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Correlational findings

Study European Union FRA (2020): study NL 2019

Public
18+ aged lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender people, Netherlands, 2019
Survey name
EU-LGBTI 2019
Sample
Respondents
N = 3914
Non Response
Assessment
Questionnaire: Conputer Assisted Web Interview (CAWI)

Correlate

Authors's Label
Openness about being LGBTI
Our Classification
Distribution
N not reported
*: few observations (20 -: left out because N < 20
Related specification variables
Operationalization
Openness about being LGBTI:
0 Never open
1 Rarely open
2 Fairly open
3 Very open

LGBTI groups:
L Lesbian women
G Gay men
B-F Bisexual women
B-M Bisexual men
T Transgender
I Intersex

Openness about being LGBTI was assessed with the following question:
To how many people among the following groups are you open about being LGBTI?
A Family members
B Friends
C Neighbours
D Work colleagues
E Schoolmates / university co-students
F Immediate superior / head of department
G Customers, clients, etc. at work
H Medical staff / healthcare providers

For every group, respondents could choose between the following answers:
1 None
2 A few
3 Most
4 All
- Does not apply to me

Respondents were categorized in the four openness levels based on their answers.

Observed Relation with Happiness

Happiness Measure Statistics Elaboration / Remarks O-SLu-c-sq-n-11-f DM = + ALL LGBTI
- Never open    6,6  
- Rarely open   6,6  
- Fairly open   6,9  
- Very open     7,7  
Very open - never open difference +1,1
O-SLu-c-sq-n-11-f DM = +/- Lesbians only  
- Never open     6,8*
- Rarely open    5,9*
- Fairly open    7,1  
- Very open      7,9  
Very open - never open difference +1,1
O-SLu-c-sq-n-11-f DM = + Gay men only
- Never open    6,1  
- Rarely open   6,7  
- Fairly open   7,0  
- Very open     7,7
Very open - never open difference +1,6
O-SLu-c-sq-n-11-f DM = +/- Bisexual women only
- Never open      6,5       
- Rarely open     6,9       
- Fairly open     7,0      
- Very open       7,7      
Very open - never open difference +1,2
O-SLu-c-sq-n-11-f DM = +/- Bisexual men only               
- Never open      7,1  
- Rarely open     6,8  
- Fairly open     6,9  
- Very open       7,4  
Very open - never open difference +0,3
O-SLu-c-sq-n-11-f DM = +/- Transgender people only
- Never open      6,1  
- Rarely open     6,5  
- Fairly open     6,3  
- Very open       6,9  
Very open - never open difference +0,8