title: Transgender Health: New Zealand's Innovative Statistical Standard for Gender Identity.
abstract: The implementation of the New Zealand government's recently developed statistical standard for gender identity has led to, and will stimulate further, collection of gender identity data in administrative records, population surveys, and perhaps the census. This will provide important information about the demographics, health service use, and health outcomes of transgender populations to allow evidence-based policy development and service planning. However, the standard does not promote the two-question method, risking misclassification and undercounts; does promote the use of the ambiguous response category "gender diverse" in standard questions; and is not intersex inclusive. Nevertheless, the statistical standard provides a first model for other countries and international organizations, including United Nations agencies, interested in policy tools for improving transgender people's health.
authors.affiliation: Frank Pega is with the Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand. Sari L. Reisner is with the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, and the Division of General Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston. Randall L. Sell is with the Community Health and Prevention Programme, School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. Jaimie F. Veale is with the School of Psychology, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, and the Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pega
authors.affiliation: Frank Pega is with the Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand. Sari L. Reisner is with the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, and the Division of General Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston. Randall L. Sell is with the Community Health and Prevention Programme, School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. Jaimie F. Veale is with the School of Psychology, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, and the Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: Sari L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Reisner
authors.affiliation: Frank Pega is with the Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand. Sari L. Reisner is with the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, and the Division of General Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston. Randall L. Sell is with the Community Health and Prevention Programme, School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. Jaimie F. Veale is with the School of Psychology, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, and the Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: Randall L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Sell
authors.affiliation: Frank Pega is with the Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand. Sari L. Reisner is with the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, MA, and the Division of General Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston. Randall L. Sell is with the Community Health and Prevention Programme, School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. Jaimie F. Veale is with the School of Psychology, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, and the Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: Jaimie F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Veale
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand; D063106:Transgender Persons / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*