This layer shows Household Pulse Survey data on gender identity and sexual orientation. Gender identity is the internal perception ofgender, and how one identifiesbased on how one aligns or doesn't align with cultural options for gender. This is a different concept thansex assigned at birth. Sexual orientation is the type of sexualattraction one has the capacity to feel forothers, generally labeled based on the gender relationship between the person and the people they are attracted to. This is not the same as sexual behavior or preference.Learn more abouthow the Census Bureau surveymeasuressexual orientation and gender identity. This page includes nation-wide characteristics such as age, Hispanic origin and race, and educational attainment. Also read some of their findings about experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT)adults experiencing higher rates of both economic hardship and mental health hardship. See thequestionnaireused in phase 3.2 of theHousehold Pulse Survey.Source:Household Pulse Survey Data Tables.Data values in this layer are fromWeek 34 (July 21 - August 2, 2021), the first week that gender identity and sexual orientation questions were part of this survey. Top 15 metros are based on total population and are the same 15 metros available for all Household Pulse Data Tables.This layer is symbolized to show the percent of adults who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) as well as adults whose gender or sexual orientation was not listed on the survey (LGBTQIA+). The color of the symbol depicts the percentage and the size of the symbol depicts the count. *Percent calculations do not use those who did not report either their gender or sexual orientation in either the numerator or denominator, consistent with methodology used by the source.*Data Prep Steps:Data prep used Table 1 (Child Tax Credit Payment Status and Use, by Select Characteristics) to perform tabular data transformation. SAS to Table conversion tool was used to bring the tables into ArcGIS Pro.The data is joined to 2019TIGER boundariesfrom theU.S. Census Bureau.Using the counties in each metro according to theMetropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area Reference Files, metro boundaries created via Merge and Dissolve tools in ArcGIS Pro.In preparing the field aliases and long descriptions, "none of these" and "something else" were generally modified to "not listed."
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