Open AccessA Profile of North Carolina Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Health Disparities, 2011
Author(s) -
Derrick D. Matthews,
Joseph G. L. Lee
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.2013.301751
Subject(s) - lesbian , sexual orientation , behavioral risk factor surveillance system , sexual minority , health equity , mental health , sexual identity , population , homosexuality , demography , medicine , psychology , public health , gerontology , environmental health , psychiatry , human sexuality , social psychology , gender studies , sociology , nursing , psychoanalysis
We investigated the health profile of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adults in North Carolina, the first state in the South to include a measure of sexual orientation identity in a probability-based statewide health survey.