Abstract Within the United States Federal Statistical System, there has been interest in capturing sexual orientation (SO) and gender identity (GI), collectively known as SOGI, on surveys to allow researchers to estimate the size and distribution of sexual and gender minority populations. SOGI measurement in federal surveys may also help to identify disparities between people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) and those who do not in domains such as health, crime, or employment. Although research has been conducted on best practices for SOGI measurement in surveys, it has largely been limited to examination of self-reports. Many federal surveys use proxy reports, when one person generally responds for all household members. This research used cognitive interviews and focus groups to explore proxy response to SOGI questions. We explored potential sources of measurement error in proxy responses to SOGI questions, including sensitivity, difficulty, as well as the willingness and ability of respondents to answer SOGI questions about other household members. We also conducted paired interviews with members of the same household to assess level of agreement for SOGI questions. Findings suggest that measuring SOGI by proxy may be feasible in federal large-scale, general population surveys.

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他们可以并且会吗？在当前的人口调查中探索性取向和性别认同的代理响应

摘要在美国联邦统计系统中，人们有兴趣通过调查来捕获性取向（SO）和性别认同（GI）（统称为SOGI），以使研究人员能够估计性别和性别少数群体的规模和分布。联邦调查中的SOGI度量值也可能有助于识别那些被确认为同性恋，双性恋和变性者（LGBT）的人与不在健康，犯罪或就业等领域的人之间的差异。尽管已针对调查中SOGI度量的最佳做法进行了研究，但在很大程度上仅限于检查自我报告。当一个人通常对所有家庭成员都做出答复时，许多联邦调查使用代理报告。这项研究使用认知访谈和焦点小组来探讨对SOGI问题的代理回答。我们探索了对SOGI问题的代理答复中潜在的测量误差源，包括敏感性，难度以及受访者回答SOGI有关其他家庭成员问题的意愿和能力。我们还与同一个家庭的成员进行了成对的访谈，以评估对SOGI问题的同意程度。研究结果表明，通过代理测量SOGI在联邦大规模，一般人口调查中可能是可行的。我们还与同一个家庭的成员进行了成对的访谈，以评估对SOGI问题的同意程度。研究结果表明，通过代理测量SOGI在联邦大规模，一般人口调查中可能是可行的。我们还与同一个家庭的成员进行了成对的访谈，以评估对SOGI问题的同意程度。研究结果表明，通过代理测量SOGI在联邦大规模，一般人口调查中可能是可行的。