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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jun 7.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Sex Orientat Gend Divers. 2021 Jul 29;9(2):222–235. doi: 10.1037/sgd0000477

Table 1.

Sample Characteristics of Sexual Minority Women (N = 60)

Total sample
Sample characteristics n %
Age, years (range: 19 – 32)
 Mean 25.58
SD 3.26
Gender identity
 Cisgender woman 34 56.7
 Gender minority 26 43.3
Sexual orientation
 Queer 33 55.0
 Bisexual 9 15.0
 Lesbian 9 15.0
 Pansexual 5 8.3
 Asexual 2 3.3
 Uncertain 2 3.3
Race/ethnicity
 White 35 58.3
 Black/African American 7 11.7
 Hispanic/Latinx 5 8.3
 Other 5 8.3
 Asian 4 6.7
 Multiracial 4 6.7
Education level
 4-year college degree 34 56.7
 Some college/currently in college 13 21.7
 Some graduate school or higher 9 15.0
Employment Status
 Full-time (40+ hours per week) 33 55.0
 Part-time employment (<40 hours per week) 16 26.6
 Student 7 11.7
 Unemployed 4 6.7
Personal income, annually
 Less than $29,999 30 50.0
 More than $50,000 15 25.0
 $30,000–$49,000 11 18.3
Relationship status
 Partnered 29 48.3
 Single or casually dating 27 45.0

Note. Gender minority included sexual minority women who identified as genderqueer, gender nonconforming, gender fluid, gender nonbinary, Two-Spirit, questioning, or other (e.g., trans femme).