Trauma, Stress, and Resilience among Sexual Minority Women by Balsam Kimberly;

Author:Balsam, Kimberly;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2003-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Results

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The 2,431 participants in this study are a large and diverse group; the average age is 36 with a range from 15–83. The majority of participants, 75% (n = 1823) are White/Caucasian, 10% (n = 238) are African American/Black, 7% (n = 177) are Latina, 4% (n = 89) are Native American/American Indian, 3% (n = 64) are Asian American/Pacific Islander, and 2% (n = 40) indicated “other” or did not respond. Overall, participants report a high level of education; approximately three-fourths have a college degree or higher. Most participants, 70%, report being employed full time, 17% part time, 7% unemployed, and 24% are students (the categories are not mutually exclusive). The participants report a low range of yearly incomes, with 38% earning under $20,000 per year, 52% earning between $20,000 and $49,000, and the remaining 10% earning $50,000 and over. Participants are from every state in the United States, and are equally distributed throughout the regions of the United States. Approximately one-quarter are from each region: Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, and West. In terms of the type of geographic location, the majority are from urban areas: 28% large city, 29% medium city, 24% small city or town, 10% suburb, 8% rural, and 1% did not respond or indicated “other” (such as in prison).

The majority of participants (65%) report that they are in a primary relationship with a woman, and 26% are single. Smaller portions of participants report dating women casually (11%), dating both women and men (2%), dating men casually (1%), and being in a primary relationship with a man (5%). Participants’ living situations reflect their relationship status, with 48% living with their female partner/lover, 28% living alone, and the rest living in a variety of other situations such as with housemates, children, or parents. Twenty-seven percent of participants report ever being legally married to a man and 41% say they had a primary relationship with a man in the past. In addition, 21% of participants report having children.

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