Table 3 Experiences of using mental health care services
|  | Mental health service utilization (N = 15,611) | Sexual orientation disclosure (n = 1738)* | Negative treatment (n = 1738)* | Suppress gender expression (n = 1738)* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Yes | It depends | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
Overall sample | 11.1% | 88.9% | 42.8% | 46.3% | 11.0% | 16.7% | 83.3% | 52.5% | 47.5% |
Gender | |||||||||
 Male | 10.8% | 89.2% | 42.4% | 45.1% | 12.4% | 16.0% | 84.0% | 56.2% | 43.8% |
 Female | 12.0% | 88.0% | 43.6% | 49.2% | 7.2% | 18.6% | 81.4% | 43.0% | 57.0% |
|  | p = .04 | p = .007 | p = .20 | p < .001 | |||||
Sexual orientation | |||||||||
 Lesbian / Gay | 11.4% | 88.6% | 43.9% | 44.7% | 11.5% | 18.2% | 81.8% | 53.5% | 46.5% |
 Bisexual | 9.7% | 90.3% | 37.9% | 52.8% | 9.3% | 11.3% | 88.7% | 50.4% | 49.6% |
 Pansexual | 13.8% | 86.2% | 47.9% | 47.9% | 4.2% | 9.9% | 90.1% | 38.0% | 62.0% |
 Asexual | 8.3% | 91.7% | 28.6% | 57.1% | 14.3% | 17.9% | 82.1% | 50.0% | 50.0% |
 Questioning | 10.7% | 89.3% | 34.4% | 50.0% | 15.6% | 12.5% | 87.5% | 62.5% | 37.5% |
|  | p = .01 | p = .12 | p = .04 | p = .08 | |||||
Age group | |||||||||
 18–24 | 10.3% | 89.7% | 39.7% | 49.0% | 11.3% | 15.1% | 84.9% | 53.0% | 47.0% |
 25–39 | 12.9% | 87.1% | 48.9% | 40.7% | 10.3% | 19.2% | 80.8% | 50.6% | 49.4% |
 40 or above | 11.4% | 88.6% | 31.6% | 55.3% | 13.2% | 23.7% | 76.3% | 71.1% | 28.9% |
|  | p < .001 | p = .003 | p = .05 | p = .04 | |||||
Living area | |||||||||
 City | 11.8% | 88.2% | 42.5% | 47.1% | 10.4% | 16.5% | 83.5% | 51.3% | 48.7% |
 Town | 8.4% | 91.6% | 45.5% | 43.0% | 11.5% | 18.0% | 82.0% | 57.0% | 43.0% |
 Rural area | 8.9% | 91.1% | 41.0% | 36.1% | 23.0% | 19.7% | 80.3% | 67.2% | 32.8% |
|  | p < .001 | p = .03 | p = .71 | p = .02 | |||||
Education level | |||||||||
 Middle school or below | 6.2% | 93.8% | 52.5% | 35.0% | 12.5% | 27.5% | 72.5% | 47.5% | 52.5% |
 High school | 8.5% | 91.5% | 41.2% | 43.2% | 15.6% | 20.1% | 79.9% | 56.3% | 43.7% |
 College or above | 11.9% | 88.1% | 42.7% | 47.0% | 10.3% | 16.0% | 84.0% | 52.2% | 47.8% |
|  | p < .001 | p = .13 | p = .06 | p = .45 | |||||
Income level | |||||||||
 Less than RMB10,000 (Less than USD1,450) | 10.8% | 89.2% | 37.9% | 48.9% | 13.3% | 15.9% | 84.1% | 54.9% | 45.1% |
 RMB10,000 – RMB49,999 (USD1,450 – USD7,249) | 10.5% | 89.5% | 45.6% | 44.2% | 10.2% | 20.4% | 79.6% | 50.5% | 49.5% |
 RMB50,000 – RMB99,999 (USD7,250 – USD 14,499) | 10.9% | 89.1% | 47.2% | 46.0% | 6.8% | 14.8% | 85.2% | 52.8% | 47.2% |
 RMB100,000 or above (USD14,500 or above) | 15.9% | 84.1% | 54.5% | 38.2% | 7.3% | 15.2% | 84.8% | 44.9% | 55.1% |
|  | p < .001 | p < .001 | p = .15 | p = .08 | |||||