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Abstract #301708

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Activity Number: 292
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 : 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
Sponsor: Social Statistics Section
Abstract - #301708
Title: Measuring Sexual Orientation in a Highly-marginalized Population
Author(s): Rebecca Young*+
Companies: Barnard College and NDRI, Inc.
Address: 71 W. 23rd St., New York, NY, 10010,
Keywords: sexual orientation ; lesbian ; gay ; measures ; minority
Abstract:

This paper will examine the properties of a new multidimensional measure of "sexual minority status" developed for use in health research with drug-involved, largely poor and ethnic minority women. Prior research has suggested that sexual minority status affects health, health-related behaviors, and the medical and drug treatment service experiences of women drug users in important ways. Unfortunately, classification of sexual minority status can be distorted by such technical issues as question order effects or over-reliance on single-dimension assessments (i.e., measuring behavior only or identity only), as well as social issues such as uneven distribution of risks associated with disclosure of sexual minority status. The discussion will draw upon data from several large, multicity studies of drug users, in-depth qualitative research with sexual minority women drug users, and pilot interviews conducted with 120 women drug users of various sexual orientations.

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