​Summary: Older people and those with compromised immune systems or serious chronic medical conditions are at high risk of illness from COVID-19. Using data from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), this fact sheet examines the risk factors of LGBT people age 65 and older in California.

Findings: About 3.3% of Californians age 65 and older are lesbians, gay men, and bisexual (LGB) men and women, and 0.2% are transgender people. Based on this, authors estimate that 162,3002 LGB people (93,300 men and 69,000 women) and 9,000 transgender people age 65 and older live in California and are at high risk for serious illness from COVID-19. Of the men and women age 65 and older, 53,100 LGB people — including 34,000 men and 19,000 women — and 3,000 transgender people have fair or poor health. 

This fact sheet cites data from the 2015-2016 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS).

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• External Publication: Vulnerabilities to COVID-19 Among Older LGBT Adults in California