TABLE 1—
Descriptive Statistics for Sociodemographic Characteristics by Sexual Orientation: Weighted National Crime Victimization Survey Data: United States, 2017–2018
| Gay or Lesbian (n = 5380), a % (95% CI) | Bisexual (n = 2585), a % (95% CI) | Heterosexual (n = 418 003), a % (95% CI) | |
| Age, y | |||
| 16–24 | 17.1 (15.3, 19.1) | 49.1 (46.3, 51.9) | 15.7 (15.4, 16.1) |
| 25–39 | 32.1 (29.8, 34.5) | 30.6 (28.0, 33.4) | 23.8 (23.5, 24.2) |
| 40–54 | 26.7 (24.5, 29.1) | 12.6 (10.9, 14.5) | 24.1 (23.8, 24.4) |
| ≥ 55 | 24.1 (22.1, 26.1) | 7.7 (6.4, 9.1) | 36.3 (35.8, 36.8) |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 42.9 (40.7, 45.2) | 75.0 (72.0, 77.8) | 51.8 (51.6, 52.1) |
| Male | 57.1 (54.8, 59.3) | 25.0 (22.2, 28.0) | 48.2 (47.9, 48.4) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic White | 68.8 (66.4, 71.1) | 64.9 (61.3, 68.4) | 63.4 (62.5, 64.3) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 9.9 (8.6, 11.5) | 10.4 (8.6, 12.50) | 12.0 (11.3, 12.6) |
| Hispanic | 15.0 (13.3, 17.0) | 15.5 (13.1, 18.2) | 16.4 (15.8, 17.0) |
| Non-Hispanic other race | 6.1 (5.0, 7.5) | 9.1 (7.3, 11.3) | 8.1 (7.8, 8.5) |
| Household income, $ | |||
| < 25 000 | 15.1 (13.4, 17.0) | 26.5 (23.9, 29.2) | 13.7 (13.2, 14.2) |
| 25 000–49 999 | 17.3 (15.5, 19.2) | 22.3 (19.9, 25.0) | 19.2 (18.7, 19.7) |
| 50 000–74 999 | 15.3 (13.5, 17.2) | 13.3 (11.3, 15.6) | 13.9 (13.6, 14.2) |
| ≥ 75 000 | 36.3 (34.0, 38.7) | 25.3 (22.7, 28.1) | 28.3 (27.8, 28.9) |
| Unknown | 16.1 (14.3, 18.0) | 12.6 (10.7, 14.8) | 25.0 (24.1, 25.9) |
| Residential area type | |||
| Metropolitan central city | 48.7 (45.7, 51.8) | 45.1 (41.4, 48.9) | 33.1 (31.7, 34.5) |
| Surrounding area | 43.1 (40.1, 46.2) | 45.0 (41.5, 48.6) | 52.5 (50.8, 54.1) |
| Nonmetropolitan area | 8.2 (6.3, 10.6) | 9.9 (6.9, 13.8) | 14.4 (12.1, 17.1) |
| Population percentage a | 1.37 (1.30, 1.46) | 0.69 (0.64, 0.75) | 97.93 (97.83, 98.03) |
Note. CI = confidence interval.
a
Population percentage and sample size based on persons aged 16 years and older and coded nonmissing on sexual orientation.