Open AccessHealth and Health Risks Among Sexual Minority Women: An Examination of 3 Subgroups
Author(s) -
Julia M. Przedworski,
Donna McAlpine,
Pinar KaracaMandic,
Nicole A. VanKim
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2013.301733
Subject(s) - lesbian , sexual minority , medicine , national health and nutrition examination survey , heterosexuality , demography , homosexuality , gerontology , environmental health , psychology , population , sociology , psychoanalysis
We used 2001-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data to examine insurance status, source of routine care, cigarette and alcohol use, and self-rated health among lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual women who have sex with women, compared with heterosexual women who do not have sex with women. We found higher risks of being uninsured among lesbian and bisexual women, worse self-rated health among bisexual women, higher alcohol use among bisexual and heterosexual women who have sex with women, and higher smoking across all subgroups.