Table 3 Comparing Adverse Childhood Experience Scores between different sociodemographic groups of Black Sexual Minority Men in the N2 Study

Sexual orientation

Bisexual (n = 50)

2.72

Gay (n = 78)

2.74

Another identity (n = 19)

2.47

Gender Identity

Cis male (n = 125)

2.65

Transgender, non-binary or other (n = 22)

3

Income

 < $ 5,000 (n = 35)

3.31

$ 5,000 – 9,999 (n = 25)

1.88

$ 10,000 – 19,999 (n = 41)

2.83

$ 20,000 – 29,999 (n = 20)

2.6

$ 30,000 – 39,999 (n = 18)

2.44

$ 40,000 + 

2.75

Education

Less than high school (n = 20)

3.6

High school diploma or equivalent (n = 56)

2.45

Some college, no degree (n = 37)

2.27

Associate degree (n = 19)

3.05

Bachelor’s degree or higher (n = 15)

3.07

Housing Instability

Unstable Housing (n = 62)

2.95

Stable Housing (n = 85)

2.52

Paid Employment (is this past 2 weeks?)

Employed (n = 69)

2.84

Unemployed (n = 78)

2.58

Age categories

16 – 24 (n = 54)

2.83

25 + (n = 93)

2.62