TABLE 3.
Differences in demographic variables as a function of gender and sexual orientation.
| Men |
Women |
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| Variable n = |
Hetero. 262 |
Gay 231 |
Hetero. 260 |
Lesbian 267 |
Test statisticGender |
Test statisticSexual Orientation |
Test statisticGXS. |
Differences | Effect size |
| Education | 2.12 (0.05) |
2.32 (0.05) |
2.06 (0.05) |
2.35 (0.05) |
F = 0.09 | F = 27.27*** | F = 0.80 | LG > H*** | g = 0.32 |
| Parenthood status | 0.40 (0.03) |
0.15 (0.02) |
0.57 (0.03) |
0.40 (0.03) |
χ2 = 61.26*** | χ2 = 50.60*** | χ2 = 4.91* | HW > HM*** HW > G*** HW > L*** HM > G*** L > G*** |
h = 0.34 h = 0.91 h = 0.34 h = 0.57 h = 0.57 |
| Marriage status | 0.36 (0.03) |
0.22 (0.03) |
0.42 (0.03) |
0.25 (0.03) |
χ2 = 1.87 | χ2 = 26.92*** | χ2 = 0.12 | H > LG*** | h = 0.35 |
Degrees of freedom for F values are (1, 1016). Values for χ2 are Wald χ2. The differences in the proportions for race and the number of each people in each age groups can be found in-text. *p < 0.05, ***p < 0.001.