Table 3.
Responses to the Sexual Orientation Questions, Before and After Clarification
| Exclusively heterosexual |
Mostly heterosexual |
Bisexual |
Mostly gay/lesbian |
Exclusively gay/lesbian |
Asexual |
Other |
Missing |
Choose not to respond |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | N | % | n | % | |
| Heterosexual | 667 | 99 | 117 | 78 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 82 |
| Bisexual | 0 | 0 | 28 | 19 | 34 | 85 | 8 | 62 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Gay/lesbian | 1 | <1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 8 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | <1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 100 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| Missing data | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 0 |
Rows indicate the initial response; columns indicate the second response. Cells in which participants responded consistently across both questions are listed in bold. Percentages are calculated within column.