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Adding sexual orientation questions to statewide public health surveillance: New Mexico's experience

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  • VanKim, N.A.
  • Padilla, J.L.
  • Lee, J.G.L.
  • Goldstein, A.O.

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We examined refusal rates for sensitive demographic questions to determine whether questions on sexual orientation are too sensitive for routine use on public health surveys. We compared the percentage of active refusals in New Mexico for a sexual orientation question and 6 other sensitive demographic questions. In 2007 and 2008, refusal rates for sexual orientation questions were similar to rates for questions on race/ethnicity and weight and signi?cantly lower than rates for questions on household income. Perceptions that sexual orientation is too controversial a topic to be included on state surveys may be unfounded.

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  • VanKim, N.A. & Padilla, J.L. & Lee, J.G.L. & Goldstein, A.O., 2010. "Adding sexual orientation questions to statewide public health surveillance: New Mexico's experience," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 100(12), pages 2392-2396.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2009.186270_4
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.186270
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    1. Joseph G. L. Lee & Adam O. Goldstein & Leah M. Ranney & Jeff Crist & Anna McCullough, 2011. "High Tobacco Use among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Populations in West Virginian Bars and Community Festivals," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 8(7), pages 1-12, July.
    2. Ragnhildur I Bjarnadottir & Walter Bockting & Dawn W Dowding, 2017. "Patient perspectives on answering questions about sexual orientation and gender identity: an integrative review," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 26(13-14), pages 1814-1833, July.
    3. Gilbert Gonzales & Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, 2018. "The Association between State Policy Environments and Self-Rated Health Disparities for Sexual Minorities in the United States," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-11, June.

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