Table 1 univariate analysis of study variables in sexual minority population (N = 18,193)
Variables | Counselling/psychotherapy Service Use | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total N = 18,193 | Yes N = 2007 (11.0%) | No N = 16,86 (89.0%) | X2 | df | P-value | |
Sociodemographic | ||||||
Population | ||||||
Lesbian | 2066 (11.4) | 257 (12.4) | 1809 (87.6) | |||
Gay | 9491 (52.2) | 1051 (11.1) | 8440 (88.9) | |||
Bisexual | 3441 (18.9) | 356 (10.3) | 3085 (89.7) | |||
Transgender | 3195 (17.6) | 343 (10.7) | 2852 (89.3) | 6.124 | 3 | 0.106 |
Age (Years) | ||||||
20 and below | 7051 (38.8) | 680 (9.6) | 6371 (90.4) | |||
21–29 | 9274 (51.0) | 1072 (11.6) | 8202 (88.4) | |||
30 and above | 1868 (10.3) | 255 (13.7) | 1613 (86.3) | 29.521 | 2 | < 0.001 |
Residency | ||||||
Urban | 14,326 (78.7) | 1686 (11.8) | 12,640 (88.2) | |||
County | 3026 (16.6) | 254 (8.4) | 2772 (91.6) | |||
Rural | 841 (4.6) | 67 (8.0) | 774 (92.0) | 37.432 | 2 | < 0.001 |
Marital Status | ||||||
Married | 879 (4.8) | 99 (11.3) | 780 (88.7) | |||
Single | 17,022 (93.6) | 1858 (10.9) | 15,164 (89.1) | |||
Divorced/widowed | 292 (1.6) | 50 (17.1) | 242 (82.9) | 11.232 | 2 | 0.003 |
Child Rearing | ||||||
No | 17,449 (95.9) | 1927 (11.0) | 15,522 (89.0) | |||
Yes | 744 (4.1) | 80 (10.8) | 664 (89.2) | 0.062 | 1 | 0.804 |
Education | ||||||
Primary or below | 48 (0.3) | 3 (6.3) | 45 (93.8) | |||
Middle/High school | 4840 (26.6) | 384 (7.9) | 4456 (92.1) | |||
College/undergraduate | 12,040 (66.2) | 1417 (11.8) | 10,623 (88.2) | |||
Postgraduate | 1265 (7.0) | 203 (16.0) | 1062 (84.0) | 87.537 | 3 | < 0.001 |
Employment | ||||||
No | 10,398 (57.2) | 1168 (11.2) | 9230 (88.8) | |||
Yes | 7795 (42.8) | 839 (10.8) | 6956 (89.2) | 1.001 | 1 | 0.317 |
Yearly Income (RMBa) b | ||||||
Less than 25,000 | 3516 (35.5) | 367 (10.4) | 3149 (89.6) | |||
25,001-49,999 | 2839 (28.7) | 314 (11.1) | 2525 (88.9) | |||
50,000-99,999 | 2391 (24.2) | 258 (10.8) | 2133 (89.2) | |||
More than 100,000 | 1145 (11.6) | 179 (15.6) | 966 (84.4) | 24.832 | 3 | < 0.001 |
Religious Beliefs | ||||||
No | 15,036 (82.6) | 1578 (10.5) | 13,458 (89.5) | |||
Yes | 3157 (17.4) | 429 (13.6) | 2728 (86.4) | 25.449 | 1 | < 0.001 |
Clinical | ||||||
HIV Positive | ||||||
No | 15,581 (85.6) | 1707 (11.0) | 13,874 (89.0) | |||
Yes | 325 (1.8) | 49 (15.1) | 276 (84.9) | |||
Unknown | 2287 (12.6) | 251 (11.0) | 2036 (89.0) | 5.518 | 2 | 0.063 |
Physical Disability | ||||||
No | 18,022 (99.1) | 1990 (11.0) | 16,032 (89.0) | |||
Yes | 171 (0.9) | 17 (9.9) | 154 (90.1) | 0.209 | 1 | 0.648 |
Psychological | ||||||
Psychological Distress | ||||||
No | 5228 (28.7) | 405 (7.7) | 4823 (92.3) | |||
Yes | 12,965 (71.3) | 1602 (12.4) | 11,363 (87.6) | 80.659 | 1 | < 0.001 |
Disclosure to others | ||||||
No | 8921 (49.0) | 673 (7.5) | 8248 (92.5) | |||
Yes | 9272 (51.0) | 1334 (14.4) | 7938 (85.6) | 216.945 | 1 | < 0.001 |
Refused by HP | ||||||
No | 18,077 (99.4) | 1979 (10.9) | 16,098 (89.1) | |||
Yes | 116 (0.6) | 28 (24.1) | 88 (75.9) | 20.432 | 1 | < 0.001 |
Verbal harassment by HP | ||||||
No | 18,031 (99.1) | 1969 (10.9) | 16,062 (89.1) | |||
Yes | 162 (0.9) | 38 (23.5) | 124 (76.5) | 25.711 | 1 | < 0.001 |
Sexual harassment by HP | ||||||
No | 18,126 (99.6) | 1989 (11.0) | 16,137 (89.0) | |||
Yes | 67 (0.4) | 18 (26.9) | 49 (73.1) | 17.178 | 1 | < 0.001 |
Discrimination Experience | ||||||
No | 3219 (17.7) | 224 (7.0) | 2995 (93.0) | |||
Yes | 14,974 (82.3) | 1783 (11.9) | 13,191 (88.1) | 66.107 | 1 | < 0.001 |