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The data os from the 2013 National Health Interview Survey
(NHIS), the first NHIS in 57 years to ask a sexual orientation
identity question.
Of a nationally representative sample of nearly 35,000
adults age 18 and older interviewed, NHIS found that:
- 1.6% of adults identified as gay or lesbian.
- 0.7% of adults identified as bisexual.
- A higher percentage of women than men identified
as bisexual (0.9% compared with 0.4%).
- Among adults 65 and older, only 0.7% said they
were gay or lesbian, and only 0.2% said they were bisexual.
NHIS is the nation's largest survey of health status, risk
behaviors, health services utilization and health care access.
Key findings included:
- Higher rates of cigarette smoking among bisexuals (30%)
and gays and lesbians (27%) compared with straight people (20%).
- Higher rates of binge drinking, especially among bisexuals.
- Higher rates of serious psychological stress among bisexuals.
- Lower rates of obesity among gay and bisexual men compared to
straight men, and higher rates of obesity among bisexual women
and lesbians compared to straight women.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sean-cahill/new-cdc-data-on-lesbi
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/health-su
(NHIS), the first NHIS in 57 years to ask a sexual orientation
identity question.
Of a nationally representative sample of nearly 35,000
adults age 18 and older interviewed, NHIS found that:
- 1.6% of adults identified as gay or lesbian.
- 0.7% of adults identified as bisexual.
- A higher percentage of women than men identified
as bisexual (0.9% compared with 0.4%).
- Among adults 65 and older, only 0.7% said they
were gay or lesbian, and only 0.2% said they were bisexual.
NHIS is the nation's largest survey of health status, risk
behaviors, health services utilization and health care access.
Key findings included:
- Higher rates of cigarette smoking among bisexuals (30%)
and gays and lesbians (27%) compared with straight people (20%).
- Higher rates of binge drinking, especially among bisexuals.
- Higher rates of serious psychological stress among bisexuals.
- Lower rates of obesity among gay and bisexual men compared to
straight men, and higher rates of obesity among bisexual women
and lesbians compared to straight women.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sean-cahill/new-cdc-data-on-lesbi
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/health-su