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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Aug 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2018 Aug 1;63(5):649–651. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2018.05.027

Table 2.

Developmental transition outcomes in emerging adulthood (Wave 7) by sexual orientation at Wave 2

Females (n = 1178)

Weighted percentages Unadjusted Adjusted



Heterosexual Sexual minority Relative Risk 95% CI Relative Risk 95% CI

Not currently attending school 56.4% 71.8% 1.27 1.02, 1.59 1.26 1.04, 1.52
Not planning to finish college 40.6% 65.0% 1.60 1.27, 2.01 1.49 1.22, 1.82
Not currently working 23.1% 35.6% 1.54 0.92, 2.58 1.41 0.92, 2.16
No personal earnings 7.8% 7.6% 0.96 0.52, 1.78 0.75 0.38, 1.49
Lived in ≥3 places in past year 12.5% 17.9% 1.43 0.42, 4.88 1.55 0.45, 5.32
Living alone 5.2% 4.0% 0.77 0.25, 2.37 0.94 0.31, 2.88
No driver’s license 8.8% 23.2% 2.64 1.38, 5.05 1.94 0.92, 4.12

Males (n = 822)

Weighted percentages Unadjusted Adjusted



Heterosexual Sexual minority Relative Risk 95% CI Relative Risk 95% CI

Not currently attending school 67.1% 75.9% 1.13 0.92, 1.39 1.20 0.98, 1.47
Not planning to finish college 49.2% 41.4% 0.84 0.53, 1.33 0.81 0.53, 1.26
Not currently working 19.2% 23.3% 1.21 0.66, 2.22 1.11 0.64, 1.93
No personal earnings 5.0% 11.0% 2.18 0.75, 6.34 1.68 0.83, 3.43
Lived in ≥3 places in past year 11.3% 33.8% 2.98 1.31, 6.76 4.53 2.13, 9.62
Living alone 6.0% 2.3% 0.38 0.08, 1.75 0.33 0.09, 1.18
No driver’s license 7.5% 12.8% 1.72 0.77, 3.82 1.32 0.71, 2.44

Note. Race/ethnicity and family affluence were controlled for in the adjusted models. Significant findings (p < 0.05) are presented in bold.