.1]
U.S. Census Region
Northeast	13.0% (59)	17.8% [12.1, 23.5]
Midwest	22.7% (103)	20.3% [14.4, 26.2]
South	51.0% (231)	33.1% [26.2, 40.0]
West	13.2% (60)	28.8% [20.7, 36.9]
Current cigarette smoking
Current smoker	28.5% (129)	20.4% [15.9, 24.9]
Non-smoker	71.5% (323)	79.6% [75.1, 84.1]

^*Note: all 4 individuals not specifying their sexual orientation identified as transgender/non-binary or queer