Table 2 Summary of Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition analyses of health gaps between sexual orientation groups

Mean health (LGBQ)

23.491

<0.001

15.003

<0.001

Mean health (heterosexual)

21.263

<0.001

13.949

<0.001

Mean health difference

2.228

<0.001

1.054

<0.001

Explained fraction

1.435

64.4

<0.001

0.776

73.6

<0.001

Unexplained fraction

0.793

35.6

<0.001

0.278

26.4

0.016

 Gender

0.017

1.2

0.022

0.032

4.2

0.014

 Country of Birth

−0.011

−0.8

0.057

0.003

0.3

0.451

 Age

−0.075

−5.2

<0.001

−0.244

−31.4

<0.001

 Income

0.036

2.5

0.101

0.079

10.2

<0.001

 Education

−0.013

−0.9

0.106

0.039

5.0

<0.001

 Social class

0.056

3.9

0.010

0.014

1.8

0.289

 Labour market position

0.211

14.7

<0.001

0.063

8.1

0.010

 Fear of violence

0.050

3.5

<0.001

0.048

6.2

<0.001

 Threat/violence experience

0.035

2.4

0.005

0.011

1.5

0.069

 Degrading treatment

0.366

25.5

<0.001

0.186

24.0

<0.001

 Diff. make ends meet

0.172

12.0

<0.001

0.086

11.1

<0.001

 Low cash margin

0.135

9.4

<0.001

0.110

14.2

<0.001

 Residential ownership

0.029

2.0

0.158

−0.010

−1.3

0.394

 Job dissatisfaction

0.022

1.5

0.400

0.008

1.1

0.374

 Job insecurity

0.043

3.0

0.001

0.015

1.9

0.004

 Unmet medical needs: inaccessibility

0.096

6.7

<0.001

0.075

9.7

<0.001

 Unmet medical needs: experiences

0.073

5.1

<0.001

0.099

12.8

<0.001

 Unmet medical needs: other

0.120

8.4

<0.001

0.098

12.6

<0.001

 Unmet dental needs: other

0.030

2.1

0.004

0.027

3.5

<0.001

 Unmet dental needs: economical

0.046

3.2

0.001

0.035

4.5

<0.001