Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of participants in a nationwide survey of COVID-19 testing among LGBTQ+ people (N = 1090), United States, 2020a
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, y | |
| 18-29 | 497 (45.6) |
| 30-39 | 347 (31.8) |
| 40-49 | 110 (10.1) |
| ≥50 | 136 (12.5) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Hispanic/Latinx | 104 (9.5) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 121 (11.1) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander | 47 (4.3) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native/other b | 23 (2.1) |
| Multiracial | 43 (3.9) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 752 (69.0) |
| Sexual orientation and gender identity | |
| Gay cisgender men | 397 (36.4) |
| Bisexual cisgender men | 73 (6.7) |
| Other sexual orientation cisgender men | 9 (0.8) |
| Lesbian cisgender women | 190 (17.4) |
| Bisexual cisgender women | 168 (15.4) |
| Other sexual orientation cisgender women | 42 (3.9) |
| Gay transgender men | 16 (1.5) |
| Bisexual transgender men | 16 (1.5) |
| Other sexual orientation transgender men | 17 (1.6) |
| Lesbian transgender women | 12 (1.1) |
| Bisexual transgender women | 15 (1.4) |
| Other sexual orientation transgender women | 10 (0.9) |
| Gay/lesbian nonbinary | 32 (2.9) |
| Bisexual nonbinary | 50 (4.6) |
| Other sexual orientation nonbinary | 43 (3.9) |
| Educational attainment | |
| ≤High school diploma/GED | 73 (6.7) |
| Some college or associate’s degree | 243 (22.3) |
| ≥Bachelor’s degree | 774 (71.0) |
| Employment status | |
| Unemployed | 215 (19.7) |
| Employed full-time | 643 (59.0) |
| Employed part-time | 232 (21.3) |
| Relationship status | |
| Single | 325 (29.8) |
| In a committed relationship | 434 (39.8) |
| Married or domestic partnership | 296 (27.2) |
| Separated, widowed, or divorced | 35 (3.2) |
| HIV status | |
| Positive | 99 (9.1) |
| Negative | 866 (79.4) |
| Unknown | 122 (11.2) |
| Missing | 3 (0.3) |
| Nation of birth | |
| Outside United States | 74 (6.8) |
| United States | 1012 (92.8) |
| Missing | 4 (0.4) |
| US region | |
| Northeast | 420 (38.5) |
| Midwest | 130 (11.9) |
| South | 219 (20.1) |
| Mountain | 104 (9.5) |
| Pacific | 177 (16.2) |
| Noncontiguous states and territories | 30 (2.8) |
| Missing | 10 (1.0) |
Abbreviations: GED, general education diploma; LGBTQ+, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer and questioning.
aData source: a cross-sectional internet-based survey conducted by the authors from May 7 through July 31, 2020.
b“Other” racial/ethnic group includes participants who wrote in a response under “other” that was not a previously listed group.