What percentage of the US population is LGBT?
In 2020, 5.6\% of U.S. adults identified as LGBT. That is up from 4.5\% in 2017, the last year it was asked, and 4.1\% in 2016. Between 2012 and 2015, 3.5\% to 3.9\% of U.S. adults identified as LGBT.
Why don’t we know more about LGBT individuals’ health needs?
Sexual orientation and gender identity questions are not asked on most national or State surveys, making it difficult to estimate the number of LGBT individuals and their health needs. Research suggests that LGBT individuals face health disparities linked to societal stigma, discrimination, and denial of their civil and human rights.
Why is LGBT identification increasing?
One of the main reasons LGBT identification has been increasing over time is that younger generations are far more likely to consider themselves to be something other than heterosexual. This includes about one in six adult members of Generation Z (those aged 18 to 23 in 2020).
What percentage of California’s population is transgender?
Analyses of the 2007 and 2009 surveys suggest that 0.5\% of adults aged 18-64 identified as transgender (Conron 2011). The 2003 California LGBT Tobacco Survey found that 3.2\% of LGBT individuals identified as transgender. Recall that the 2009 California Health Interview Survey estimates that 3.2\% of adults in the state are LGB.
How are Gallup’s LGBT estimates based?
The latest estimate is based on over 340,000 interviews conducted as part of Gallup’s daily tracking in 2017. Do you, personally, identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender? Gallup’s LGBT estimates are based on those respondents who say “yes” when asked, “Do you, personally, identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender?”
How much have LGBT identifications among millennials increased?
The roughly one-percentage-point increase (0.8 points) in LGBT identification among millennials from 2016 to 2017 is the biggest year-to-year increase among any age group since tracking began in 2012.
What percentage of Gen Z identifies as LGBT?
The vast majority of Generation Z adults who identify as LGBT — 72\% — say they are bisexual. Thus, 11.5\% of all Gen Z adults in the U.S. say they are bisexual, with about 2\% each identifying as gay, lesbian or transgender. About half of millennials (those aged 24 to 39 in 2020) who identify as LGBT say they are bisexual.