4044.0 Measuring Sexual Orientation in General Health Surveys: Revealing the State of LGBT Population Health

Tuesday, November 9, 2010: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Oral
The Sexual Minority Assessment and Research Team (SMART) was a Ford Foundation supported project aimed at improving both the quality and frequency with which survey researchers assess sexual orientation-related variables in a wide variety of population-based research. Members of SMART provided expert consultation to survey developers and professional organizations, as well as conducting pilot projects targeting solutions to current methodological barriers to the routine assessment of sexual orientation in survey research. This session summarizes key findings from the multiyear project.
Session Objectives: 1. Demonstrate an overall understanding of the purpose of the best practices document 2. Identify key methodological issues in developing and asking questions about sexual orientation on surveys 3. Explain specific findings of the best practices document with respect to asking questions about sexual orientation on surveys
Moderator:
Stewart J. Landers, JD, MCP

8:30am
SMART: Best practices for asking questions about sexual orientation on surveys
Stewart J. Landers, JD, MCP
     
8:45am
Measuring sexual identity on federal health surveys
Heather Ridolfo and Kristen Miller, PhD
     
9:00am
Sexual orientation differences in levels of life satisfaction: Results from the California Quality of Life Survey II
Susan D. Cochran, PhD, MS and Vickie M. Mays, PhD, MSPH
9:15am
Ethnic/racial differences in substance use and mental health morbidity in the California Quality of Life Surveys
Vickie M. Mays, PhD, MSPH and Susan D. Cochran, PhD, MS
9:30am
Identifying transgender respondents on general population surveys: Measurement approaches and related issues and considerations
Kerith Conron, ScD, MPH

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: LGBT Caucus of Public Health Professionals
Endorsed by: Asian Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs, HIV/AIDS, Socialist Caucus, Women's Caucus

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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