Table 1:
Means, Standard Deviations, and Proportions for Full Sample and By SSA at Wave 1
| Full Sample (N=3,359) | SSA (N=183) | Non-SSA (N=3,149) | |||||
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| Mean (SD)/ Proportion (N) | Range | Mean (SD)/ Proportion (N) | Range | Mean (SD)/ Proportion (N) | Range | ||
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| Outcome (Wave 3) | |||||||
| Sexual Orientation | 1 – 6 | 1–5 | 1–5 | ||||
| 100% Heterosexual | 0.905 (3,051) | 0.749 (137) | 0.918 (2,890) | ||||
| Mostly Heterosexual | 0.059 (202) | 0.126 (23) | 0.056 (177) | ||||
| Bisexual | 0.015 (52) | 0.066 (12) | 0.013 (40) | ||||
| Mostly Homosexual | 0.006 (19) | 0.033 (6) | 0.004 (12) | ||||
| 100% Homosexual | 0.005 (18) | 0.027 (5) | 0.004 (13) | ||||
| Asexual | 0.004 (12) | 0.000 (0) | 0.000 (0) | ||||
| LGBQ (dichotomized sexual orientation) | 0.087 (291) | 0 – 1 | 0.251 (46) | 0 – 1 | 0.077 (242) | 0 – 1 | |
| Independent Variables (Wave 1) | |||||||
| Same-Sex Attraction (SSA) | 0.055 (183) | 0 – 1 | |||||
| Female | 0.547 (1,837) | 0 – 1 | 0.443 (81) | 0 – 1 | 0.555 (1,746) | 0 – 1 | |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||||
| White (ref.) | 0.550 (1,815) | 0 – 1 | 0.536 (98) | 0 – 1 | 0.552 (1,706) | 0 – 1 | |
| Black | 0.228 (752) | 0 – 1 | 0.197 (36) | 0 – 1 | 0.228 (706) | 0 – 1 | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.039 (130) | 0 – 1 | 0.044 (8) | 0 – 1 | 0.039 (122) | 0 – 1 | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.042 (140) | 0 – 1 | 0.044 (8) | 0 – 1 | 0.043 (132) | 0 – 1 | |
| Hispanic/Latino(a) | 0.111 (365) | 0 – 1 | 0.164 (30) | 0 – 1 | 0.107 (331) | 0 – 1 | - |
| Other Race | 0.031 (101) | 0 – 1 | 0.016 (3) | 0 – 1 | 0.031 (96) | 0 – 1 | |
| Age | 15.861 (1.712) | 11.4 – 20.6 | 16.139 (1.831) | 11.4 – 20.6 | 15.846 (1.704) | 12.4 – 20.6 | |
| Parent Education (maximum) | 5.907 (1.671) | 0 – 8 | 5.615 (1.851) | 1 – 8 | 5.924 (1.662) | 0 – 8 | |
| Network Variables | |||||||
| Friendship Reciprocity | |||||||
| No Best Friend | 0.250 (785) | 0 – 1 | 0.325 (55) | 0 – 1 | 0.254 (724) | 0 – 1 | |
| Best Friend Not Reciprocated | 0.234 (735) | 0 – 1 | 0.237 (40) | 0 – 1 | 0.233 (686) | 0 – 1 | |
| Best Friend Reciprocated | 0.197 (619) | 0 – 1 | 0.130 (22) | 0 – 1 | 0.201 (592) | 0 – 1 | |
| Best Friend Reciprocated as Best Friend | 0.320 (1,005) | 0 – 1 | 0.308 (52) | 0 – 1 | 0.321 (948) | 0 – 1 | |
| Indegree | 4.678 (3.722) | 0 – 30 | 4.312 (3.623) | 0 – 20 | 4.703 (3.719) | 0 – 30 | |
| Bonacich Centrality | 0.815 (0.634) | 0 – 4.288 | 0.719 (0.604) | 0 – 2.973 | 0.821 (0.634) | 0 – 4.288 | |
Note: All descriptive results presented are derived from public use data, prior to imputation.
Source: Waves I and III of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health