Table 1.
Sample Characteristics, Overall and by Sexual Orientation
| Whole sample | Heterosexual | Bisexual | Lesbian/gay | Prefer-not-to-say | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All adults (n) | 112 538 | 102 998 | 1217 | 2667 | 5656 |
| Female | 50.9 (57 330) | 50.9 (52 457) | 56.3 (685) | 47.9 (1277) | 51.5 (2911) |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 16–24 | 13.8 (15 478) | 13.5 (13 893) | 35.2 (428) | 16.7 (446) | 12.6 (711) |
| 25–34 | 16.9 (19 023) | 16.8 (17 256) | 23.9 (291) | 19.7 (525) | 16.8 (951) |
| 35–44 | 16.5 (18 552) | 16.6 (17 113) | 16.2 (197) | 15.2 (406) | 14.8 (836) |
| 45–54 | 17.4 (19 610) | 17.6 (18 114) | 9.3 (113) | 16.8 (449) | 16.5 (934) |
| 55–64 | 14.1 (15 878) | 14.2 (14 618) | 6.8 (83) | 12.3 (327) | 15.0 (850) |
| 65+ | 21.3 (23 997) | 21.4 (22 004) | 8.6 (105) | 19.3 (514) | 24.3 (1374) |
| White ethnicity | 86.4 (96 761) | 86.6 (88 956) | 83.1 (1007) | 90.7 (2417) | 79.8 (4381) |
| Social grade C2DE | 45.1 (50 748) | 45.0 (46 300) | 48.0 (583) | 45.3 (1209) | 47.0 (2656) |
| Married/cohabiting | 57.9 (36 245) | 58.6 (33 154) | 43.2 (381) | 53.3 (1137) | 51.1 (1573) |
| Disability | 10.9 (12 183) | 10.8 (11 029) | 16.5 (1198) | 11.8 (2632) | 12.1 (5334) |
| Men (n) | 55 166 | 50 522 | 525 | 1385 | 2734 |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 16–24 | 14.5 (8010) | 14.3 (7232) | 26.9 (141) | 18.8 (261) | 13.8 (376) |
| 25–34 | 17.5 (9639) | 17.2 (8702) | 25.3 (133) | 20.6 (285) | 19.0 (519) |
| 35–44 | 16.6 (9183) | 16.7 (8449) | 15.4 (81) | 15.4 (213) | 16.1 (440) |
| 45–54 | 17.6 (9719) | 17.8 (8985) | 12.4 (65) | 16.7 (231) | 16.0 (438) |
| 55–64 | 14.1 (7790) | 14.2 (7163) | 9.0 (47) | 12.0 (166) | 15.1 (414) |
| 65+ | 19.6 (10 825) | 19.8 (9991) | 11.0 (58) | 16.5 (229) | 20.0 (547) |
| White ethnicity | 84.8 (46 555) | 85.1 (42 832) | 78.6 (411) | 90.7 (1257) | 77.3 (2055) |
| Social grade C2DE | 45.1 (24 861) | 45.0 (22 718) | 48.0 (251) | 40.9 (567) | 48.5 (1325) |
| Married/cohabiting | 61.0 (18 717) | 61.8 (17 160) | 48.0 (180) | 52.0 (545) | 56.3 (832) |
| Disability | 10.0 (5466) | 9.8 (4929) | 16.9 (87) | 11.3 (155) | 11.5 (295) |
| Women (n) | 57 330 | 52 457 | 686 | 1277 | 2910 |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 16–24 | 13.0 (7463) | 12.7 (6659) | 41.4 (284) | 14.5 (185) | 11.5 (335) |
| 25–34 | 16.3 (9373) | 16.3 (8552) | 22.6 (155) | 18.6 (238) | 14.7 (428) |
| 35–44 | 16.3 (9365) | 16.5 (8663) | 16.9 (116) | 15.0 (191) | 13.6 (395) |
| 45–54 | 17.2 (9881) | 17.4 (9123) | 6.9 (47) | 17.1 (218) | 16.9 (493) |
| 55–64 | 14.1 (8081) | 14.2 (7450) | 5.2 (36) | 12.5 (160) | 14.9 (435) |
| 65+ | 23.0 (13 167) | 22.9 (12 010) | 7.0 (48) | 22.3 (285) | 28.3 (824) |
| White ethnicity | 87.9 (50 176) | 88.1 (46 109) | 86.7 (592) | 90.8 (1157) | 82.2 (2318) |
| Social grade C2DE | 45.1 (25 868) | 44.9 (23 572) | 48.0 (329) | 50.1 (640) | 45.6 (1327) |
| Married/cohabiting | 54.8 (17 504) | 55.6 (15 984) | 40.3 (201) | 54.4 (588) | 46.1 (731) |
| Disability | 11.8 (6712) | 11.7 (6099) | 16.0 (108) | 12.3 (156) | 12.7 (349) |
Data are presented as % (n). Weighted data shown. Numbers may not sum to the total sample number due to missing data; valid percentages are given for ease of interpretation.