| Title |
The prevalence of homosexual behavior and attraction in the United States, the United Kingdom and France: Results of national population-based samples
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Archives of Sexual Behavior, June 1995
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| DOI | 10.1007/bf01541598 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Randall L. Sell, James A. Wells, David Wypij |
| Abstract |
Researchers determining the prevalence of homosexuality in nationally representative samples have focused upon determining the prevalence of homosexual behavior, ignoring those individuals whose sexual attraction to the same sex had not resulted in sexual behavior. We examine the use of sexual attraction as well as sexual behavior to estimate the prevalence of homosexuality in the United States, the United Kingdom, and France using the Project HOPE International Survey of AIDS-Risk Behaviors. We find that 8.7, 7.9, and 8.5% of males and 11.1, 8.6, and 11.7% of females in the United States, the United Kingdom, and France, respectively, report some homosexual attraction but no homosexual behavior since age 15. Further, considering homosexual behavior and homosexual attraction as different but overlapping dimensions of homosexuality, we find 20.8, 16.3, and 18.5% of males, and 17.8, 18.6, and 18.5% of females in the United States, the United Kingdom, and France report either homosexual behavior or homosexual attraction since age 15. Examination of homosexual behavior separately finds that 6.2, 4.5, and 10.7% of males and 3.6, 2.1, and 3.3% of females in the United States, the United Kingdom, and France, respectively, report having had sexual contact with someone of the same sex in the previous 5 years. Our findings highlight the importance of using more than just homosexual behavior to examine the prevalence of homosexuality. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 10% |
| Sudan | 1 | 5% |
| Poland | 1 | 5% |
| Egypt | 1 | 5% |
| Belgium | 1 | 5% |
| Japan | 1 | 5% |
| Estonia | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 12 | 60% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 18 | 90% |
| Scientists | 1 | 5% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 5% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| Brazil | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 72 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 10% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 7 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 14 | 18% |
| Unknown | 21 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 14 | 18% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 14% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 13% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 9% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 9 | 12% |
| Unknown | 23 | 30% |
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