Nonresponse to a Question on Self-Identified Sexual Orientation in a Public Health Survey and Its Relationship to Race and Ethnicity

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• Alternative Title:
  Am J Public Health
• Personal Author:
  Kim, Hyun-Jun ; Fredriksen-Goldsen, Karen I.
• Description:
  We examined whether nonresponse to the survey question on self-identified sexual orientation was associated with race and ethnicity, utilizing Washington State Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data. The results of adjusted multinomial logistic regression indicated that the nonresponse rates of Asian Americans, Hispanics, and African Americans are higher than those of non-Hispanic Whites. Innovative ways of measuring sexual orientation to reduce racially and ethnically driven bias need to be developed and integrated into public health surveys.
• Subjects:
  Adult Asian Black Or African American Ethnicity Female Health Surveys Hispanic Or Latino Humans Male Middle Aged Racial Groups Self Report Sexual Behavior White

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• Source:
  Am J Public Health. 103(1):67-69.
• Pubmed ID:
  23153153
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC3518335
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01 AG026526/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States ; U58/CCU002118-17/PHS HHS/United States ; U58/CCU022819-1/PHS HHS/United States ; U58/CCU022819-2/PHS HHS/United States ; U58/CCU022819-3/PHS HHS/United States ; U58/CCU022819-4/PHS HHS/United States ; U58/CCU022819-5/PHS HHS/United States ; U58/DP001996-1/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States ; U58/DP001996-2/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States
• Name as Subject:
  Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System ; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
• Place as Subject:
  Washington
• Volume:
  103
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:422c39461af819ad8f9528cbbad256edaadb7c85c73e29c7c658775c997806d6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/33489/cdc_33489_DS1.pdf
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