Table 2 Alter characteristics relative to respondent, by respondent sexual orientation/gender identity, UCNets
From: Network loss following the 2016 Presidential Election among LGBTQ+ adults
Cisgender heterosexual respondent | LGBTQ respondent | p-value | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % | No | % | No | % | ||
Alter present at Wave 1 | 8,585 | 100.0 | 4,289 | 100.0 | 12,874 | 100.0 | |
Alter lost at Wave 2 | 3,877 | 45.2 | 2,078 | 48.4 | *** | 5,955 | 46.3 |
Alter relation to ego | |||||||
Partner | 535 | 6.2 | 304 | 7.1 | 839 | 6.5 | |
Kin | 2,613 | 30.4 | 762 | 17.8 | *** | 3,375 | 26.2 |
Friend | 4,373 | 50.9 | 2,649 | 61.8 | *** | 7,022 | 54.5 |
Other | 1,064 | 12.4 | 574 | 13.4 | 1,638 | 12.7 | |
Alter different politics | 2,017 | 23.5 | 716 | 16.7 | *** | 2,733 | 21.2 |
Alter same race/ethnicity | 6,530 | 76.1 | 3,212 | 74.9 | 9,742 | 75.7 | |
Alter same age | 5,009 | 58.4 | 2,724 | 63.5 | *** | 7,733 | 60.1 |
Ego very close emotionally to Alter | 4,794 | 55.9 | 2,247 | 52.4 | *** | 7,041 | 54.7 |