Table 1

Weighted sample characteristics by sexual orientation and gender expression: women (n=6401), Add Health Wave V

	n	%	GC heterosexual % (n=5456)	GNC heterosexual % (n=260)	GC sexual minority % (n=565)	GNC sexual minority % (n=120)	P value
Total	6401	100.0	84.2	3.7	10.0	2.0	–
Sexual orientation
100% heterosexual	5162	80.0	91.3	84.4	0.0	0.0	<0.001‡
Mostly heterosexual	989	15.4	8.7	15.6	69.0	31.2
Bisexual	125	2.4	0.0	0.0	19.0	23.2
Mostly homosexual	65	1.2	0.0	0.0	7.5	21.9
100% homosexual	60	0.9	0.0	0.0	4.6	23.7
Gender expression
Conforming	6021	94.3	100.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	<0.001‡
Androgynous	301	4.6	0.0	89.8	0.0	62.6
Non-conforming	79	1.1	0.0	10.2	0.0	37.4
Educational attainment
Less than bachelor’s degree	3464	57.6	55.7	74.0	63.6	76.9	<0.001‡
Bachelor’s degree or higher	2937	42.4	44.3	26.0	36.4	23.1
Employment status
Employed	5251	79.5	79.5	78.1	79.4	79.0	0.081
Unemployed	335	6.1	5.7	4.6	9.5	10.8
Not in the workforce	815	14.4	14.8	17.3	11.1	10.2
Personal income
<US$10 000	1073	18.9	18.4	17.6	22.7	23.0	0.265
≥US$10 000	5328	81.1	81.6	82.4	77.3	77.0
Poverty to income needs ratio
<100% (below federal poverty line)	945	16.5	15.6	25.3	18.2	29.6	0.003†
>100% (at or above federal poverty line)	5456	83.5	84.4	74.7	81.8	70.4
Total other household debt
None	862	13.2	14.1	12.5	6.8	8.0	0.005†
US$1–US$24 999	3708	59.1	58.2	63.9	64.2	61.5
≥US$25 000	1831	27.7	27.7	23.7	29.0	30.5
Fell behind on paying bills since 2008
No	3077	47.0	48.9	36.9	37.4	35.2	<0.001‡
Yes	3324	53.0	51.1	63.1	62.6	64.8
Experienced foreclosure, eviction or repossession since 2008
No	5276	82.1	83.1	72.5	78.4	77.0	0.006†
Yes	1125	17.9	16.9	27.5	21.6	23.0