Title | Health Vulnerabilities to COVID-19 Among LGBT Adults in California | Publication Topics | California Health Interview Survey; 2015 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2015); 2016 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2016); 2017 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2017); 2018 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2018); Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender; Mental and Emotional Health; Health Insurance Coverage and Programs; Health Care Reform; Uninsured | Publication Type | External Publication | Publication Date | 2020-05-23T07:00:00Z | Author 1 | <a onclick="OpenPopUpPage('http:\u002f\u002fhealthpolicy.ucla.edu\u002f_layouts\u002flistform.aspx?PageType=4\u0026ListId={7AAD61FA-4BCB-48C0-B0B7-87AFDC3673EF}\u0026ID=1690\u0026RootFolder=*', RefreshPage); return false;" href="http://healthpolicy.ucla.edu/_layouts/listform.aspx?PageType=4&ListId={7AAD61FA-4BCB-48C0-B0B7-87AFDC3673EF}&ID=1690&RootFolder=*">Kathryn O'Neill</a> | Author 2 | | Author 3 | | Author 4 | | Author 5 | | Author 6 | | Author 7 | | Author 8 | | Author 9 | | Author 10 | | Author 11 | | Author 12 | | Author 13 | | Author 14 | | Abstract | Summary: This report describes characteristics of LGBT adults in California, a population of nearly 1.7 million, in relation to their vulnerability to illness and other health consequences stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. A separate report examines the vulnerability to economic disruption experienced by LGBT Californians due to efforts to contain COVID-19 (see related link below). Because the data were extracted from the 2015-2018 California Health Interview Survey, the information reported in this report does not reflect recent changes in health related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Findings include:
- In the four years covered by the survey, 361,000 LGBT adults in California had fair or poor health.
- 134,000 did not have health insurance.
- 231,000 had problems paying for their own or a family member’s medical bill.
- 150,000 had delayed or forgone needed medical care because of cost, lack of insurance, or another insurance-related reason.
- Many LGBT adult Californians had health conditions -- including asthma, diabetes, and heart disease -- which elevate their risk for serious illness from COVID-19.3
- Over 500,000 had a history of suicidal ideation.
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