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On 21st January 2019 we released Sexual Orientation: UK: 2017<https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/culturalidentity/sexuality/bulletins/sexualidentityuk/2017> Key Points: * The proportion of the UK population aged 16 and over identifying as heterosexual or straight has decreased from 94.4% in 2012 to 93.2% in 2017. * Over the last 5 years, the proportion of the UK population identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) has increased from 1.5% in 2012 to 2.0% in 2017, although the latest figure is unchanged from 2016. * In 2017, there were an estimated 1.1 million people aged 16 and over identifying as LGB out of a UK population aged 16 and over of 52.8 million. * Males (2.3%) were more likely to identify as LGB than females (1.8%) in 2017. * People aged 16 to 24 were most likely to identify as LGB in 2017 (4.2%). * Regionally, people in London were most likely to identify as LGB (2.6%), with people in the North East and East of England the least likely (1.5%). * 69.4% of people who identified themselves as LGB had a marital status of single (never married or in a civil partnership). Statistician's Quote: We estimate that 4.2% of people aged 16 to 24 years identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual, a higher proportion than for other older age groups. Around 7 in 10 of the lesbian, gay or bisexual population are single and have never married or registered a civil partnership. This reflects the younger age structure of this population and that legal unions for same-sex couples are relatively new. " Paula Guy, Centre for Ageing and Demography, Office for National Statistics. Please note that the title of this release has changed from "Sexual Identity" to "Sexual Orientation" to align with legislation (Equality Act 2010). Sexual orientation is an umbrella concept which encapsulates sexual identity, behaviour and attraction. Although the terminology has changed, the data source and methodology used to produce the estimates remains consistent with previous years, ensuring a comparable time series of data is available back to 2012. Sexual orientation estimates are based on data from the Annual Population Survey (APS) which collects information on self-perceived sexual identity from the household population aged 16 and over in the UK. Follow the Centre for Ageing and Demography on Twitter @RichPereira_ONS Apologies for cross posting. For the latest data on the economy and society, consult our website at http://www.ons.gov.uk *********************************************************************************************** Please Note: Incoming and outgoing email messages are routinely monitored for compliance with our policy on the use of electronic communications *********************************************************************************************** Legal Disclaimer: Any views expressed by the sender of this message are not necessarily those of the Office for National Statistics *********************************************************************************************** ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the OFFICIAL-STATISTICS list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=OFFICIAL-STATISTICS&A=1