Table 5.
Social Factors: Relative Risk Estimates of Disparities Among Gay and Bisexual Males by Age
| Heterosexual males |
Gay males |
Bisexual males |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | RR (95% CI) | % | RR (95% CI) | |
| Lives alone | |||||
| 18–25 Years | 19.7 | 28.3 | 1.44 (1.24–1.66) | 25.5 | 1.29 (1.10–1.52) |
| 26–34 Years | 16.8 | 44.9 | 2.67 (2.32–3.08) | 26.3 | 1.56 (1.24–1.98) |
| 35–49 Years | 12.0 | 39.2 | 3.28 (2.77–3.88) | 28.1 | 2.35 (1.84–2.99) |
| 50–64 Years | 17.2 | 43.1 | 2.51 (2.08–3.04) | 27.7 | 1.62 (1.16–2.26) |
| Never married | |||||
| 18–25 Years | 92.0 | 95.3 | 1.04 (1.01–1.06) | 95.5 | 1.04 (1.02–1.06) |
| 26–34 Years | 52.0 | 83.5 | 1.60 (1.51–1.70) | 71.8 | 1.38 (1.27–1.50) |
| 35–49 Years | 18.9 | 75.9 | 4.02 (3.71–4.36) | 35.6 | 1.88 (1.53–2.32) |
| 50–64 Years | 10.1 | 69.8 | 6.88 (6.05–7.81) | 32.3 | 3.18 (2.29–4.42) |
| Low religious service attendancea | |||||
| 18–25 Years | 72.5 | 84.1 | 1.16 (1.11–1.21) | 81.9 | 1.13 (1.09–1.18) |
| 26–34 Years | 73.8 | 81.1 | 1.10 (1.03–1.17) | 87.0 | 1.18 (1.12–1.24) |
| 35–49 Years | 66.3 | 86.3 | 1.30 (1.24–1.37) | 78.5 | 1.19 (1.09–1.29) |
| 50–64 Years | 62.6 | 74.1 | 1.18 (1.07–1.31) | 65.6 | 1.05 (0.89–1.23) |
| Ever arrested and booked for a criminal offense | |||||
| 18–25 Years | 16.4 | 11.7 | 0.71 (0.55–0.91) | 16.0 | 0.97 (0.78–1.21) |
| 26–34 Years | 28.7 | 22.7 | 0.79 (0.64–0.99) | 27.3 | 0.95 (0.77–1.19) |
| 35–49 Years | 30.5 | 26.0 | 0.85 (0.68–1.07) | 35.2 | 1.15 (0.93–1.43) |
| 50–64 Years | 28.9 | 30.3 | 1.05 (0.82–1.34) | 35.2 | 1.22 (0.90–1.65) |
The reference group is heterosexual males 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.