Table 2. Weighted Characteristics of Adults in BRFSS 2022–2023, by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Group
Variable Straight_Women
N = 108,612,773
1
Lesbian
N = 2,227,186
1
Bisexual_Women
N = 6,411,854
1
Straight_Men
N = 105,115,114
1
Gay
N = 3,156,361
1
Bisexual_Men
N = 3,111,512
1
Age Group





    18–24 1,397 (7.5%) 102 (25%) 465 (41%) 2,447 (11%) 112 (20%) 244 (37%)
    25–34 3,556 (14%) 113 (21%) 619 (32%) 4,004 (15%) 198 (25%) 237 (28%)
    35–44 5,619 (17%) 117 (18%) 347 (14%) 5,239 (17%) 151 (15%) 125 (12%)
    45–54 6,773 (16%) 98 (12%) 203 (6.2%) 5,916 (16%) 131 (13%) 87 (9.4%)
    55–64 9,138 (18%) 176 (10%) 125 (3.3%) 7,755 (18%) 194 (13%) 93 (4.9%)
    65+ 19,169 (28%) 177 (14%) 168 (3.5%) 15,292 (23%) 298 (14%) 148 (7.8%)
Race/Ethnicity





    White 33,090 (60%) 555 (59%) 1,299 (56%) 30,096 (60%) 791 (62%) 646 (57%)
    Black 4,607 (13%) 72 (13%) 181 (12%) 2,954 (11%) 69 (9.4%) 73 (13%)
    AI/AN 1,892 (7.0%) 36 (6.1%) 95 (9.4%) 1,913 (7.8%) 52 (5.4%) 55 (10%)
    Asian/NH/PI 709 (2.5%) 14 (2.7%) 88 (6.0%) 749 (2.6%) 30 (2.9%) 32 (3.7%)
    Multiracial/Other 4,563 (17%) 91 (19%) 230 (16%) 3,966 (19%) 128 (21%) 113 (16%)
Education





    Less than HS 2,495 (9.8%) 31 (11%) 91 (8.0%) 2,320 (10%) 36 (3.6%) 42 (4.6%)
    HS grad 10,596 (26%) 161 (25%) 502 (31%) 10,659 (30%) 190 (24%) 282 (39%)
    Some college 12,475 (32%) 201 (31%) 564 (36%) 9,909 (30%) 270 (35%) 257 (35%)
    College grad 19,972 (33%) 388 (33%) 766 (24%) 17,629 (30%) 584 (37%) 351 (21%)
Household Income





    <$15k 2,155 (8.6%) 32 (5.9%) 114 (9.0%) 1,515 (6.9%) 52 (8.2%) 41 (7.4%)
    $15k–$25k 3,840 (14%) 65 (15%) 169 (15%) 2,416 (11%) 73 (14%) 78 (13%)
    $25k–$35k 4,573 (17%) 78 (18%) 207 (15%) 3,341 (15%) 98 (15%) 89 (13%)
    $35k–$50k 5,081 (19%) 89 (21%) 230 (18%) 4,153 (19%) 124 (24%) 121 (14%)
    $50k+ 11,006 (40%) 201 (40%) 502 (43%) 10,773 (49%) 294 (39%) 222 (53%)
Employment Status





    Employed 20,344 (51%) 452 (62%) 1,225 (63%) 22,510 (64%) 642 (61%) 599 (68%)
    Unemployed 1,534 (4.3%) 31 (4.8%) 136 (7.1%) 1,559 (4.8%) 69 (7.5%) 64 (8.3%)
    Not in labor force 23,008 (44%) 286 (33%) 545 (30%) 15,891 (31%) 361 (32%) 251 (23%)
Marital Status





    Married 22,485 (51%) 277 (30%) 583 (25%) 23,132 (55%) 294 (24%) 263 (27%)
    Formerly married 15,115 (25%) 128 (16%) 333 (12%) 8,350 (16%) 122 (7.4%) 139 (9.3%)
    Never married 7,782 (24%) 372 (54%) 996 (63%) 8,936 (30%) 656 (68%) 526 (64%)
Self-Rated Health





    Excellent 6,681 (15%) 107 (16%) 194 (11%) 6,748 (17%) 179 (15%) 132 (14%)
    Very Good 15,510 (34%) 277 (29%) 633 (33%) 13,601 (32%) 383 (33%) 295 (31%)
    Good 14,687 (33%) 253 (33%) 643 (31%) 13,133 (33%) 341 (33%) 323 (37%)
    Fair 6,601 (14%) 108 (16%) 356 (20%) 5,345 (13%) 133 (13%) 145 (16%)
    Poor 2,097 (4.5%) 37 (5.9%) 98 (4.6%) 1,734 (3.9%) 46 (6.2%) 37 (2.2%)
Has Health Insurance





    Yes 42,382 (91%) 725 (84%) 1,735 (89%) 36,765 (88%) 989 (91%) 802 (88%)
    No 1,753 (6.3%) 32 (6.0%) 112 (6.8%) 2,351 (8.6%) 62 (6.6%) 68 (5.8%)
    Don't know 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
    Refused 1,517 (3.1%) 26 (10%) 80 (4.4%) 1,537 (3.9%) 33 (2.7%) 64 (6.1%)
Any Past-Month Cannabis Use 3,790 (11%) 167 (26%) 669 (40%) 5,363 (17%) 240 (30%) 288 (33%)
Smoking Status





    Current daily 3,493 (8.2%) 80 (8.1%) 200 (9.3%) 3,290 (9.2%) 97 (12%) 85 (6.3%)
    Current occasional 1,248 (3.0%) 28 (2.9%) 81 (3.5%) 1,450 (4.5%) 46 (4.6%) 37 (3.5%)
    Former 11,324 (22%) 236 (27%) 408 (16%) 12,235 (28%) 303 (20%) 197 (22%)
    Never 26,754 (66%) 400 (62%) 1,135 (71%) 21,271 (58%) 591 (63%) 559 (68%)
Alcohol Use (Past 30 Days)





    Yes 20,673 (45%) 395 (46%) 1,115 (54%) 22,459 (55%) 651 (65%) 516 (53%)
    No 21,411 (47%) 335 (45%) 678 (39%) 14,984 (37%) 372 (30%) 350 (38%)
    Don't know 218 (0.4%) 4 (1.1%) 8 (0.8%) 239 (0.6%) 3 (0.1%) 5 (0.6%)
    Refused 3,350 (7.9%) 49 (7.5%) 126 (6.3%) 2,971 (7.0%) 58 (5.4%) 63 (8.0%)
Survey Year





    2022 23,398 (51%) 435 (50%) 966 (50%) 20,801 (52%) 543 (47%) 473 (47%)
    2023 22,254 (49%) 348 (50%) 961 (50%) 19,852 (48%) 541 (53%) 461 (53%)
Transgender Identity





    Not Transgender 45,480 (100%) 734 (89%) 1,849 (95%) 40,451 (100%) 1,053 (97%) 866 (93%)
    Transgender 58 (0.1%) 44 (11%) 70 (4.5%) 71 (0.2%) 28 (2.8%) 60 (6.8%)
1 n (unweighted) (%)