LGBT HP&P Associate Director, Kat Carrick, Ph.D., and alum Adrian Shanker ('19), were recently featured in QBurgh, a Pittsburgh-based media outlet, for their research on the impacts of COVID-19 on LGBTQ+ communities in Pennsylvania.
"This was the first state-level LGBTQ COVID-19 vaccine survey in the country and was modeled after a regional survey in Boulder, Colorado that was administered by Out Boulder. A total of 1,545 LGBTQ Pennsylvanians from 56 out of 67 counties and across 413 zip codes were included in the survey findings. The data was collected from March 4 to April 5, 2021.
The data suggest most LGBTQ Pennsylvanians are following public health guidelines about COVID-19.
97.8% of LGBTQ Pennsylvanians often or always wear a mask.
94.9% of LGBTQ Pennsylvanians often or always practice social distancing.
The data also suggest that most LGBTQ Pennsylvanians want to be vaccinated against COVID-19. At the time the survey was administered, 54% of respondents had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Of those who had not received a dose, 85.3% indicated that they would get a vaccine as soon as it was available to them."
Read the full article and access the report here: https://qburgh.com/results-of-pennsylvania-lgbtq-covid-19-vaccine-surve…