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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Sex Roles. 2020 Jan 6;83(5-6):370–381. doi: 10.1007/s11199-019-01117-w

Table 1.

Demographic Information for Lesbian and Bisexual Women

Total Sample (n = 650)
Lesbian Women (n = 227, 34.9%)
Bisexual Women (n = 423, 65.1%)
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%
a

Variable has missing data.