NI Life and Times Survey - 2016 : ORIENT2

Year: 2016
Module: Background
Variable: ORIENT2

Can you tell me which of these best describes you?

	%
I am ‘gay’ or ‘lesbian’ (homosexual)	1
I am heterosexual or ‘straight’	89
I am bi-sexual	1
Other answer	1
I do not wish to answer this question	7

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
I am ‘gay’ or ‘lesbian’ (homosexual)	1	2
I am heterosexual or ‘straight’	90	89
I am bi-sexual	1	1
Other answer	1	1
I do not wish to answer this question	7	7

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	54-64	65+
I am ‘gay’ or ‘lesbian’ (homosexual)	3	2	1	0	1	1
I am heterosexual or ‘straight’	75	88	91	94	92	93
I am bi-sexual	4	2	1	0	0	0
Other answer	1	2	1	1	2	1
I do not wish to answer this question	17	5	6	5	6	5

Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
I am ‘gay’ or ‘lesbian’ (homosexual)	2	0	2
I am heterosexual or ‘straight’	89	93	84
I am bi-sexual	1	0	3
Other answer	1	1	1
I do not wish to answer this question	7	5	9

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