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Table 1 Mental health or substance abuse treatment received in past year by gender, sexual orientation, and disorder

From: Influence of gender, sexual orientation, and need on treatment utilization for substance use and mental disorders: Findings from the California Quality of Life Survey

  

Women

Men

 

Total

(N = 2074)

Heterosexual

(n = 816)

LB

(n = 255)

Total

(N = 1071)

χ2

(df = 1)

Heterosexual

(n = 709)

GB

(n = 294)

Total

(N = 1003)

χ2

(df = 1)

No disorder

(n = 1490)

18.4

16.9

43.7

22.0

48.10***

9.5

30.7

14.9

49.80***

AOD disorder

only (n = 78)

37.2

50.0

40.0

46.2

0.25

34.4

30.0

32.7

0.11

MH disorder

only (n = 427)

58.1

55.1

71.6

60.6

6.67**

41.9

70.0

54.0

12.70***

Both AOD & MH

disorders

(n = 79)

73.4

71.4

80.0

75.0

0.34

67.9

80.0

72.1

0.72

Total (N = 2074)

29.4

27.1

55.3

33.8

68.80***

17.1

42.5

24.5

72.60***

  1. Notes:N's are unweighted, statistics are weighted; LB = lesbian/bisexual; GB = gay/bisexual
  2. **p < .01, ***p < .001