Toward a Holistic Demographic Profile of Sexual and Gender Minority Well-being

• Published in: Demography Vol. 59; no. 4; pp. 1403 - 1430
• Main Authors: Stacey, Lawrence, Reczek, Rin, Spiker, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Silver Spring Duke University Press 01.08.2022; Duke University Press, NC & IL
• Subjects: Belonging; Bisexuality; Bivariate analysis; Cisgender; Connectedness; Disadvantaged; Economics; Gender; Gender differences; Health status; Heterosexuality; Least squares method; Lesbianism; Men; Mental health; Minority groups; Non-binary gender; Population Studies; Populations; Purpose in life; Regression analysis; Regression models; Residential communities; Sexual orientation; Sexuality; Socioeconomic status; Socioeconomics; Sociology; Subgroups; Transgender persons; Well being; SGM populations; Well-being; Gender; Health; Sexuality

Sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations experience disadvantages in physical health, mental health, and socioeconomic status relative to cisgender heterosexual populations. However, extant population research has tended to use objective measures and ignore subjective measures, examined well-bei...