Table 4.
Social Factors: Relative Risk Estimates of Disparities Among Lesbian/Gay and Bisexual Females by Age
| |
Heterosexual females |
Lesbian/gay females |
Bisexual females |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | RR (95% CI) | % | RR (95% CI) | |
| Lives alone | |||||
| 18–25 Years | 17.2 | 19.2 | 1.12 (0.92–1.35) | 17.1 | 1.00 (0.90–1.11) |
| 26–34 Years | 10.1 | 17.8 | 1.76 (1.31–2.36) | 12.4 | 1.23 (1.02–1.48) |
| 35–49 Years | 7.1 | 20.2 | 2.83 (2.24–3.58) | 13.1 | 1.83 (1.45–2.31) |
| 50–64 Years | 16.3 | 32.2 | 1.98 (1.52–2.58) | 23.5 | 1.44 (0.96–2.16) |
| Never married | |||||
| 18–25 Years | 85.7 | 93.2 | 1.09 (1.06–1.11) | 88.8 | 1.04 (1.02–1.05) |
| 26–34 Years | 41.3 | 75.4 | 1.83 (1.70–1.96) | 54.2 | 1.31 (1.23–1.40) |
| 35–49 Years | 16.5 | 46.3 | 2.80 (2.45–3.20) | 24.9 | 1.50 (1.28–1.76) |
| 50–64 Years | 8.5 | 44.6 | 5.23 (4.20–6.50) | 13.9 | 1.63 (0.97–2.75) |
| Low religious service attendancea | |||||
| 18–25 Years | 65.5 | 82.3 | 1.26 (1.20–1.32) | 83.0 | 1.27 (1.24–1.30) |
| 26–34 Years | 64.7 | 90.1 | 1.39 (1.34–1.45) | 84.8 | 1.31 (1.27–1.35) |
| 35–49 Years | 58.1 | 78.6 | 1.35 (1.27–1.44) | 80.1 | 1.38 (1.32–1.44) |
| 50–64 Years | 53.7 | 81.7 | 1.52 (1.39–1.67) | 79.0 | 1.47 (1.32–1.64) |
| Ever arrested and booked for a criminal offense | |||||
| 18–25 Years | 7.3 | 14.0 | 1.91 (1.54–2.36) | 12.3 | 1.68 (1.49–1.90) |
| 26–34 Years | 13.2 | 23.2 | 1.76 (1.39–2.23) | 26.0 | 1.96 (1.74–2.21) |
| 35–49 Years | 11.7 | 20.7 | 1.76 (1.41–2.20) | 25.8 | 2.19 (1.89–2.55) |
| 50–64 Years | 9.6 | 18.0 | 1.88 (1.25–2.84) | 21.0 | 2.20 (1.45–3.33) |
The reference group is heterosexual females in the same age group (ref RR = 1.0). Bold indicates RR estimates that are significant at the 0.05 level. Prevalence and RR estimates are survey weighted.
a
Attended religious services five times or less in the past year.