Table 1.
Total Sample
(n = 650) |
Lesbian Women
(n = 227, 34.9%) |
Bisexual Women
(n = 423, 65.1%) |
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M or n | SD or % | M or n | SD or % | M or n | SD or % | |
Agea | 22.69 | 3.44 | 23.52 | 3.65 | 22.26 | 3.24 |
Race/ethnicitya | ||||||
White | 463 | 71.2% | 159 | 71.3% | 304 | 74.1% |
Black | 82 | 12.6% | 31 | 13.9% | 51 | 12.4% |
Other | 88 | 13.5% | 33 | 14.8% | 55 | 13.4% |
Hispanic/Latina (yes)a | 107 | 16.5% | 40 | 17.6% | 67 | 15.8% |
Relationship status | ||||||
Single | 309 | 47.5% | 87 | 38.3% | 222 | 52.5% |
In a relationship/Married | 316 | 48.6% | 134 | 59.0% | 182 | 43.0% |
Other | 25 | 3.9% | 6 | 2.7% | 19 | 4.5% |
Employment Status | ||||||
Employed full/part time | 334 | 51.4% | 136 | 59.9% | 198 | 46.8% |
Student | 249 | 38.3% | 73 | 32.2% | 176 | 41.6% |
Unemployed | 67 | 10.3% | 18 | 7.9% | 49 | 11.6% |
Highest Education Levela | > | |||||
< High school diploma | 24 | 3.7% | 7 | 3.1% | 17 | 4.0% |
High school diploma | 89 | 35 | 15.5% | 54 | 12.8% | |
Some college | 360 | 55.5% | 115 | 50.9% | 245 | 58.0% |
Bachelor’s degree | 133 | 20.5% | 46 | 20.4% | 87 | 20.6% |
Master’s/Doctoral degree | 43 | 6.6% | 23 | 10.1% | 20 | 4.6% |
Income | ||||||
≤ $9,999 | 307 | 48.2% | 86 | 38.9% | 221 | 53.2% |
$10,000 - $19,999 | 139 | 21.8% | 44 | 19.9% | 95 | 22.8% |
$20,000 - $29,999 | 80 | 12.6% | 32 | 14.5% | 48 | 11.6% |
$30,000 - $39,999 | 57 | 8.9% | 28 | 12.6% | 29 | 7.0% |
$40,000 + | 54 | 8.5% | 31 | 14.1% | 23 | 5.4% |
Variable has missing data.