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Which of the following best represents how you think of yourself?
Asked of: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006
Sexual orientation · Asked in 25 waves, 2021–2024 · 1,625,330 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Periods loaded: week34, week35, week36, week37, week38, week39, week40, week41, week42, week43, week44, week45, week46, week47, week48, week49, week50, week51, cycle01, cycle02, cycle03, cycle04, cycle05, cycle06, cycle07.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Gay or lesbian | Straight, that is not gay or lesbian | Bisexual | Something else | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 07 (2024-06-25 to 2024-07-22) Source variable SEXUAL_ORIENTATION. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-06-25 to 2024-07-22 | web | 70,429 | 70,302 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 06 (2024-05-28 to 2024-06-24) Source variable SEXUAL_ORIENTATION. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-05-28 to 2024-06-24 | web | 72,125 | 71,993 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 05 (2024-04-30 to 2024-05-27) Source variable SEXUAL_ORIENTATION. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-04-30 to 2024-05-27 | web | 72,162 | 72,040 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 04 (2024-04-02 to 2024-04-29) Source variable SEXUAL_ORIENTATION. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-04-02 to 2024-04-29 | web | 73,352 | 73,235 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 03 (2024-03-05 to 2024-04-01) Source variable SEXUAL_ORIENTATION. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-03-05 to 2024-04-01 | web | 71,798 | 71,798 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 02 (2024-02-06 to 2024-03-04) Source variable SEXUAL_ORIENTATION. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-02-06 to 2024-03-04 | web |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| 3% |
| 89% |
| 5% |
| 2% |
| 70302 |
| ±0.8 |
| AK | 4% | 85% | 7% | 4% | 916 | ±5 |
| AL | 2% | 93% | 3% | 2% | 1032 | ±4 |
| AR | 2% | 92% | 5% | 1% | 973 | ±5 |
| AZ | 3% | 89% | 7% | 1% | 1850 | ±4 |
| CA | 4% | 88% | 6% | 2% | 4915 | ±3 |
| CO | 5% | 85% | 8% | 2% | 1714 | ±4 |
| CT | 2% | 90% | 5% | 3% | 1095 | ±4 |
| DC | 11% | 80% | 8% | 1% | 818 | ±7 |
| DE | 4% | 92% | 4% | 0% | 752 | ±6 |
| FL | 3% | 93% | 3% | 1% | 2433 | ±3 |
| GA | 4% | 89% | 5% | 1% | 1778 | ±4 |
| HI | 7% | 88% | 3% | 1% | 716 | ±7 |
| IA | 2% | 91% | 4% | 3% | 1139 | ±4 |
| ID | 2% | 89% | 6% | 2% | 1500 | ±5 |
| IL | 4% | 87% | 6% | 2% | 1616 | ±4 |
| IN | 1% | 89% | 7% | 2% | 1321 | ±4 |
| KS | 2% | 92% | 5% | 1% | 1368 | ±4 |
| KY | 3% | 90% | 5% | 2% | 1058 | ±4 |
| LA | 2% | 93% | 5% | 1% | 972 | ±4 |
| MA | 5% | 86% | 8% | 1% | 1672 | ±4 |
| MD | 3% | 88% | 8% | 2% | 1487 | ±4 |
| ME | 3% | 89% | 6% | 3% | 788 | ±5 |
| MI | 3% | 88% | 6% | 3% | 1764 | ±4 |
| MN | 3% | 90% | 4% | 2% | 1365 | ±4 |
| MO | 3% | 89% | 5% | 2% | 1240 | ±4 |
| MS | 3% | 93% | 3% | 2% | 969 | ±5 |
| MT | 4% | 88% | 6% | 2% | 819 | ±5 |
| NC | 4% | 90% | 3% | 3% | 1360 | ±4 |
| ND | 1% | 92% | 6% | 1% | 613 | ±6 |
| NE | 1% | 90% | 7% | 3% | 1105 | ±4 |
| NH | 4% | 88% | 6% | 2% | 1077 | ±5 |
| NJ | 2% | 93% | 3% | 2% | 1255 | ±4 |
| NM | 4% | 89% | 5% | 2% | 1369 | ±5 |
| NV | 5% | 89% | 5% | 1% | 1141 | ±4 |
| NY | 4% | 87% | 6% | 2% | 1288 | ±4 |
| OH | 4% | 90% | 4% | 2% | 1216 | ±4 |
| OK | 3% | 90% | 5% | 3% | 1143 | ±4 |
| OR | 4% | 81% | 9% | 6% | 1633 | ±4 |
| PA | 2% | 91% | 4% | 3% | 1711 | ±4 |
| RI | 2% | 91% | 7% | 1% | 766 | ±5 |
| SC | 2% | 92% | 4% | 2% | 1217 | ±4 |
| SD | 2% | 91% | 4% | 3% | 660 | ±5 |
| TN | 3% | 92% | 4% | 1% | 1361 | ±4 |
| TX | 4% | 89% | 5% | 3% | 3251 | ±3 |
| UT | 4% | 88% | 6% | 2% | 2101 | ±4 |
| VA | 2% | 89% | 5% | 4% | 1880 | ±4 |
| VT | 2% | 87% | 6% | 5% | 655 | ±6 |
| WA | 4% | 83% | 9% | 3% | 2683 | ±3 |
| WI | 2% | 91% | 5% | 2% | 1223 | ±4 |
| WV | 2% | 92% | 4% | 2% | 932 | ±5 |
| WY | 1% | 92% | 5% | 2% | 592 | ±6 |
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 07 (2024-06-25 to 2024-07-22) · US adults 18+ living in housing units (50 states and DC). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| 71,152 |
| 71,152 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 01 (2024-01-09 to 2024-02-05) Source variable SEXUAL_ORIENTATION. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-01-09 to 2024-02-05 | web | 68,544 | 68,544 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 51 (2022-11-02 to 2022-11-14) Source variable SEXUAL_ORIENTATION. Universe: All persons born before 2004. | 2022-11-02 to 2022-11-14 | web | 61,453 | 61,453 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 50 (2022-10-05 to 2022-10-17) Source variable SEXUAL_ORIENTATION. Universe: All persons born before 2004. | 2022-10-05 to 2022-10-17 | web | 42,040 | 42,040 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 49 (2022-09-14 to 2022-09-26) Source variable SEXUAL_ORIENTATION. Universe: All persons born before 2004. | 2022-09-14 to 2022-09-26 | web | 50,937 | 50,937 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 48 (2022-07-27 to 2022-08-08) Source variable SEXUAL_ORIENTATION. Universe: All persons born before 2004. | 2022-07-27 to 2022-08-08 | web | 46,801 | 46,801 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 47 (2022-06-29 to 2022-07-11) Source variable SEXUAL_ORIENTATION. Universe: All persons born before 2004. | 2022-06-29 to 2022-07-11 | web | 58,304 | 58,304 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 46 (2022-06-01 to 2022-06-13) Source variable SEXUAL_ORIENTATION. Universe: All persons born before 2004. | 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-13 | web | 62,826 | 62,826 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 45 (2022-04-27 to 2022-05-09) Source variable SEXUAL_ORIENTATION. Universe: All persons born before 2004. | 2022-04-27 to 2022-05-09 | web | 61,767 | 61,767 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 44 (2022-03-30 to 2022-04-11) Source variable SEXUAL_ORIENTATION. Universe: All persons born before 2004. | 2022-03-30 to 2022-04-11 | web | 63,769 | 63,769 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 43 (2022-03-02 to 2022-03-14) Source variable SEXUAL_ORIENTATION. Universe: All persons born before 2004. | 2022-03-02 to 2022-03-14 | web | 84,158 | 84,158 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 42 (2022-01-26 to 2022-02-07) Source variable SEXUAL_ORIENTATION. Universe: All persons born before 2004. | 2022-01-26 to 2022-02-07 | web | 75,482 | 75,482 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 41 (2021-12-29 to 2022-01-10) Source variable SEXUAL_ORIENTATION. Universe: All persons born before 2004. | 2021-12-29 to 2022-01-10 | web | 74,995 | 74,995 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 40 (2021-12-01 to 2021-12-13) Source variable SEXUAL_ORIENTATION. Universe: All persons born before 2003. | 2021-12-01 to 2021-12-13 | web | 60,826 | 60,826 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 39 (2021-09-29 to 2021-10-11) Source variable SEXUAL_ORIENTATION. Universe: All persons born before 2003. | 2021-09-29 to 2021-10-11 | web | 57,064 | 57,064 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 38 (2021-09-15 to 2021-09-27) Source variable SEXUAL_ORIENTATION. Universe: All persons born before 2003. | 2021-09-15 to 2021-09-27 | web | 59,833 | 59,833 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 37 (2021-09-01 to 2021-09-13) Source variable SEXUAL_ORIENTATION. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-09-01 to 2021-09-13 | web | 63,536 | 63,536 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 36 (2021-08-18 to 2021-08-30) Source variable SEXUAL_ORIENTATION. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-08-18 to 2021-08-30 | web | 69,114 | 69,114 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 35 (2021-08-04 to 2021-08-16) Source variable SEXUAL_ORIENTATION. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-08-04 to 2021-08-16 | web | 68,799 | 68,799 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 34 (2021-07-21 to 2021-08-02) Source variable SEXUAL_ORIENTATION. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-07-21 to 2021-08-02 | web | 64,562 | 64,562 |