A Human Rights Campaign Foundation survey found that 92 percent of LGBTQ adults in the US have received at least one dose of vaccine against COVID-19. The survey was conducted in partnership with the leading LGBTQ market research firm Community Marketing & Insights and was supported by The Rockefeller Foundation.
“We are encouraged to see evidence that suggests such a strong majority of the LGBTQ+ community who responded to the survey have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine,” Jay Brown, HRC Foundation’s senior vice president of programs, research and training, said in an HRC press release.
According to the release:
Although vaccination rates vary somewhat within the LGBTQ+ community, the rates across race and ethnicity, gender identity and sexual orientation, and age are well above the rates for various general adult populations where the data are available. …
[However] while vaccination rates are high, COVID-19 took a toll on well-being among respondents. The survey finds that 59% of LGBTQ+ respondents reported that COVID-19 made them feel socially isolated, and 50% of respondents reported that it impacted their mental health.
“There are many reasons why LGBTQ+ vaccination rates may be higher than the general population, including higher percentages of the LGBTQ+ community being liberal, living in blue states, and living in urban areas,” said David Paisley, a senior director of research at CMI.
“While participants had strong education levels, those with no more than a high school diploma still had an 87% vaccination rate. We also see that COVID isolation significantly impacted LGBTQ+ people, which may have motivated quick vaccination to reenter the community,” Paisley said.
Read the complete HRC press release here.
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