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Table 1 Sample characteristics in women, by self-reported sexual orientation: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005–2014

From: Sexual orientation disparities in food insecurity and food assistance use in U.S. adult women: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005–2014

 

Exclusively heterosexual women

Lesbian WSW

Bisexual WSW

Heterosexual WSW

  

Weighted % (unweighted n)

X2

P

Total

90.4 (6674)

1.2 (88)

3.4 (251)

5.1 (366)

  

Race/Ethnicity

    

3.7

<.001

 White, non-Hispanic

67.3 (2891)

69.1 (42)

70.3 (127)

73.7 (201)

  

 Black, non-Hispanic

12.1 (1419)

19.3 (28)

16.7 (72)

12.5 (84)

  

 Hispanic

14.2 (1800)

7.6 (12)

8.5 (35)

8.1 (55)

  

 Multiple races

6.4 (564)

4.1 (6)

4.5 (17)

5.7 (26)

  

Age

    

10.9

<.001

 20–25

13.3 (989)

14.0 (20)

36.4 (86)

19.1 (71)

  

 26–35

23.0 (1671)

18.1 (18)

28.9 (84)

24.1 (101)

  

 36–45

26.4 (1788)

41.5 (26)

16.7 (44)

28.3 (95)

  

 46–59

37.3 (2226)

26.4 (24)

18.0 (37)

28.5 (99)

  

Educational Level

    

3.1

0.008

< High school

33.2 (2652)

24.4 (28)

42.6 (112)

26.9 (112)

  

 Some college/AA degree

34.9 (2288)

33.7 (34)

36.1 (97)

43.8 (97)

  

 College graduate or above

31.9 (1734)

41.9 (26)

21.3 (42)

29.3 (92)

  

% Federal Poverty Level

    

3.4

<.001

 < 100%

41.6 (2136)

37.2 (26)

25.2 (50)

32.9 (97)

  

 100–199%

14.1 (801)

13.6 (10)

10.1 (21)

15.1 (42)

  

 200–299%

13.3 (835)

8.1 (8)

13.8 (33)

14.1 (53)

  

 300–399%

16.8 (1493)

23.8 (22)

26.2 (72)

22.6 (92)

  

> 400%

14.2 (1409)

17.3 (22)

24.7 (75)

15.3 (82)

  

Insurance Type

    

5.3

<.001

 Private

66.7 (3730)

52.8 (35)

49.0 (93)

55.2 (173)

  

 Medicare/Medigap

1.3 (109)

6.5 (6)

0.21 (1)

2.5 (10)

  

 Medicaid

6.8 (690)

2.6 (4)

11.9 (45)

11.1 (66)

  

 Other public

6.7 (525)

6.4 (5)

6.9 (21)

7.1 (23)

  

 None

18.5 (1620)

31.7 (38)

32.0 (91)

24.2 (94)

  

Risky Drinker

45.7 (2902)

64.5 (57)

66.8 (169)

60.2 (219)

22.0

<.001

Current Smoker

20.4 (1341)

41.6 (38)

46.3 (129)

37.3 (13)

37.6

<.001

  1. X2 Likelihood ratio chi-squared; P = p-value