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Which of the following best represents how you think of yourself?
Asked of: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006
Sexual orientation (revised wording) · Asked in 2 waves, 2024 · 110,954 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Periods loaded: cycle08, cycle09.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
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.
| Group | Gay or lesbian | Straight, that is not gay or lesbian | Bisexual | I use a different term | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 3% | 88% |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 09 (2024-08-20 to 2024-09-16) Source variable SEXUAL_ORIENTATION_RV. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-08-20 to 2024-09-16 | web | 51,280 | 51,160 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 08 (2024-07-23 to 2024-08-19) Source variable SEXUAL_ORIENTATION_RV. Universe: TBIRTH_YEAR<=2006. | 2024-07-23 to 2024-08-19 | web | 59,913 | 59,794 |
| 5% |
| 4% |
| 51160 |
| ±0.9 |
| 18–29 | 5% | 72% | 16% | 7% | 2982 | ±3 |
| 30–44 | 4% | 85% | 7% | 4% | 11940 | ±2 |
| 45–64 | 3% | 93% | 2% | 3% | 18830 | ±1 |
| 65+ | 1% | 96% | 1% | 2% | 17408 | ±1 |
Household Pulse Survey, Cycle 09 (2024-08-20 to 2024-09-16) · 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.