Proportion LGBT in 20 Probability Samples

Six surveys asked about sexual orientation and gender identity:

01) Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (2014-2021; 18+; Telephone; n=1,602,144)

    LGBT:   6.05%

02) Household Pulse Surveys (2021-2023; 18+; Internet; n=1,206,436)

    LGBT:   9.74%

03) National Crime Victimization Surveys (2017-2021; 18+; Face-to-face & telephone; n=760,408)

    LGBT:   2.39%

04a) Associated Press VoteCast (2018; 18+; Internet & telephone; n=39,864)

    LGBT:   7.73%

04b) Associated Press VoteCast (2020; 18+; Internet & telephone; n=34,868)

    LGBT:   9.27%

05) California Health Interview Survey (2021; 18+; Internet & telephone; n=24,441)

    LGBT: 10.95%

06) Collaborative Multi-racial Post-election Surveys (2012, 2016-2017; 18+; Internet; n=12,660)

    LGBT:   8.58%

Fifteen more surveys asked about sexual orientation, but not gender identity:

07) National Health Interview Survey (2014-2021; 18+; Face-to-face & telephone; n=240,719)

    LGB:   3.93%

08) National Drug Use and Health Surveys (2015-2020; 18+; Face-to-face; n=236,145)

    LGB:   5.21%

09) New York City Community Health Surveys (2001-2020; 18+; Telephone; n=155,714)

    LGB:   4.64%

10) Health Reform Monitoring Surveys (2013-2020; 18-64; Internet; n=147,203)

    LGB:   7.50%

11) National Adult Tobacco Surveys (2012-2014; 18+; Telephone; n=120,017)

    LGB:   4.22%

12) Canadian Community Health Surveys (2017-2018; 15+; Face-to-face & telephone; n=103,217)

    LGB:   3.35%

13) National Survey of Family Growth (2011-2019; 15-49; Face-to-face; n=41,174)

    LGB:   6.94%

14a) Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health, Wave 1 (2011; 18+; Face-to-face; n=31,515)

    LGB:   4.92%

14b) Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health, Wave 4 (2016; 18+; Face-to-face; n=33,415)

    LGB:   8.68%

15) Well-Being and Basic Needs Surveys (2017-2020; 18-64; Internet; n=27,449)

    LGB:   7.50%

16) National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (2001-2016; 18-64; Face-to-face; n=25,529)

    LGB:   5.38%

17) General Social Surveys (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021; 18+; Face-to-face, Internet & telephone; n=12,815)

    LGB:   4.72%

18) American National Election surveys (2016, 2020; 18+; Internet, face-to-face, video call & telephone; n=9,254)

    LGB:   6.57%

19a) Supplementary Empirical Teaching Units in Political Science (2016; 18+; Telephone, Internet & video call; n=3,464)

    LGB:   6.26%

19b) Supplementary Empirical Teaching Units in Political Science (2020; 18+; Face-to-face & Internet; n=7,089)

    LGB:   6.99%

20) National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (2015-2016; 50+; Face-to-face; n=3,392)

    LGB:   2.41%