Table 1.
Demographics of study sample
| Attraction | Self-Realization | Same-sex Sex | Disclosure (Friend) | Disclosure (Family) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) X2(df), p | n (%) X2(df), p | n (%) X2(df), p | n (%) X2(df), p | n (%) X2(df), p | |
| Cohort | |||||
| Inclusion (ages 18–26) | 633 (96.22) | 643 (96.35) | 502 (74.26) | 620 (94.39) | 509 (77.85) |
| Visibility (ages 32–43) | 354 (96.78) | 352 (95.87) | 350 (96.83) | 343 (92.96) | 320 (88.05) |
| Pride (ages 50–60) | 453 (96.53) | 445 (95.31) | 457 (98.12) | 428 (90.68) | 407 (86.63) |
| X2(df), p | .23(2), .91 | .63(2), .80 | 133.60(2), <.001 | 4.70(2), .17 | 21.39(2), <.001 |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 766 (95.84) | 777 (96.38) | 669 (78.04) | 746 (93.83) | 648 (79.18) |
| Male | 674 (97.20) | 663 (95.62) | 640 (90.38) | 645 (92.91) | 588 (84.85) |
| X2 (df), p | 1.90(1), .26 | .56(1), .58 | 38.75(1), <.001 | .50(1), .56 | 7.62(1), .02 |
| Sexual Identity | |||||
| Lesbian/gay | 804 (97.60) | 792 (96.18) | 791 (94.58) | 783 (95.57) | 760 (93.44) |
| Bisexual | 477 (97.77) | 475 (95.43) | 377 (72.67) | 443 (90.55) | 329 (67.78) |
| Newer | 159 (87.39) | 173 (97.76) | 141 (73.59) | 165 (95.08) | 147 (81.40) |
| X2 (df), p | 49.64(2), <.001 | 2.09(2), .53 | 124.05(2), <.001 | 14.33(2), <.01 | 141.48(2), <.001 |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||
| White | 933 (96.04) | 933 (95.27) | 859 (83.15) | 901 (92.68) | 798 (80.69) |
| Black | 220 (96.89) | 221 (97.57) | 204 (88.28) | 207 (91.13) | 188 (80.50) |
| Latinx | 287 (97.03) | 286 (97.28) | 246 (78.65) | 283 (97.50) | 250 (84.47) |
| X2 (df), p | .88(2), .73 | 4.23(2), .25 | 9.05(2), .07 | 11.55(2), .01 | 2.42(2), .46 |
| Analytic Sample | 1440 | 1440 | 1309 | 1391 | 1236 |
Note. Cell sizes are unweighted and percentages are weighted. % is the percentage of respondents in each demographic subgroup who reported a milestone age. Rao Scott X2 is weighted and indicates chi square differences in % who reported a milestone between subgroups. Race= race/ethnicity. Bold values indicate p< .05.