Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of N = 2288 sexual and gender minority individuals
| Participant characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Age: mean, median (SD) | 36.9, 31.9 (14.7) |
| Race/ethnicity,a n (%) | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 65 (2.8%) |
| Asian | 98 (4.3%) |
| Black/African American | 78 (3.4%) |
| Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish | 128 (5.6%) |
| Middle Eastern or North African | 28 (1.2%) |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 (0.3%) |
| White | 2116 (92.5%) |
| Another race or ethnicity | 26 (1.1%) |
| Sexual orientation,a n (%) | |
| Asexual | 268 (11.7%) |
| Bisexual | 693 (30.3%) |
| Gay | 834 (36.5%) |
| Lesbian | 467 (20.4%) |
| Pansexual | 320 (14.0%) |
| Queer | 923 (40.3%) |
| Questioning | 56 (2.4%) |
| Same-gender loving | 97 (4.2%) |
| Straight/heterosexual | 39 (1.7%) |
| Two-spirit | 13 (0.6%) |
| Another sexual orientation | 86 (3.8%) |
| Gender,a,b n (%) | |
| Agender | 99 (4.3%) |
| Cisgender manc | 418 (18.3%) |
| Cisgender womanc | 623 (27.2%) |
| Genderqueer | 300 (13.1%) |
| Man | 562 (24.6%) |
| Non-binary | 438 (19.1%) |
| Questioning | 85 (3.7%) |
| Transgender man | 279 (12.2%) |
| Transgender woman | 124 (5.4%) |
| Two-spirit | 23 (1.0%) |
| Woman | 500 (21.9%) |
| Another gender identity | 134 (5.9%) |
| Sex assigned to individual at birth, n (%) | |
| Female | 1428 (63.0%) |
| Male | 840 (37.0%) |
| Highest level of education, n (%) | |
| Less than high school completion | 20 (0.9%) |
| High school diploma or equiv. | 487 (21.3%) |
| College degree (2- or 4-year) | 885 (38.7%) |
| Graduate degree | 895 (39.1%) |
| Income, n (%) | |
| < $20,000 | 797 (35.2%) |
| $20,000–60,000 | 801 (35.4%) |
| $60,000–100,000 | 369 (16.3%) |
| $100,000+ | 296 (13.1%) |
| Mental health: mean, median (SD) | |
| PHQ-9 timepoint 1 | 7.10, 6 (5.99) |
| PHQ-9 timepoint 2 | 8.31, 7 (6.43) |
| GAD-7 timepoint 1 | 5.78, 4 (5.21) |
| GAD-7 timepoint 2 | 8.89, 8 (6.22) |
aIndividuals could select more than one option; thus, categories are not mutually exclusive
bThis includes people who were assigned a sex of birth of male or female, and only gender is reported here; thus, gender minority people may be found in all categories
cCisgender is listed here as an identity label. Cisgender people can be found in multiple categories and may not endorse this identity label