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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH AND THERAPY OF HOMOSEXUALITY Table 2 Demographic Comparison of Heterosexual, Ego-Syntonic, and Ego Dystonic Homosexual Groups Demographic Heterosexuals Ego-syntonic Homosexuals Ego Dystonic Homosexuals Measure of group differences Total n 44 57 34   Age (mean) 34.41 31.19 35.21 Not significant Therapy       n2 =. 33; p < .001 Current or past n = 22 (50%) n = 39 (68%) n = 31 (91%)   Never therapy n = 22 (50%) n = 21 (23%) n = 03 (09%)   Geographic Region       n2 =. 36; p < .0001 West/Northwest n = 18 (41%) n = 20 (35%) n = 26 (76%)   Midwest n = 17 (39%) n = 02 (04%) n = 05 (15%)   Northeast n = 03 (07%) n = 02 (04%) n = 01 (03%)   South/Southeast n = 06 (14%) n = 33 (58%) n = 02 (06%)   Other/Foreign n = 0 (0%) n = 0 (0%) n = 0 (0%)   Race       n2 =. 18; p < .02 African American n = 02 (05%) n = 0 (0%) n = 01 (03%)   Asian American n = 0 (0%) n = 03 (05%) n = 0 (0%)   Caucasian n = 42 (95%) n = 47 (82%) n = 25 (74%)   Hispanic American n = 0 (0%) n = 04 (07%) n = 07 (21%)   Native American n = 0 (0%) n = 01 (02%) n = 01 (03%)   Income       n2 =. 20; p < .005 $0-9,999 n = 03 (07%) n = 05 (09%) n = 07 (21%)   10k-24.9k n = 15 (34%) n = 17 (30%) n = 07 (20%)   25k-49.9k n = 09 (20%) n = 20 (35%) n = 12 (35%)   50k-74.9k n = 11 (25%) n = 03 (05%) n = 03 (09%)   75k + n = 06 (14%) n = 05 (05%) n = 03 (09%)   Did not say n = 0 (0%) n = 09 (16%) n = 01 (03%)   Education       n2 =. 27; p < .0001 High School Grad. n = 0 (0%) n = 0 (0%) n = 0 (0%)   Some School n = 02 (05%) n = 06 (11%) n = 04 (12%)   Some College n = 04 (09%) n = 25 (44%) n = 08 (24%)   College Grad. n = 11 (25%) n = 17 (30%) n = 15 (44%)   College Grad. + n = 27 (61%) n = 07 (12%) n = 07 (21%)   Religion       n2 =. 26; p < .0001 None n = 03 (07%) n = 16 (28%) n = 0 (0%)   Catholic n = 03 (07%) n = 12 (21%) n = 06 (18%)   Protestant n = 35 (80%) n = 19 (33%) n = 27 (79%)   Jewish n = 02 (05%) n = 02 (04%) n = 0 (0%)   Other n = 01 (02%) n = 08 (14%) n = 01 (03%)   Regularly Attends Religious Services       n2 =. 47; p < .0001 Yes n = 30 (68%) n = 17 (30%) n = 29 (85%)   No n = 14 (32%) n = 40 (70%) n = 05 (15%)   This article provided by NARTH Copyright © NARTH. All Rights Reserved. Email this to a friend copyright © 1995-2008 Leadership U. All rights reserved. Updated: 14 July 2002