Table 1.

Stress Indicators for Sexual Minority and Heterosexual Respondents (n = 3,612).

	Overall Stress (1–5)	Increase Stress (0–1)	Disrupt Life (1–4)	Health Stress (1–5)	Relationship Stress (1–5)	Economic Stress (1–5)
Heterosexuals (n = 2,001)	2.64	.30	2.94	2.68	1.74	2.32
Sexual minorities
Gay/lesbian (n = 732)	2.78	.37	3.10	3.03	1.79	2.45
Bisexual (n = 418)	3.41	.46	3.26	3.28	2.01	3.05
“Another”/multiple (n = 461)	3.56	.61	3.23	3.55	2.01	2.97

Source: National Couples’ Health and Time Study.

Note: Unweighted n’s are provided, and all analyses are weighted. Boldface text indicates a significant (p < .05) difference between heterosexual and sexual minority categories. Italic text indicates significant (p < .05) difference among sexual minorities with reference group gay and lesbian identity.