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Published in final edited form as: Demography. 2022 Aug 1;59(4):1403–1430. doi: 10.1215/00703370-10081664

Table 4.

Weighted OLS Regression Results Predicting Well-being Indices (N = 107,310)

Model 1 Model 2
B (SE) B (SE)

Life Purpose

Sexual Identity (reference = heterosexual)
 Gay/Lesbian −1.61* (0.69) −1.19 (0.69)
 Bisexual −7.08***a (0.95) −4.52***a (0.95)
 Queer −5.26 (2.81) −3.39 (2.63)
 Same-gender Loving 4.10***abc (105) 6.99***abc (107)
 More than one −5.19***ad (120) −3.61**d (122)
Gender Identity (reference = cisgender men)
 Cisgender Woman −0.28 (0.20) 1.13*** (0.20)
 Transgender Man −0.58 (3.12) 1.06 (3.01)
 Transgender Woman −6.21 (3.48) −4.50 (3.57)
 Non-Binary/Genderqueer −9.35*x (4.04) −6.94x (3.73)
R-squared 0.01 0.07

Community Belonging

Sexual Identity (reference = heterosexual)
 Gay/Lesbian −1.26 (0.68) −0.73 (0.68)
 Bisexual −5.68***a (0.89) −4.01***a (0.90)
 Queer −7.00**a (2.56) −5.64* (2.53)
 Same-gender Loving 2.76*abc (113) 4.89***abc (114)
 More than one −2.51*bd (110) −1.28bd (109)
Gender Identity (ref = cisgender men)
 Cisgender Woman −0.15 (0.19) 0.65*** (0.19)
 Transgender Man −5.59 (3.58) −4.22 (3.49)
 Transgender Woman −2.17 (3.20) −1.24 (3.29)
 Non-Binary/Genderqueer −8.67**x (3.31) −7.26*x (3.12)
R-squared 0.03 0.06

Physical and Mental Health

Sexual Identity (ref = heterosexual)
 Gay/Lesbian −1.19* (0.53) −1.42** (0.54)
 Bisexual −6.84***a (0.71) −4.90***a (0.71)
 Queer −7.56***a (196) −6.69***a (178)
 Same-gender Loving −1.23bc (0.85) 1.56abc (0.82)
 More than one −3.56***ab (0.87) −2.48*bcd (0.89)
Gender Identity (reference = cisgender men)
 Cisgender Woman −0.45** (0.14) 0.61*** (0.15)
 Transgender Man −2.53 (2.42) −0.92 (2.31)
 Transgender Woman −3.50 (2.38) −2.17 (2.32)
 Non-Binary/Genderqueer −8.54**x (2.54) −6.40**x (2.23)
R-squared 0.02 0.08

Financial Well-being

Sexual Identity (reference = heterosexual)
 Gay/Lesbian −4.60*** (0.93) −5.28*** (0.85)
 Bisexual −11.72***a (104) −7.09*** (1.01)
 Queer −10.98***a (2.54) −8.28*** (2.16)
 Same-gender Loving −5.75***b (125) 2.11abc(123)
 More than one −6.66***b (132) −3.61**bd (135)
Gender Identity (reference = cisgender men)
 Cisgender Woman −3.52*** (0.24) −0.71** (0.23)
 Transgender Man −5.64 (3.56) −0.28 (2.95)
 Transgender Woman −7.80* (3.67) −4.34 (4.51)
 Non-Binary/Genderqueer −7.62 (3.98) −3.00 (3.75)
R-squared 0.07 0.25

Social Connectedness

Sexual Identity (reference = heterosexual)
 Gay/Lesbian −2 10** (0.76) −1 46 (0.75)
 Bisexual −6 49***a (0.90) −3.58*** (0.88)
 Queer −6.86** (2.33) −4.68* (2.23)
 Same-gender Loving 1.93abc (118) 5.1***abc (122)
 More than one −2.92**bd (105) −0.98d (106)
Gender Identity (reference = cisgender men)
 Cisgender Woman 1.98*** (0.20) 3.58*** (0.20)
 Transgender Man −2.91 (2.82) −0.75 (2.69)
 Transgender Woman −4.36x (3.00) −1.74 (3.04)
 Non-Binary/Genderqueer −13.82***xy (3.97) −11.71**xyz (3.48)
R-squared 0.01 0.09

Note:

*

p<0.05

**

p<0.01

***

p<0.001

compared to heterosexual. All tests are two-tailed.

a

Compared to gay/lesbian (p < 0.05).

b

Compared to bisexual (p < 0.05).

c

Compared to queer (p < 0.05).

d

Compared to same-gender loving (p < 0.05)

x

Compared to cisgender woman (p < 0.05).

y

Compared to transgender man (p < 0.05).

z

Compared to transgender woman (p < 0.05).