Rationale: Studies have found disturbing evidence of high tobacco use prevalence rates in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities. However, traditional data collection methods prevent us from learning more about tobacco use among LGBT and LGBT of Color who represent small populations in the United States. Taking into consideration the known tobacco disparities among racial and ethnic minorities and multiple recommendations from various reports, it is important to learn more about effective strategies for documenting tobacco use rates among high risk populations.
Purpose: In 2006, the American Legacy Foundation, National Cancer Institute (NCI), Tobacco Research Network on Disparities (TReND), and California’s Tobacco Related Disease Research Program convened a meeting on LGBT of Color Sampling Methodology on September 15, 2006. The aims of the meeting were to:
- Identify obstacles/barriers in achieving adequate sampling of LGBT of Color in research.
- Summarize effective methodologies to adequately sample LGBT of Color.
- Generate recommendations for carrying out robust research on LGBT of Color.
- Produce content for the meeting report as well as other tools to disseminate findings from the meeting.
The 21 researchers at that meeting represented some of the most experienced people in LGBT of Color research, LGBT sampling, and tobacco-related health disparities.
Impact: The meeting report, LGBT of Color Sampling Methodology, summarizes the meeting format and content, provides a brief overview of the problem of tobacco use among LGBT and racial and ethnic minorities, and makes recommendations to help eliminate tobacco-related health disparities. This meeting report distills the joint discussions and lessons learned from some of the most advanced researchers in this challenging field. This knowledge and the recommendations of the meeting participants provide invaluable resources to assist policymakers, funders, and researchers. Through this work, the larger body of knowledge on racial/ethnic health disparities, LGBT health, and rare population research will be commensurately enriched. Click here to access the final meeting report.
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