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. 2021 Mar 23;12:619640. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.619640

TABLE 4.

Correlates of desire to engage in polyamorous relationships.

Variable OR 95% CI p
Intercept 0.42 0.027
Gender 2.97* 2.43–3.63 <0.001
Age 0.98* 0.98–0.99 <0.001
Sexual orientation: Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual vs. Heterosexual 2.17* 1.69–2.78 <0.001
Sexual orientation: Bisexual vs. Gay/Lesbian 0.55 0.35–0.87 0.010
Education level 0.94 0.89–1.01 0.075
Household income 1.07 0.74–1.53 0.733
Religious affiliation: Agnostic 0.89 0.57–1.37 0.583
Religious affiliation: Atheist 1.58 1.03–2.42 0.034
Religious affiliation: Christian 0.69 0.49–0.96 0.028
Religious affiliation: Jewish 0.99 0.57–1.75 0.982
Religious affiliation: Spiritual 0.91 0.59–1.41 0.683
Political affiliation: Republican vs. Democrat 0.81 0.65–1.01 0.814
Race/ethnicity: White 0.86 0.60–1.25 0.433
Race/ethnicity: Black/African-American 1.36 0.91–2.04 0.135
Race/ethnicity: East Asian 0.93 0.54–1.59 0.781
Race/ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino 1.16 0.79–1.71 0.447
Geographical region: Northeastern United Statesa 1.10 0.82–1.47 0.512
Geographical region: Midwestern United States 1.12 0.84–1.49 0.427
Geographical region: Southern United States 1.11 0.86–1.43 0.435

aThe response category “Western United States” was left out of analyses for redundancy. *p ≤ 0.001.