Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the survey sample used in the analysis, split by sex
From: How does being out at work relate to discrimination and unemployment of gays and lesbians?
| Â | Gays | Lesbians | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
Age | ||||
 18–29 | 19,004 | 39.5 | 6410 | 52.4 |
 30–39 | 14,281 | 29.7 | 3430 | 28.0 |
 40–49 | 10,036 | 20.8 | 1680 | 13.7 |
 50–59 | 3814 | 7.9 | 585 | 4.8 |
 60+ | 1026 | 2.1 | 135 | 1.1 |
Education | ||||
 No formal | 45 | 0.1 | 16 | 0.1 |
 Primary | 580 | 1.2 | 180 | 1.5 |
 Secondary | 11,652 | 24.2 | 2763 | 22.6 |
 Post-secondary | 7117 | 14.8 | 1682 | 13.7 |
 Tertiary | 27,813 | 57.8 | 7286 | 59.5 |
 Other | 954 | 2.0 | 313 | 2.6 |
Household income (net) | ||||
 < 1st quartile (Q1) | 11,628 | 24.1% | 3626 | 29.6 |
 Between Q1 and Q2 | 12,136 | 25.2% | 3211 | 26.2 |
 Between Q2 and Q3 | 10,698 | 22.2% | 2813 | 23.0 |
 Higher than Q3 | 13,699 | 28.4% | 2590 | 21.2 |
Total | 48,161 | 100.0 | 12,240 | 100.0 |