Table 1.
Age-Standardized Percent Distribution of Demographic, Socioeconomic, and Health Care Factors Among Sexual Orientation Identity and Racial/Ethnic Subgroups of U.S. Women 15–44 Years of Age (N = 25,473)
| Variable (%) | Total | White heterosexual (n = 12,148; 60.1%) | Black heterosexual (n = 5210; 14.1%) | Latina heterosexual (n = 6039; 19.0%) | White bisexual (n = 915; 3.6%) | Black bisexual (n = 349; 0.7%) | Latina bisexual (n = 338; 0.9%) | White lesbian (n = 237; 0.9%) | Black lesbian (n = 134; 0.3%) | Latina lesbian (n = 103; 0.3%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (at time of interview; years) | ||||||||||
| 15–19 | 16.1 | 14.8 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 22.4 | 24.0 | 36.1 | 16.3 | 18.1 | 23.3 |
| 20–29 | 34.2 | 32.8 | 35.3 | 34.6 | 46.1 | 41.7 | 35.6 | 40.5 | 39.9 | 39.1 |
| 30–45a | 49.7 | 52.4 | 47.9 | 48.2 | 31.5 | 34.3 | 28.3 | 43.2 | 42.0 | 37.6 |
| U.S. born: yes | 87.6 | 96.3 | 91.0 | 55.2 | 97.8 | 91.5 | 81.5 | 94.4 | 90.7 | 67.8 |
| Place of residence | ||||||||||
| MSA, central city | 32.9 | 24.9 | 50.8 | 43.0 | 31.0 | 61.0 | 45.1 | 34.7 | 58.4 | 55.6 |
| MSA, other | 49.4 | 52.5 | 37.5 | 49.5 | 48.9 | 34.0 | 44.4 | 51.2 | 33.1 | 39.7 |
| Non-MSA | 17.7 | 22.6 | 11.7 | 7.5 | 20.2 | 5.0 | 10.5 | 14.2 | 8.5 | 4.7 |
| Relationship status | ||||||||||
| Never married | 39.1 | 35.0 | 55.8 | 36.0 | 37.5 | 60.5 | 48.5 | 90.0 | 85.1 | 73.3 |
| Currently married to a male partner | 39.3 | 44.8 | 23.0 | 38.2 | 32.1 | 11.4 | 24.9 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 11.8 |
| Not married but living with a male partner | 12.8 | 12.5 | 10.0 | 16.2 | 16.7 | 13.3 | 15.7 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 0.4 |
| Separated, divorced, or widowed | 8.8 | 7.7 | 11.2 | 9.6 | 13.7 | 14.8 | 10.9 | 5.9 | 9.0 | 14.5 |
| Educational attainment | ||||||||||
| <High school degree | 21.7 | 16.4 | 24.3 | 36.8 | 21.1 | 32.3 | 29.5 | 14.1 | 25.9 | 14.9 |
| High school diploma/GED | 24.1 | 22.1 | 27.9 | 26.2 | 28.4 | 35.4 | 29.4 | 28.4 | 29.0 | 30.5 |
| Some college/associate's degree | 29.0 | 29.7 | 31.2 | 25.3 | 32.1 | 25.8 | 29.2 | 22.2 | 32.0 | 39.4 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 25.1 | 31.9 | 16.6 | 11.7 | 18.4 | 6.4 | 11.8 | 35.3 | 13.1 | 15.1 |
| Household federal poverty level (%) | ||||||||||
| <100 | 24.6 | 16.6 | 38.5 | 38.0 | 24.9 | 43.7 | 35.5 | 17.7 | 50.8 | 32.5 |
| 100–199 | 22.3 | 19.6 | 24.8 | 28.9 | 25.2 | 23.7 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 14.5 | 14.2 |
| 200–299 | 17.5 | 18.9 | 15.5 | 14.4 | 19.5 | 16.5 | 15.7 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 25.3 |
| ≥300 | 35.6 | 45.0 | 21.3 | 18.7 | 30.5 | 16.1 | 28.2 | 42.9 | 15.6 | 28.0 |
| Employment status | ||||||||||
| Working for pay | 67.2 | 70.5 | 64.9 | 60.0 | 64.7 | 51.2 | 61.5 | 76.7 | 68.2 | 61.9 |
| Not working for pay | 22.4 | 19.6 | 23.5 | 28.6 | 25.2 | 38.0 | 27.9 | 15.1 | 23.4 | 21.2 |
| Student | 10.4 | 9.8 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 17.0 |
| Health insurance status | ||||||||||
| Private | 61.4 | 72.3 | 48.1 | 41.3 | 49.0 | 37.0 | 48.8 | 65.1 | 45.9 | 50.6 |
| Public | 20.9 | 14.8 | 34.6 | 26.7 | 28.4 | 43.5 | 30.3 | 15.0 | 34.4 | 31.2 |
| Uninsured or underinsuredb | 17.7 | 12.9 | 17.3 | 32.0 | 22.6 | 19.5 | 20.9 | 19.9 | 19.7 | 18.3 |
| Pap test use in last 12 months: yes | 57.9 | 58.0 | 66.0 | 53.0 | 55.7 | 62.9 | 54.7 | 34.2 | 53.9 | 36.1 |
| STI test use in last 12 monthsc: yes | 22.0 | 18.6 | 32.6 | 22.4 | 30.1 | 43.8 | 26.4 | 17.5 | 33.3 | 18.0 |
All prevalence estimates account for the survey's complex sampling design and were directly age-standardized using the 2010 U.S. Census and may not add to 100.0% owing to rounding error.
Women in our analytic sample were 15–44 years of age at the time of screening, but some were 45 years of age at the time of interview.
Underinsured refers to individuals enrolled in a single service plan or Indian Health Service only.
In 2006–2010 and 2011–2013, STI testing was assessed by asking respondents, “In the past 12 months, have you received counseling for or been tested or treated for a sexually transmitted disease?” In 2013–2015 and 2015–2017, respondents were asked, “In the past 12 months, have you been tested for a sexually transmitted disease?”
GED, General Educational Development Test; MSA, metropolitan statistical area; STI, sexually transmitted infection.