ArticleField methods2018
Are Sexual Minorities Less Likely to Participate in Surveys? An Examination of Proxy Nonresponse Measures and Associated Biases with Sexual Orientation in a Population-Based Health Survey.
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- Mental Health Service Use in Sexually and Gender Diverse Youths and Cisgender Heterosexual Youths.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Mental health status of sexually diverse youth at age 23: Cross-sectional data from the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Development.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026Article
- Sexual Minority Disparities in Subjective Cognitive Impairment: Do They Persist After Accounting for Psychological Distress?Journal of aging and health · 2023Article
- Racial-ethnic, gender identity, and sexual orientation disparities in COVID-19-related social and health outcomes: A decomposition analysis.SSM - population health · 2023Article
- Suicidality among sexual minority and transgender adolescents: a nationally representative population-based study of youth in Canada.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2022Article
- "Queer Insights": Considerations and Challenges for Assessing Sex, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation in Oncofertility Research.Annals of LGBTQ public and population health · 2022Article
- Potentially traumatic events and health among lesbian, gay, bisexual and heterosexual Vietnam veterans: Results from the Vietnam Era Health Retrospective Observational study.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2022Observational
- Sexual minority status modifies the association between HIV risk behavior and prevalent mood or anxiety disorders in British Columbia, Canada.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2022Article
- Usability of Virtual Visits for the Routine Clinical Care of Trans Youth during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Youth and Caregiver Perspectives.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Sexual Minority Women in Longitudinal Survey Research: Is Attrition a Problem?Archives of sexual behavior · 2020Article
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Abstract
One of the implicit assumptions in survey research is lower response rates by sexual minorities than non-minorities. With rapidly changing public attitudes towards same-sex marriage, we reconsider this assumption. We used data from the 2013 and 2014 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) that include contact history data for all sample families (n=117,589) as well as sexual orientation information about adults sampled from responding families (n=71,110). We created proxy nonresponse indicators based on contact efforts and reluctance from contact history data and linked them to sexual orientation of the sample adult and simulated nonresponse. The data did not support the assumption: straight adults were more difficult to get cooperation from than non-straights. With female sexual minorities showing higher nonresponse than the male counterpart, special considerations are required. Replication analyses may provide insights into what factors influence study participation decisions, which will inform how nonresponse may impact the accuracy of research findings.
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