Table 2.
Weighted and Unweighted Descriptive Statistics for Sexual Identity Based on “Select All that Apply” Responses
| Weighted | Unweighted | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | SE | CI lower | CI upper |
% | SE | CI lower | CI upper |
n |
n that identified as multiple sexual identities |
|
| Sexual Identity (select all that apply) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Heterosexual or “straight” | 96.98 | 0.37 | 96.17 | 97.63 | 58.15 | 0.82 | 56.54 | 59.75 | 2118 | 97 |
| Gay or lesbian | 1.35 | 0.18 | 1.04 | 1.74 | 25.01 | 0.72 | 23.63 | 26.45 | 911 | 177 |
| Bisexual | 1.42 | 0.21 | 1.06 | 1.91 | 15.60 | 0.60 | 14.45 | 16.8 | 568 | 225 |
| Same-gender loving | 0.16 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.23 | 2.28 | 0.25 | 1.84 | 2.82 | 83 | 76 |
| Queer | 0..50 | 0.09 | 0.36 | 0.70 | 6.40 | 0.41 | 5.65 | 7.24 | 233 | 184 |
| Pansexual | 0.54 | 0.10 | 0.38 | 0.78 | 4.37 | 0.34 | 3.75 | 5.08 | 159 | 97 |
| Omnisexual | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.49 | 0.12 | 0.31 | 0.78 | 18 | 16 |
| Asexual | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.18 | 0.77 | 0.14 | 0.53 | 1.11 | 28 | 26 |
| Don’t know | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.16 | 0.52 | 0.12 | 0.33 | 0.82 | 19 | 12 |
| Questioning | 0.23 | 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.35 | 1.29 | 0.19 | 0.97 | 1.71 | 47 | 40 |
| Something else | 0.14 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.23 | 1.07 | 0.17 | 0.78 | 1.46 | 39 | 24 |
Source: National Couples’ Health and Time Study. Authors’ Calculations. SE = Standard Error. CI = Confidence Interval. Cell n is masked when n is fewer than 10. Substantial differences between weighted and unweighted percentages reflect the oversampling of LGBTQ2S+ persons.