title: Nonresponse to a question on self-identified sexual orientation in a public health survey and its relationship to race and ethnicity.
abstract: We examined whether nonresponse to the survey question on self-identified sexual orientation was associated with race and ethnicity, utilizing Washington State Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data. The results of adjusted multinomial logistic regression indicated that the nonresponse rates of Asian Americans, Hispanics, and African Americans are higher than those of non-Hispanic Whites. Innovative ways of measuring sexual orientation to reduce racially and ethnically driven bias need to be developed and integrated into public health surveys.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA. hyunjkim@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Hyun-Jun
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Karen I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Fredriksen-Goldsen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001213:Asian / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D040343:Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D057566:Self Report; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D014861:Washington; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data