Table 2 Mean scores on select dichotomous outcome variables, NFSS (can read as percentage: as in, 0.42 = 42%). IBF (intact bio family);LM (lesbian mother); GF(gay father); Adopted by strangers; Divorced late (>18);Step family;Single parent;All;other Currently married 0.43 0.36 0.35 0.41 0.36 0.41 0.37 0.39 Currently cohabiting 0.09 0.24 0.21 0.07^ 0.31 0.19 0.19 0.13 Family received welfare growing up 0.17 0.69 0.57 0.12^ 0.47^ 0.53^ 0.48^ 0.35^ Currently on public assistance 0.10 0.38 0.23 0.27 0.31 0.30 0.30 0.23 Currently employed full-time 0.49 0.26 0.34 0.41 0.42 0.47^ 0.43^ 0.39 Currently unemployed 0.08 0.28 0.20 0.22 0.15 0.14 0.13^ 0.15 Voted in last presidential election 0.57 0.41 0.73^ 0.58 0.63^ 0.57^ 0.51 0.48 Thought recently about suicide 0.05 0.12 0.24 0.07 0.08 0.10 0.05 0.09 Recently or currently in therapy 0.08 0.19 0.19 0.22 0.12 0.17 0.13 0.09 Identifies as entirely heterosexual 0.90 0.61 0.71 0.82^ 0.83^ 0.81^ 0.83^ 0.82^ Is in a same-sex romantic relationship 0.04 0.07 0.12 0.23 0.05 0.13 0.03 0.02 Had affair while married/cohabiting 0.13 0.40 0.25 0.20 0.12^ 0.32 0.19^ 0.16^ Has ever had an STI 0.08 0.20 0.25 0.16 0.12 0.16 0.14 0.08 Ever touched sexually by parent/adult 0.02 0.23 0.06^ 0.03^ 0.10 0.12 0.10 0.08^ Ever forced to have sex against will 0.08 0.31 0.25 0.23 0.24 0.16 0.16^ 0.11^ Bold indicates the mean scores displayed are statistically-significantly different from IBFs (currently intact, bio mother/father household, column 1),A child raised in a lesbian or gay household is several times more likely to have been on welfare, been sexually molested by a parent, or raped.
From Table 2 Currently on welfare:
intact straight parents 10%
lesbian mother 38%
gay father 23%
divorce, adoption, etc. 23%-31%
intact straight parents 2%
lesbian mother 23%
gay father 6%
divorce, adoption, etc. 3%-12%
intact straight parents 8%
lesbian mother 31%
gay father 25%
divorce, adoption, etc. 11%-24%
IBF | LM | GF | ABS | DL>18 | SF | SP | Other | |
Currently married | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.41 | 0.36 | 0.41 | 0.37 | 0.39 |
Currently cohabiting | 0.09 | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.07 | 0.31 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.13 |
Family received welfare growing up | 0.17 | 0.69 | 0.57 | 0.12 | 0.47 | 0.53 | 0.48 | 0.35 |
Currently on public assistance | 0.10 | 0.38 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.23 |
Currently employed full-time | 0.49 | 0.26 | 0.34 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.43 | 0.39 |
Currently unemployed | 0.08 | 0.28 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.15 |
Voted in last presidential election | 0.57 | 0.41 | 0.73 | 0.58 | 0.63 | 0.57 | 0.51 | 0.48 |
Thought recently about suicide | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.09 |
Recently or currently in therapy | 0.08 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.09 |
Identifies as entirely heterosexual | 0.90 | 0.61 | 0.71 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.82 |
Is in a same-sex romantic relationship | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.23 | 0.05 | 0.13 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
Had affair while married/cohabiting | 0.13 | 0.40 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.12 | 0.32 | 0.19 | 0.16 |
Has ever had an STI | 0.08 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.08 |
Ever touched sexually by parent/adult | 0.02 | 0.23 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.08 |
Ever forced to have sex against will | 0.08 | 0.31 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.11 |