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The straight men have the lowest levels of educational attainment with 57 percent having
only a GED or a high school diploma.
Table 2. Demographic Statistics by Gender and Sexual Orientation
Gay men
(n=145)
Bisexual
men
Straight
men (n=8)
Females
(n=4)
Transgender
(n=8)
(n=31)
White .80 (.40) .68 (.48) .50 (.55) .75 (.50) .33 (.58)
Black .05 (.23) .12 (.33) .33 (.52) .25 (.50) .33 (.58)
Other .08 (.27) .12 (.33) .17 (.41) 0.0 (0.0) .33 (.58)
Multiracial .06 (.24) .08 (.49) 0.0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0)
Hispanic .35 (.48) .37 (.49) .38 (.52) 0.0 (0.0) .86 (.38)
Age 31 (11.3) 27 (10.6) 39.3 (12.5) 40 (5.5) 40 (11.5)
Income 26,693
(22,027)
25,703
(18,027)
20,000
(26,925)
29,250
(28,848)
9,285
(5,345)
High school .27 (.45) .20 (.41) .57 (.53) 0.0 (0.0) .57 (.53)
degree
Some College .49 (.50) .57 (.50) 0.0 (0.0) .50 (.58) .14 (.38)
BA or more .15 (.36) .10 (.31) .14 (.38) .50 (.58) 0.0 (0.0)
Table 3 presents demographic statistics by race and ethnicity. White respondents
have a high level of educational attainment and income as do the other races. Multiracial
and other racial groups are the youngest of the race and ethic groups. Blacks and
Hispanics have the lowest levels of educational attainment. Multiracial respondents and
blacks have the lowest income levels.
Table 3. Demographic Statistics by Race/Ethnicity
White
(n=103)
Black
(n=14)
Other
(n=5)
Multiracial
(n=8)
Hispanic
(N=70)
Age 32 (11.7) 37 (10.9) 24 (8.7) 27 (11.8) 30 (10.9)
Income 30,780
(23,704)
15,000
(12,792)
28,000
(30,7)1
15,000
(14,142)
20,806
(16,022)
Less than high .07 (.26) 0.0 (0.0) .20 (.45) .13 (.35) .16 (.37)
school
High school .26 (.44) .57 (.51) 0.0 (0.0) 0.0 (0.0) .30 (.46)
degree
Some College .45 (.50) .35 (.49) .50 (.58) .86 (.38) .46 (.)50
BA or more .21 (.41) .07 (.27) .25 (.50) 0.0 (0.0) .06 (.25)
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