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Sexual Orientation, Gender Expression and Socioeconomic Status in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health
November 2023
Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, this study examines the associations between sexual orientation, gender expression, and socioeconomic status. It appeared in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health in November 2023.
Highlights
Gender nonconforming and sexual minority people were more likely to live in poverty, have household debt, and experience eviction.
Gender nonconforming women were about twice as likely to live in poverty compared to their gender-conforming peers.
Gender conforming sexual minority men were nearly twice as likely as gender conforming heterosexuals to have fallen behind on bills.