Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics, Chicago Health and Life Experiences of Women (CHLEW; N = 695)
| Sexual Identity | Race/Ethnicity | Incomea | |||||||||
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| Sociodemographic Characteristics | Total sample n (%) |
Lesbian, n (%) |
Bisexual, n (%) |
Chi-Sq, t-, or F-statistic | White n (%) |
Black n (%) |
Latinx n (%) |
Chi-Sq, t-, or F-statistic | Annual income over $14,999 n (%) |
Annual income $14,999 or less n (%) |
Chi-Sq, t-, or F-statistic |
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| Age, M [SD] | 40.0 [14.1] | 41.9 [14.2] | 34.6 [12.4] | 6.54*** | 42.9 [16.0] | 39.9 [13.1] | 35.4 [11.4] | 14.68*** | 42.0 [13.4] | 36.1 [14.4] | 4.81*** |
| Sexual identity | |||||||||||
| Lesbian | 515 (74.1) | ||||||||||
| Bisexual | 180 (25.9) | ||||||||||
| Race/Ethnicity | 0.83 | ||||||||||
| White | 261 (37.6) | 199 (38.6) | 62 (34.4) | ||||||||
| Black | 249 (35.8) | 183 (35.5) | 66 (36.7) | ||||||||
| Latinx | 161 (23.2) | 117 (22.7) | 44 (24.4) | ||||||||
| Income | |||||||||||
| Annual income over $14,999 | 481 (69.2) | 382 (74.2) | 99 (55.0) | 24.41*** | 212 (81.2) | 134 (53.8) | 115 (71.4) | 45.90*** | |||
| Annual income $14,999 or less | 183 (26.3) | 111 (21.6) | 72 (40.0) | 41 (15.7) | 102 (41.0) | 36 (22.4) | |||||
| Parental Status | 1.73 | 43.32*** | 0.48 | ||||||||
| Non-parent | 430 (61.9) | 326 (63.3) | 104 (57.8) | 190 (72.8) | 115 (46.2) | 112 (69.6) | 298 (62.0) | 108 (59.0) | |||
| Parent | 265 (38.1) | 189 (36.7) | 76 (42.2) | 71 (27.2) | 134 (53.8) | 49 (30.4) | 183 (38.0) | 75 (41.0) | |||
| Relationship Status | 12.15*** | 7.52* | 10.95*** | ||||||||
| Not in a relationship | 270 (38.8) | 181 (35.2) | 89 (49.4) | 85 (32.6) | 110 (44.2) | 63 (39.1) | 168 (34.9) | 90 (49.2) | |||
| In a relationship | 422 (60.7) | 333 (64.8) | 89 (49.4) | 175 (67.0) | 137 (55.0) | 98 (60.9) | 310 (64.4) | 93 (50.8) | |||
Note. Percentages may not equal 100 due to missing data.
a
Lowest quartile was used to calculate low-income status (1 = ≤ $14,999 annually)
*
p < .05
***
p < .001.