sexual orientation
This variable is only available in the Special Licence (SN 7083) and Secure Access (SN 7332) datasets.
Datafiles
Variable note:
This variable is part of the "Measuring sexual identity using direct and indirect questioning " experiment. See the description of experiments in the IP User Guide.
Question asked in the latest wave:
Question label:
Sexual orientation
Question text:
Which of the following options best describes how you think of yourself? {if CASISTART.SCAC 4}
To preserve the confidentiality of your answer to the next question, the question is printed on the card for you to read yourself. Please just tell me the number that applies. {if CASISTART.SCAC = 4}
Question universe:
if [(ff_survlengthw18 2|3) & ((GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 1 & CASISTART.scac = 1 thru 4) | GRIDVARIABLES.ModeType = 2|3))] // Not in Short Survey experimental groups and mode is face-to-face and has agreed to self-completion OR mode is telephone or web
Further details:
For further details about this question, please see the questionnaires
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| missing | -9 | 20 | 0.33% | |
| inapplicable | -8 | 2477 | 40.3% | |
| refusal | -2 | 8 | 0.13% | |
| don't know | -1 | 1 | 0.02% | |
| Heterosexual or Straight | 1 | 3351 | 54.51% | |
| Gay or Lesbian | 2 | 88 | 1.43% | |
| Bisexual | 3 | 98 | 1.59% | |
| Other | 4 | 39 | 0.63% | |
| Prefer not to say | 5 | 65 | 1.06% | |
| Total | 6147 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| missing | -9 | 2 | 0.07% | |
| inapplicable | -8 | 2658 | 93.36% | |
| proxy | -7 | 22 | 0.77% | |
| Heterosexual or Straight | 1 | 127 | 4.46% | |
| Gay or Lesbian | 2 | 4 | 0.14% | |
| Bisexual | 3 | 25 | 0.88% | |
| Other | 4 | 5 | 0.18% | |
| Prefer not to say | 5 | 4 | 0.14% | |
| Total | 2847 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| missing | -9 | 3 | 0.1% | |
| inapplicable | -8 | 2882 | 94.15% | |
| proxy | -7 | 3 | 0.1% | |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.03% | |
| Heterosexual or Straight | 1 | 136 | 4.44% | |
| Gay or Lesbian | 2 | 5 | 0.16% | |
| Bisexual | 3 | 22 | 0.72% | |
| Other | 4 | 6 | 0.2% | |
| Prefer not to say | 5 | 3 | 0.1% | |
| Total | 3061 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| missing | -9 | 7 | 0.31% | |
| inapplicable | -8 | 416 | 18.35% | |
| proxy | -7 | 15 | 0.66% | |
| refusal | -2 | 2 | 0.09% | |
| Heterosexual or Straight | 1 | 1714 | 75.61% | |
| Gay or Lesbian | 2 | 30 | 1.32% | |
| Bisexual | 3 | 28 | 1.24% | |
| Other | 4 | 12 | 0.53% | |
| Prefer not to say | 5 | 43 | 1.9% | |
| Total | 2267 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| missing | -9 | 5 | 0.22% | |
| inapplicable | -8 | 571 | 25.53% | |
| proxy | -7 | 63 | 2.82% | |
| refusal | -2 | 12 | 0.54% | |
| don't know | -1 | 2 | 0.09% | |
| heterosexual or straight | 1 | 1459 | 65.22% | |
| gay or lesbian | 2 | 26 | 1.16% | |
| bisexual | 3 | 31 | 1.39% | |
| other | 4 | 16 | 0.72% | |
| prefer not to say | 5 | 52 | 2.32% | |
| Total | 2237 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| missing | -9 | 7 | 0.29% | |
| inapplicable | -8 | 804 | 33.81% | |
| proxy | -7 | 111 | 4.67% | |
| refusal | -2 | 8 | 0.34% | |
| heterosexual or straight | 1 | 1342 | 56.43% | |
| gay or lesbian | 2 | 25 | 1.05% | |
| bisexual | 3 | 19 | 0.8% | |
| other | 4 | 11 | 0.46% | |
| prefer not to say | 5 | 51 | 2.14% | |
| Total | 2378 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| missing | -9 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| inapplicable | -8 | 248 | 10.4% | |
| proxy | -7 | 206 | 8.64% | |
| refusal | -2 | 1 | 0.04% | |
| don't know | -1 | 10 | 0.42% | |
| heterosexual or straight | 1 | 1806 | 75.72% | |
| gay or lesbian | 2 | 26 | 1.09% | |
| bisexual | 3 | 18 | 0.75% | |
| other | 4 | 7 | 0.29% | |
| prefer not to say | 5 | 62 | 2.6% | |
| Total | 2385 | 100.0% | |
| Value label | Value | Absolute frequency | Relative frequency | |
|---|
| inapplicable | -8 | 69 | 94.52% | |
| Heterosexual or straight | 1 | 4 | 5.48% | |
| Total | 73 | 100.0% | |
