Table 5.
Comparison of Respondents who were missing on Sexual Orientation and Transgender Questions, and Respondents who Identified as Sexual and Gender Minority
| Missing on SO questions N=743 |
Identified as SGM and not missing on any SO questions N=1,089 |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | 0.015 | ||
| Men | 40.9 | 50.0 | |
| Women | 59.1 | 50.0 | |
| Age | <0.001 | ||
| 45–59 | 10.1 | 19.6 | |
| 60–69 | 38.4 | 54.9 | |
| 70–79 | 20.6 | 15.4 | |
| 80+ | 30.8 | 10.1 | |
| Race/ Ethnicity | <0.001 | ||
| White, NH | 52.5 | 83.4 | |
| Black, NH | 9.0 | 3.7 | |
| Other, NH | 11.9 | 4.5 | |
| Hispanic | 26.6 | 8.4 | |
| Income | <0.001 | ||
| <$15,000 | 26.9 | 12.0 | |
| $15,000–<$50,000 | 52.9 | 39.1 | |
| ≥$50,000 | 20.2 | 49.0 | |
| Education | <0.001 | ||
| <HS Graduate | 35.9 | 16.6 | |
| HS Graduate | 34.3 | 21.8 | |
| >HS Graduate | 29.9 | 61.7 | |
| Employment | <0.001 | ||
| Employed | 33.6 | 52.1 | |
| Unemployed | 27.6 | 22.4 | |
| Retired | 38.7 | 25.5 | |
| Marital Status | 0.723 | ||
| Married/couple | 51.4 | 52.8 | |
| Not married | 48.6 | 47.2 | |
| Depression | <0.001 | ||
| Yes | 14.3 | 39.0 | |
| No | 85.7 | 61.0 | |
| Diabetes | 0.249 | ||
| Yes | 20.8 | 17.6 | |
| No | 79.2 | 82.4 |
Bolded p-values are statistically significant at p<0.05.
Abbreviations: SGM: Sexual and gender minority; SO: Sexual orientation