Table 2.
Summary of Adjusted Differences in Social Relationships by Sexual Orientation (Reference: Heterosexual with No Same-Sex Experience), N = 3,567
| Dependent variables | LGB vs. reference | Heterosexual with same-sex experience vs. reference |
|---|---|---|
| Loneliness (coefficient) | 0.35 ** | 0.12 * |
| (0.11) | (0.06) | |
| Marital status (relative risk ratio) | ||
| Married/cohabiting (base category) | — | — |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 2.58** | 1.12 |
| (0.85) | (0.18) | |
| Never married | 13.29*** | 1.86 |
| (4.56) | (0.59) | |
| Partner support (coefficient) | 0.01 | −0.04 |
| (0.13) | (0.08) | |
| Partner strain (coefficient) | −0.08 | 0.06 |
| (0.15) | (0.07) | |
| Number of close family (odds ratio) | 0.51* | 1.01 |
| (0.14) | (0.13) | |
| Family support (coefficient) | −0.45** | −0.03 |
| (0.15) | (0.07) | |
| Family strain (coefficient) | 0.05 | −0.00 |
| (0.12) | (0.05) | |
| Number of friends (odds ratio) | 0.76 | 0.79 |
| (0.17) | (0.10) | |
| Friend support (coefficient) | 0.24* | 0.04 |
| (0.10) | (0.06) | |
| Friend strain (coefficient) | 0.28*** | 0.07 |
| (0.08) | (0.05) | |
| Community participation (coefficient) | −0.33** | 0.02 |
| (0.12) | (0.06) | |
| Positive neighborhood quality (coefficient) | −0.11 | −0.09 |
| (0.14) | (0.06) | |
| Negative neighborhood quality (coefficient) | 0.16 | 0.08 |
| (0.10) | (0.05) |
Note: Each dependent variable represents a stand-alone regression model. Differences by sexual orientation are all adjusted for age, gender, education, and race/ethnicity. Partner support and strain are observed only for married/cohabiting individuals (n = 2,500).
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.
***
p < .001.