Sexual Orientation Information References

The following is a list of selected publications and presentations that detail the development of the NHIS sexual orientation question, or use NHIS sexual orientation data. If there are scientific publications that you would like added to this list, please send an e-mail.  

1. Miller K, Ryan JM. Design, development and testing of the NHIS sexual identity question. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2011.
2. Miller K. Cognitive testing of the NHANES sexual orientation questions. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2011.
3. Ridolfo H, Perez K, Miller K. Testing of sexual identity and health related questions: Results of interview conducted May–July 2005. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2011.
4. Ridolfo H, Miller K, Maitland A. Measuring sexual identity using survey questionnaires: How valid are our measures? Sex Res Soc Policy 9(2):113-124. 2012.
5. Dahlhamer JM, Galinsky AM, Joestl SS, Ward BW. Sexual orientation in the 2013 National Health Interview Survey: A quality assessment. Vital Health Stat 2(169):1-24. 2014.
6. Dahlhamer J, Ward B, Galinsky A, Joestl S. Sexual orientation results from the National Health Interview Survey. Presented at the National Center for Health Statistics’ Board of Scientific Counselors Meeting. Hyattsville, MD. October 2014.
7. Gates GJ. LGBT demographics: Comparisons among population-based surveys. Los Angeles, CA: The Williams Institute of the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law. 2014.
8. Ward BW, Dahlhamer JM, Galinsky AM, Joestl SS. Sexual orientation and health among U.S. adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2013. Natl Health Stat Reports 77:1-10. 2014.
9. Weinrich JD. On the design, development, and testing of sexual identity questions: A discussion and analysis of Kristen Miller and J. Michael Ryan’s work for the National Health Interview Survey. Journal of Bisexuality 14(3-4):502-523. 2014.
10. Henning-Smith C, Gonzales G, Shippee TP. Differences by sexual orientation in expectations about future long-term care needs among adults 40 to 65 years old. Am J Public Health 105(11):2359-2365. 2015.
11. Mansh M, Katz KA, Linos E, Chren MM, Arron S. Association of skin cancer and indoor tanning in sexual minority men and women. JAMA Dermatol 151(12):1308-1316. 2015.
12. Ward BW, Joestl SS, Galinsky AM, Dahlhamer JM. Selected diagnosed chronic conditions by sexual orientation: A national study of U.S. adults. Prev Chronic Dis 12:150292. 2015.
13. Henning-Smith C, Gonzales G, Shippee TP. Differences by sexual orientation in expectations about future long-term care needs among adults 40 to 65 years old. Am J Public Health 105(11):2359-2365. 2015.
14. Danial-Ulloa J, Gilbert PA, Parker EA. Human papillomavirus vaccination in the United States: Uneven uptake by gender, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Am J Public Health 106(4):746-747. 2016.
15. Dahlhamer JM, Galinsky AM, Joestl SS, Ward BW. Barriers to healthcare access among adults identifying as sexual minorities: A national study. Am J Public Health 106(6):1116-1122. 2016.
16. Eliason MJ, Ingraham N, Fogel SC, McElroy JA, Lorvick J, Mauery DR, Haynes S. A systematic review of the literature on weight in sexual minority women. Womens Health Issues 25(2):162-175. 2015.
17. Jamal A, Homa DM, O’Connor E, Babb SD, Caraballo RS, Singh T, Hu SS, King BA. Current cigarette smoking among adults – United States, 2005-2014. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 64(44):1233-1240. 2015.
18. Eliason MJ, Radix A, McElroy JA, Garbers S, Haynes SG. The “something else” of sexual orientation: measuring sexual identities of older lesbian and bisexual women using National Health Interview survey questions. Womens Health Issues 26(Suppl 1):S71-S80. 2016.
19. Hsieh N, Ruther M. Sexual minority health and health risk factors: intersection effects of gender, race, and sexual identity. Am J Prev Med 50(6):746-755. 2016.
20. Jackson CL, Agénor M, Johnson DA, Kawachi I. Sexual orientation identity disparities in health behaviors, outcomes, and service use among men and women in the United States: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 16(1):807. 2016.
21. Agénor M, Peitzmeier SM, Gordon AR, Charlton BM, Haneuse S, Potter J, Austin SB. Sexual orientation identity disparities in human papillomavirus vaccination initiation and completion among young adult US women and men. Cancer Causes Control. 27(10):1187-1196. 2016.
22. Gonzales G, Przedworski J, Henning-Smith C. Comparison of health and health risk factors between lesbian, gaym and bisexual adults and heterosexual adults in the United States: results from the National Health Interview Survey. JAMA Intern Med. 176(9):1344-1351. 2016.