An assessment of the proportion of LGB+ persons in the Belgian population, their identification as sexual minority, mental health and experienced minority stress

Table 2 Sample weights. A comparison in distribution between the Belgian population and the study’s sample

Age group	Sex at birth	Population N	Population proportion	Sample n	Sample proportion	Population/Sample
16–24 years old	Female	576,098	0.07	699	0.15	0.47
16–24 years old	Male	601,426	0.08	753	0.16	0.50
25–49 years old	Female	1,864,081	0.24	815	0.18	1.33
25–49 years old	Male	1,883,527	0.24	733	0.15	1.60
50–69 years old	Female	1,475,820	0.19	818	0.18	1.05
50–69 years old	Male	1,458,421	0.19	814	0.18	1.05
Total		7,859,373	1.00	4632	1.00

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