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Distribution and Prevalence of Health in a National Probability Sample of Three Cohorts of Sexual Minority Adults in the United States
August 2022
- Overview
- Highlights
- Report
Using data from the Generations Study, this report examines a representative sample of LGBQ people in the U.S. from three age groups—young (18-25), middle (34-41), and older (52-59)—to assess how physical and mental health indicators differed among the three generations. It appeared in LGBT Health in July 2022.
Highlights
Younger LGBQ adults are physically healthier but have worse psychological distress than older LGBQ people.
Bisexual people reported more drug abuse and less happiness, social well-being, and life satisfaction compared with gay and lesbian people.
Nonbinary people reported worse general health, more psychological distress, and less social well-being compared to women.