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. 2020 Nov 11;61(6):851–857. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnaa184

Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of LGB and Straight Latinx and Non-Latinx Older Adults

Latinx Non-Latinx
LGB (N = 134) Straight (N = 4,011) LGB (N = 790) Straight (N = 21,599)
Demographic characteristics Weighted % (SE) Weighted % (SE) Weighted % (SE) Weighted % (SE) F
Agea 12.36***
 50–64 58.7 (10.2) 67.5 (1.5) 63.3 (4.3) 56 (0.5)
 65+ 41.3 (10.2) 32.5 (1.5) 36.7 (4.3) 44 (0.5)
Gendera,b 4.69**
 Male 55.3 (8.7) 49.3 (1.4) 60.4 (4.7) 45.7 (0.6)
 Female 44.7 (8.7) 50.7 (1.4) 39.6 (4.7) 54.3 (0.6)
Living <200% FPLa,c 128.22**
 200% FPL 33.2 (8.3) 42.5 (1.7) 74.1 (4.6) 76.1 (0.6)
 <200% below FPL 66.8 (8.3) 57.5 (1.7) 25.9 (4.6) 23.9 (0.6)
Educationa,c 131.67**
 High school education or less 85.9 (5.1) 87.5 (1.1) 45 (5.2) 53.3 (0.8)
 College and above 14.1 (5.1) 12.5 (1.1) 55 (5.2) 46.7 (0.8)
Nativitya,c 175.23**
 Born outside the United States 60.3 (8.0) 67.4 (1.6) 15.8 (5.5) 19.9 (0.8)
 Born in the United States 39.7 (8.0) 32.6 (1.6) 84.2 (5.5) 80.1 (0.8)

Notes: FPL = federal poverty level; LGB = lesbian, gay, and bisexual. Rao Scott correction F-test statistics were conducted to find p values to test differences among groups for categorical variables. Bivariate logistic regressions were conducted to find differences of demographic variable by the four groups. Group differences at the p < .05 level are indicated by superscripts.

aStraight Latinx vs non-Latinx older adults differ at the p < .05 level on all demographic variables. b Non-Latinx LGB vs straight older adults differ at the p < .05 level on gender. cLGB Latinx vs non-Latinx older adults differ at the p < .05 level on poverty, education, and nativity.

**p < .01. ***p < .001.