Toward global comparability of sexual orientation data in official statistics: a conceptual framework of sexual orientation for health data collection in New Zealand's official statistics system.

Objective: Effectively addressing health disparities experienced by sexual minority populations requires high-quality official data on sexual orientation. We developed a conceptual framework of sexual orientation to improve the quality of sexual orientation data in New Zealand's Official Statistics System.

Methods: We reviewed conceptual and methodological literature, culminating in a draft framework.

Sexual orientation and alcohol use: identity versus behavior measures.

Background: Few population-based national studies include complete measures of alcohol consumption, alcohol-related problems, and sexual orientation. When measures of sexual orientation are included in alcohol surveys, typically only one measure is included. The purpose of this paper is to compare two ways of measuring sexual orientation and to explore the relationship of each measure with alcohol use and alcohol-related problems.