Combined Generations Wave 1 and TransPop surveys, United States, 2016-2018 (ICPSR 38421)

Version Date: Aug 29, 2024

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Principal Investigator(s):
Ilan H. Meyer, Williams Institute, University of California Los Angeles

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR38421.v1

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Summary

This collection includes a combined dataset of the Generations study wave 1 (baseline) survey and the TransPop study transgender survey. The two studies have many overlapping variables, and they examined topics such as respondents' health outcomes and behaviors, experiences with discrimination, identity, and transition-related experiences. Data from these studies were merged to allow for analysis of the combined LGBT populations. This dataset has also been reweighted to be representative of these populations.

The complete Generations study data (baseline, wave 2, and wave 3 survey data) can be found under study number 37166, and the complete TransPop study data (transgender and cisgender survey data) can be found under study number 37938. For detailed information on the Generations and TransPop studies, including related publications, please refer to their respective DSDR/ICPSR study pages.

Citation

Meyer, Ilan H. Combined Generations Wave 1 and TransPop surveys, United States, 2016-2018. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-08-29. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR38421.v1

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Funding

United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD078526), United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (3R01HD078526-01A1S1), United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. Office of Research on Women's Health (3R01HD078526-02S1)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Smallest Geographic Unit

Zipcode

Restrictions

This data may not be used for any purpose other than statistical reporting and analysis. Use of these data to learn the identity of any person or establishment is strictly prohibited. To protect respondent privacy, this data collection is restricted from general dissemination. To obtain this file, researchers must agree to the terms and conditions of a Restricted Data Use Agreement in accordance with existing ICPSR servicing policies.

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

2016 -- 2018

Date of Collection

2016-03 -- 2017-03 (Generations Wave 1 (Baseline) Survey), 2016-04 -- 2016-08 (TransPop Period 1 (TransPop1) Transgender Survey), 2017-06 -- 2018-12 (TransPop Period 2 (TransPop2) Transgender Survey)

Data Collection Notes

  1. Case counts for TransPop respondents differ between this combined data collection and the original TransPop collection. The combined dataset is restricted to TransPop respondents age 60 and younger to match the age groups in the Generations study, and in order to weight the data to the population of 18- to 60-year-olds.

  2. For additional information on Generations: A Study of the Life and Health of LGB People in a Changing Society, United States, 2016-2017, please visit the Generations study website.

  3. For additional information on TransPop, United States, 2016-2018, please visit the TransPop study website.

  4. Additional information is also available in the Williams Institute report, Identity, Stress, and Health of LGBTQ People in the US.

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Study Purpose

The purpose of combining data from the Generations and TransPop studies is to allow for analysis of the LGBT population.

Study Design

Participants from both studies were recruited and screened by Gallup, Inc., a survey research consulting company. Generations respondents were eligible to participate if they identified as sexual minority (and not transgender) in response to a question that asked if they were lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, or same-gender loving and were in the age and race/ethnicity groups targeted for the 3 cohorts under investigation in the study: ages 18-25, 34-41, or 52-59; Black, Latino, or White or multi-racial including one of these; completed 6th grade at least; and if they spoke English well enough to conduct the phone interview in English. Respondents who were transgender, regardless of their sexual orientation, were screened for participation in the TransPop study. (Respondents who were gender non-binary but not identified as transgender were included in the Generations study.) TransPop respondents were also screened for similar eligibility requirements, including adult over age 18, education above 6th grade, and ability to conduct the interview in English. Respondents who met the studies' eligibility criteria and agreed to participate were emailed or mailed the survey questionnaire to complete by self-administration. They also received a $25 gift certificate for their participation. Please see the Methodology and Technical Notes user guides for additional information on each study's recruitment and procedures.

Time Method

Cross-sectional

Universe

Generations Study: Adults in the U.S. who identified as LGB (lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, or same-gender loving and not transgender), were between the ages 18-25, 34-42, and 48-55, were Black, Latino, or White, had completed 6th grade at least, and spoke English well enough to conduct the phone interview in English.

TransPop Transgender Survey: Transgender adults age 18 and above who live in the U.S.

Unit(s) of Observation

Individual

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

Response Rates

The total response rate for the Generations Wave 1 (baseline) survey was 39 percent. The total response rate for TransPop 1 was 30.3 percent, and the total response rate for TransPop2 was 28.7 percent.

Presence of Common Scales

Scales used across the two studies include:

  • Psychological distress, Kessler-6
  • Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT)
  • Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT)
  • Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE)
  • Social well-being
  • Satisfaction with life
  • Multi-group ethnic identity
  • Community connectedness
  • Non-affirmation/non-disclosure of gender identity
  • Healthcare stereotype threat
  • Internalized homophobia and transphobia scales
  • Everyday discrimination
  • Chronic strains
  • Childhood gender non-conformity
  • Negative expectations of the future
  • Sexual identity centrality
  • Felt stigma
  • Perceived social support

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Original Release Date

2024-08-29

Version History

2024-08-29 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:

  • Performed consistency checks.
  • Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.

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Weight

The combined dataset has been reweighted to be representative of the LGBT populations from the Generations and TransPop studies. Please see the Methodology and Technical Notes user guides for additional weighting information.

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Notes

  • The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.

  • One or more files in this data collection have special restrictions. Restricted data files are not available for direct download from the website; click on the Restricted Data button to learn more.