Research Article
Attitudes of Physical Therapy Students in Israel toward People Identifying as Lesbian, Gay, or Bisexual: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Table 2
Participants’ demographic characteristics.
| | Characteristics | Participants (N = 245) |
| | Age, years mean ± SD, range | 25.59 ± 3.10, 19–39 | | Sex, male, N (%): | 86 (35.10) | | Gendera, men; women, N (%): | 86 (35.10); 159 (64.90) | | Sexual orientationb, N (%) | | Heterosexual/straight | 210 (85.71) | | Gay | 8 (3.27) | | Lesbian | 17 (6.94) | | Bisexual | 5 (2.04) | | Other | 5 (2.04) | | Cisgender, yes, no (%) | 254 (100), 0 (0) | | Religion N (%) | | Judaism | 212 (86.53) | | Islam | 2 (0.82) | | Christianity | 3 (1.22) | | Druze | 3 (1.22) | | Atheist | 25 (10.20) | | Religiousness N (%) | | Secular | 181 (73.88) | | Traditional | 29 (11.84) | | Religious | 27 (11.02) | | Very religious | 8 (3.27) | | Family status N (%) | | Single | 121 (49.39) | | Married | 28 (11.43) | | In a relationship | 95 (38.78) | | Divorced | 1 (0.41) | | Place of residence N (%) | | Urban | 190 (77.55) | | Other forms of residence (village, kibbutz, etc.) | 55 (22.45) | | Previous acquaintance with an LGBTQIA+, yes, N (%) | | Patient | 13 (19.12) | | Family member | 72 (29.39) | | Close friend | 167 (68.16) |
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aOptions were men, women, nonbinary, and others. bOptions were straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, and others.
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