Table 3. Housing: Comparisons by Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Background Characteristics, continued Top 6 Reasons to move among those who are not competent about their housing stability
Total Sexual orientation Lesbians Gay Men Bisexualsa Gender identity Transgender Non-transgender Gender Female Male Age 60-69 70-79 80 and older Race and Ethnicity White Hispanic African American Asian American Below 200% Poverty Level Yes No Education Some college or less 4 years of college or more Relationship status Partnered, legally recognized Partnered, not legally recognized Not married or partnered Living arrangement Living alone Living with others HIV/AIDS (men) Yes No
Economic reasons
Health reasons
Different needs with aging
Lack of stability
Need to move out of SF
Rising crime rate
%
%
%
%
%
%
54.41
44.36
39.95
20.59
12.01
11.03
50.00 55.71 52.17
47.78 43.93 30.43
46.67 38.93 26.09
14.44 20.00 47.83*‡
14.44 11.43 13.04
4.44* 12.86 4.35
78.95* 53.25
52.63 44.16
36.84 40.26
42.11* 19.48
15.79 11.95
21.05 10.39
54.21 54.95
44.86 44.03
40.19 39.25
19.63 21.16
14.02 11.26
4.67* 13.31
56.67 45.05 64.71
39.33* 57.14 64.71
38.33 45.05 41.18
20.67 23.08 5.88
14.67* 3.30 11.76
12.00 8.79 5.88
56.88 46.88 36.84 42.86
45.00 37.50 26.32 42.86
41.56 37.50 21.05 35.71
20.31 12.50 15.79 28.57
12.19 9.38 10.53 14.29
9.38* 25.00 10.53 0.00
52.00 56.44
42.40 45.83
31.20* 44.70
32.00* 15.53
8.80 13.64
19.20* 6.44
53.28 54.96
32.79* 48.94
22.95* 46.81
23.77 19.15
9.84 13.12
20.49* 7.09
51.72 57.89 53.18
43.10 46.05 44.57
50.00 38.16 37.83
12.07 19.74 22.47
18.97 14.47 9.74
8.62 11.84 11.24
53.17 56.86
47.22 40.52
39.29 41.18
22.22 18.30
9.13* 16.34
13.49 7.19
58.00 53.40
39.00 46.60
36.00 40.84
18.00 23.04
10.00 12.04
15.00 12.57
Note. Pearson’s χ2 tests or Fisher’s exact tests were applied; * indicates statistically significant relationship between variables at p < .05. a Due to small sample size, we were unable to distinguish between bisexual women and men in comparisons with lesbians and gay men. ‡ Indicates that a p value remains <.05 in adjusted logistic regressions after controlling for age, income, and education; adjusted tests were applied to comparisons of sexual orientation and gender identity.