Table 2.
Population prevalence, age distribution and mean age, and the percentage female for each sexuality group (N = 12,885)
| Sexuality group | N | Population prevalence %a (SE) | Age distribution | Age M (SE) | Female % (SE) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16–29 (n = 2535) %b (SE) |
30–44 (n = 4258) %b (SE) |
45–59 (n = 3132) %b (SE) |
60+ (n = 2960) %b (SE) |
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| Heterosexual, no same-sex sexual experience | 12,186 | 94.7 (0.26) | 23.5 (0.68) | 31.5 (0.58) | 24.1 (0.53) | 21.0 (0.55) | 44.2 (0.28) | 51.7 (0.60) |
| Heterosexual, same-sex sexual experience only | 374 | 3.0 (0.19) | 29.9 (3.19) | 37.7 (3.02) | 25.6 (2.79) | 6.8 (1.42) | 38.7 (0.94) | 52.9 (3.13) |
| Heterosexual, same-sex sexual experience and relationship | 118 | 0.9 (0.10) | 20.0 (4.78) | 32.5 (5.08) | 28.4 (5.71) | 19.0 (4.04) | 44.4 (1.79) | 69.3 (5.64) |
| Bisexual | 101 | 0.8 (0.11) | 36.1 (5.81) | 28.0 (5.59) | 23.0 (4.91) | 12.9 (3.47) | 39.4 (2.03) | 80.8 (4.68) |
| Homosexual | 106 | 0.6 (0.09) | 23.6 (5.96) | 35.0 (5.45) | 29.0 (5.34) | 12.4 (3.72) | 42.4 (1.90) | 47.6 (7.10) |
| Total | 12,885 | 100.0 (–) | 23.7 (0.67) | 31.7 (0.57) | 24.2 (0.52) | 20.4 (0.53) | 44.0 (0.27) | 52.0 (0.59) |
a
Percentage in each sexuality group, based on the 12,885 included in this table
b
Percentage in each age group, for each sexuality group