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LGBT Caucus Survey. Administrated by David Moskowitz, PhD Membership Chair. Background & Goals. Lack of diversity has always been of concern to the LGBT Caucus The organization may be mainly comprised of White, educated, older gay men Goals were to: Test the above hypothesis - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Administrated by David Moskowitz, PhD
Membership Chair
Lack of diversity has always been of concern to the LGBT Caucus
The organization may be mainly comprised of White, educated, older gay men
Goals were to:Test the above hypothesisDocument the demographics and differing interests
of our Caucus members Figure out what members may want us to improveDocument the effectiveness of Caucus
communicationExamine perceptions of accessibility to the website
and its importanceEnsure that members are comfortable with the cost
of membership
The survey was hosted on surveymonkey.comIt was available/open for over three months
Periodic reminders by the Chair61 started; 59 completed in entirety
96 registered members for 2009-2010 (61.5%)
Gender:Female: 33.3% (20)Male: 65.0% (39)MtF: 1.7% (1)FtM: 0Intersex: 0Refuse: 0
AgeMean:46.94 (13.37)
100% - 79 years75% - 57.2 years50% - 46.5 years25% - 37 years0% - 24 years
Race (check all that apply):Asian: 1.7% (1)White: 94.8% (55)African American: 6.9% (4)American Indian: 3.4% (2)Pacific Islander: 0Other: 6.9% (4)
EthnicityHispanic origin: 6.9% (4)Non-Hispanic origin:
93.1% (54)
Sexual Orientation:Bisexual: 8.2% (5)Gay: 62.3% (38)Straight: 1.6% (1)Lesbian: 23.0% (14)Queer: 4.9% (3)Questioning: 0Refuse: 0
Member of APHA?No: 5.0% (3)Yes: 95.0% (57)
Education:4yr undergrad degree: 4.9% (3)Masters: 41.0% (25)PhD: 45.9% (28)MD: 4.9% (3) JD: 3.3% (3)
Membership in Caucus?Former member: 8.3% (5)Student member: 16.7% (10)Current member: 81.7% (49)
Mean length of membership: 7.34 yrs (SD = 7.31)• 100% - 35 years• 75% - 10 years• 50% - 4.5 years• 25% - 2 years• 0% - 0 years
TX -3.6% (2)NC – 1.8% (1)MT – 1.8% (1)MD – 1.8% (1)VA – 1.8% (1)FL – 1.8% (1)GA – 5.5% (3)MI – 1.8% (1)NJ - 1.8% (1)
PA – 16.4% (9)NY – 14.5% (8)KY – 3.6% (2)MA – 7.3% (4)IL – 7.3% (4)WA - 7.3% (4)NV – 1.8% (1)DC – 9.1% (5)CA – 9.1% (5)WI – 1.8% (1)
40%11%
29.%
20%
Likely to attend the conference in Denver?Very Likely – 55.7% (34)Somewhat Likely – 13.1% (8)Not sure at all – 4.9% (3)Somewhat Unlikely – 6.6% (4)Very Unlikely – 19.7% (12)
Ever attended an APHA conference?Yes – 96.7% (59)No 3.3% (2)
If no then, why (check all that apply)?Work conflict – 1Financial reasons/costs - 2
If attended in Philadelphia, did you attend the Business meeting (BM)?Did not attend that particular APHA meeting –
18.6% (11)Did not attend the BM– 39.0% (23)Yes, attended the BM– 42.4% (25)
What do you think about the cost of membership?Way too low – 0% (0)It’s low – 11.9% (7)Just right – 64.4% (38)It’s high – 13.6% (8)It’s way too high – 1.7% (1)Not sure – 8.5% (5)
Do you receive emails from the chair?Not sure – 1.7% (1)No – 5.1% (3)Yes – 93.2% (55)
What percent of the time do you read them?Never – 0% (0)20% - 3.6% (2)40% - 5.5% (3)60% - 7.3% (4)80% - 36.4% (20)100% - 47.3% (26)
What do you think about the frequency of the emails?Too infrequent – 3.6% (2)Just right – 92.9% (52)Too frequent – 3.6% (2)
Are the emails valuable?Not at all valuable: 0% (0)Not valuable: 3.6% (2)Sometimes valuable: 26.8% (15)Often valuable: 62.5% (35)Always valuable: 7.1% (4)
More on policy activitiesAging in the LGBT communityLGBT state, local, and federal health initiativesJob postingsPostings of members’ problems to circulate to
other members for answersMembership numbersOpportunities for involvementHow mission statement and values are being
advancedMore information on research (e.g., on
Intersex)
How often have you visited the website in the past 6 months?0 times: 44.1% (26)
Why (check all that apply)?No reason: 7.7% (2)Did not occur to me: 80.8% (21) No reason to visit it: 23.1% (6)Nothing of value on it: 3.8% (1)
1-5 times: 47.5% (28)6 or more: 8.5% (5)
Why do you visit the website? To find out:What the Caucus is doing: 67.7% (21)Membership info: 22.6% (7)LGBT research opportunities: 12.9% (4)LGBT health program opportunities: 19.4% (6)Annual conference information: 58.1% (18)Find out about the Exec. Committee: 16.1% (5)Contact info for Exec. Committee members:
12.9% (4)
Keeping members in touch with one another…
Keeping members abreast of job and research opportunities in public health…
Keeping LGBT healthcare rights center-stage…
Providing high quality research seminars at the annual conference…
Providing for LGBT visibility at the annual conference…
LGBT Health Policy/Advocacy – 72.4% (42)Gay/Bisexual Men’s Health – 69.0% (40)Sampling/Measurement in LGBT Research – 58.6% (34)Research on aging LGBT Pops. – 56.9% (33)Lesbian/Bisexual Women’s Health – 50.0% (29) Internet-Based LGBT Research – 50.0% (29)Serving Cultural/Linguistic Minority LGBT Pops. – 48.3%
(28)LGBT Youth Research – 46.6% (27)Gender Identity/Transgender Health – 44.8% (26)Alcohol, Tobacco, Drugs Use in LGBT Pops.– 44.8% (26)HIV/STI Surveillance Issues – 43.1% (25)Mental Health/Quality of (LGBT) Life – 43.1% (25)Domestic and Other Types of Violence against LGBT
Pops. – 41.4% (24)Research on LGBT Sex Workers – 27.6% (16)Disable LGBT Pops. – 24.1% (10)
Other areas:What White MSM are missing from the national
AIDS agendasCultural influences on LGBT identity developmentLGBT civil rights and healthLGBT cultural competency in healthcarePositive LGBT health aspectsLGBT health disparitiesLGBT awareness and the NIHLGBT issues and the public school health
curriculumHealthy identity developmentLGBT promotion in health careersResearch/advocacy for intersex personsLGBT health issues around chronic diseases
Needs more active members to push APHA on the issues
More outreach to LGBT people who don’t work on HIV/AIDS or gender-specific areas of public health (e.g., environmental, lab, dental)
Make socializing easier; members more approachable
More opportunities for members to connectMore intellectual stimulation about LGBT issues
and opportunitiesMore strategic plans, goals, and partnerships
with other LGBT health organizationMore timely communication (e.g., regarding
dues)More communication throughout the year“New blood” to run the EC
Low degree of diversityGay, White, Educated, and MaleResponse: Increase diversity through outreach
to different organizations; encourage members to wrangle new potential members in
Members not attending the Business MeetingAlmost 40% attended the conference but not
the business meetingResponse: Increase the visibility of the
meeting; post- meeting survey to assess satisfaction by the members
Low traffic on the websiteAlmost 50% never visited the website; 80% because
it did not occur to themResponse: Update the website with more
information and send reminders to the membership of the new information available
Not keeping members in touchMembers said that the Caucus was not keeping
members in touch with one anotherResponse: Create a listserv to facilitate
communication with one another and also to post jobs, new research, new programs, or serve as a forum for questions
New topics for research seminarsResponse: Going into 2011, we can begin
thinking about expanding our research categories
New blood in the Caucus and on the Executive CommitteeGoes back to the question/response on
diversityResponse: Encourage younger professionals to
join the Caucus; students too. Encourage members to run for office
Thanks for all of your input. Please contact me for additional information at:
David Moskowitz, PhDDept. of Communication
University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, TX 78249