Table 2. Sexual identity by different measures of sexual attraction and behaviour among men and women aged 16–74 years.
| Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denominators (all aged 16–74 years)(unweighted, weighted) | 6293 | 7508 | 8869 | 7654 |
| Any same-sex attraction | 6.5% | [5.8%-7.2%] | 11.5% | [10.7%-12.2%] |
| Of those (denominators (unweighted, weighted)) | 468 | 486 | 1140 | 876 |
| Sexual Identity | ||||
| Heterosexual/Straight | 62.4% | [57.1%-67.4%] | 78.4% | [75.7%-80.9%] |
| Gay/Lesbian | 23.0% | [18.9%-27.8%] | 8.5% | [6.8%-10.5%] |
| Bisexual | 13.0% | [9.8%-17.0%] | 11.4% | [9.5%-13.6%] |
| Other | 1.6% | [0.7%-3.6%] | 1.7% | [1.0%-3.0%] |
| Same-sex experience but never with genital contact | 2.4% | [1.9%-2.9%] | 5.3% | [4.8%-5.8%] |
| Of those (denominators (unweighted, weighted)) | 152 | 177 | 568 | 403 |
| Sexual Identity | ||||
| Heterosexual/Straight | 92.1% | [80.1%-97.1%] | 95.2% | [93.0%-96.7%] |
| Gay/Lesbian | 0.6% | [0.1%-2.8%] | 0.3% | [0.1%-1.2%] |
| Bisexual | 6.6% | [2.0%-19.7%] | 3.8% | [2.5%-5.6%] |
| Other | 0.7% | [0.2%-2.9%] | 0.8% | [0.2%-2.9%] |
| Same-sex sex evera | 5.5% | [4.9%-6.2%] | 6.1% | [5.6%-6.7%] |
| Of those (denominators (unweighted, weighted)) | 360 | 412 | 615 | 465 |
| Sexual Identity | ||||
| Heterosexual/Straight | 59.5% | [53.2%-65.4%] | 65.3% | [60.6%-69.7%] |
| Gay/Lesbian | 26.3% | [21.4%-31.9%] | 15.9% | [12.8%-19.6%] |
| Bisexual | 13.8% | [10.1%-18.5%] | 17.1% | [13.9%-20.9%] |
| Other | 0.4% | [0.1%-1.3%] | 1.7% | [0.8%-3.5%] |
| Opposite-sex sex everb | 96.1% | [95.5%-96.5%] | 97.0% | [96.7%-97.4%] |
| Of those (denominators (unweighted, weighted)) | 5911 | 7199 | 8501 | 7425 |
| Sexual Identity | ||||
| Heterosexual/Straight | 98.1% | [97.6%-98.4%] | 97.4% | [97.1%-97.8%] |
| Gay/Lesbian | 0.7% | [0.6%-1.0%] | 0.9% | [0.7%-1.1%] |
| Bisexual | 1.0% | [0.7%-1.4%] | 1.4% | [1.2%-1.7%] |
| Other | 0.2% | [0.1%-0.4%] | 0.3% | [0.2%-0.5%] |
| Same- and opposite-sex sex everc | 4.7% | [4.1%-5.3%] | 5.9% | [5.4%-6.5%] |
| Of those (denominators (unweighted, weighted)) | 296 | 350 | 593 | 451 |
| Sexual Identity | ||||
| Heterosexual/Straight | 69.7% | [63.2%-75.5%] | 67.2% | [62.4%-71.6%] |
| Gay/Lesbian | 14.6% | [10.9%-19.3%] | 13.7% | [10.8%-17.3%] |
| Bisexual | 15.3% | [11.1%-20.8%] | 17.4% | [14.0%-21.3%] |
| Other | 0.4% | [0.1%-1.5%] | 1.7% | [0.8%-3.6%] |
a Same-sex experience with genital contact
b Opposite-sex experience with genital contact
c Same- and opposite-sex experience with genital contact