Same-Sex Legal Marriage and Psychological Well-Being: Findings From the California Health Interview Survey

Demographic and Health Characteristics of Transgender Adults in California: Findings from the 2015-2016 California Health Interview Survey.

This report provides the first look at demographics, health, and health care access among transgender adults in California who participated in the 2015-2016 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS). In California, about 92,000 (0.35 percent) adults ages 18 to 70 are transgender. Transgender adults are similar to cisgender1 adults in many ways but experience disparities in mental health, disabi...

Families with Young Children in California: Findings from the California Health Interview Survey, 2011-2014, by Geography and Home Language.

Using data from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) for the years 2011-2014, this report presents findings on families with children ages 0-5 years. It breaks down differences between urban, suburban, and rural families, and it highlights the characteristics of families who speak a language other than English in the home. As more than half of families with young children in California...

Religious Behavior, Health, and Well-Being Among Israeli Jews: Findings From the European Social Survey

This study investigates the relationship between religious behavior and health status and psychological well-being in a population sample of Israeli Jewish adults (N 1,849). Using data from the Israeli sample of the European Social Survey, measures of synagogue attendance and private prayer were examined in relation to single-item indicators of subjective and functional health, happiness, and l...

Post-traumatic stress disorder: findings from the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Well-being.

BACKGROUND We report on the epidemiology of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the Australian community, including information on lifetime exposure to trauma, 12-month prevalence of PTSD, sociodemographic correlates and co-morbidity. METHODS Data were obtained from a stratified sample of 10,641 participants as part of the Australian National Survey of Mental Health and Well-being. A mod...

The Effects of Marriage on Psychological Well-Being Focusing on Motherhood Status Prior to Marriage