YouGov Survey Results

Sample Size: 1632 GB Adults

Fieldwork: 13th - 14th August 2015

Vote in 2015

Gender

Age

Social Grade

Region

Rest of Midlands /
Total Con Lab Lib Dem UKIP Male Female 18-24 25-39 40-59 60+ ABC1 C2DE London
North Scotland
South
Wales
114
196 792 840
194 413 558 467 930 702
209
530
349
401
142
Weighted Sample 1632 555 457
142
203 799 833
121 330 642 539 1049 583
206
534
362
373
157
Unweighted Sample 1632 485 461
% %
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
Which of the following best describes your
sexuality?
Heterosexual 89
88 89
86
92
85
93
83
81
91 96
86
93
84
90
88
89
93
Gay or lesbian 6
7
4
7
3
10
2
10
11
4
1
8
2
8
5
7
5
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
4
2
1
2
2
4
3
1
2
0
Bisexual 2
Other 1
0
0
2
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
Prefer not to say 3
2
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
2
3
3
4
Please try to place your sexuality on a scale of 0
to 6, where 0 is completely heterosexual and 6 is
completely homosexual (i.e. gay or lesbian).
0 - completely heterosexual
1
2
3
4
5
6 - completely homosexual (i.e. gay or lesbian)
No sexuality
Don't know
Thinking about sexuality, which of the following
comes closer to your view?
There is no middle ground you are either
heterosexual or homosexual
Sexuality is a scale it is possible to be somewhere
near the middle
Dont know
Have you ever had a sexual experience with a
member of the same sex?
Yes
No
Dont know

72
9
6
2
1
1
4
1
3

73
8
5
2
2
2
6
1
2

71
11
6
3
0
2
3
1
3

65
19
3
1
2
1
5
2
1

85
6
3
2
0
0
2
1
2

68
11
5
2
1
2
8
0
3

76
8
7
2
1
1
1
2
3

46
22
13
3
4
1
6
1
3

58
13
10
3
1
2
9
1
3

78
7
5
2
1
1
3
1
2

88
4
1
1
0
1
1
1
2

68
11
7
2
1
1
7
0
2

78
7
5
2
0
1
1
2
3

62
13
10
3
1
3
5
1
3

72
11
5
3
1
1
4
1
1

72
9
6
1
1
1
5
0
4

75
7
5
2
1
1
4
2
2

78
6
6
3
0
1
3
0
3

27

29

24

17

39

29

24

18

22

28

32

24

30

25

27

26

27

28

61

60

64

71

47

61

61

74

66

59

53

65

54

67

62

62

56

55

13

12

12

12

15

10

15

12

13

15

10

16

11

12

16

17

17
81
2

17
81
1

18
80
2

14
83
3

16
83
2

20
78
2

14
84
2

23
74
3

27
71
2

14
83
2

9
90
2

21
78
2

13
85
3

24
73
3

19
79
2

17
82
1

13
85
2

13
85
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Sample Size: 1632 GB Adults
Fieldwork: 13th - 14th August 2015

Which of the following best describes your sexuality?

Sexuality Scale

Prefer not 0 - heteroTotal Heterosexual Gay or lesbian Bisexual Other

1
2
sexual
to say
Weighted Sample 1632
1449
90
35
10
48
1179
153 97
Unweighted Sample 1632
1465
69
37
11*
50
1203
151 97
%
%
%
%
%
%
% %
%
Which of the following best describes your
sexuality?
Heterosexual 89
100
0
0
0
0
99
98 87
Gay or lesbian 6
0
100
0
0
0
0
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
9
Bisexual 2
0
0
Other 1
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
1
Prefer not to say 3
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
2

6 - homoNo
Don't
sexual sexuality know
71
17
41
53
18*
40*
%
%
%

36
35*
%

15
13*
%

22
22*
%

42
0
43
1
14

9
41
21
19
10

37
47
11
5
0

5
95
0
0
0

25
0
6
19
51

34
0
3
0
63

0
0
0
100 0
0
0 100 0
0
0 100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100

10

Please try to place your sexuality on a scale of 0

to 6, where 0 is completely heterosexual and 6 is
completely homosexual (i.e. gay or lesbian).
0 - completely heterosexual
1
2
3
4
5
6 - completely homosexual (i.e. gay or lesbian)
No sexuality
Don't know
Thinking about sexuality, which of the following
comes closer to your view?
There is no middle ground you are either
heterosexual or homosexual
Sexuality is a scale it is possible to be somewhere
near the middle
Dont know
Have you ever had a sexual experience with a
member of the same sex?
Yes
No
Dont know

72
9
6
2
1
1
4
1
3

81
10
6
1
0
1
0
0
1

4
2
1
0
7
12
75
0
0

2
5
25
45
9
7
0
3
4

17
0
6
4
30
11
0
32
0

10
0
5
11
3
0
0
17
54

100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

27

28

20

15

34

11

27

23

61

60

73

96

89

34

53

88

97

82

73

83

68

40

45

13

12

11

50

13

49

52

17
81
2

11
88
1

93
7
0

89
11
0

30
70
0

10
51
40

6
94
0

23
73
4

52
48
0

68
31
2

74
26
0

79
16
5

94
6
0

9
84
7

13
37
50

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Vote in 2015

Gender

Age

Social Grade

Region

Rest of Midlands /
Total Con Lab Lib Dem UKIP Male Female 18-24 25-39 40-59 60+ ABC1 C2DE London
North Scotland
South
Wales
114
196 792 840
194 413 558 467 930 702
209
530
349
401
142
Weighted Sample 1632 555 457
142
203 799 833
121 330 642 539 1049 583
206
534
362
373
157
Unweighted Sample 1632 485 461
% %
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
[The following questions were only asked to
respondents who identified as Heterosexual;
n=1354*]
If the right person came along at the right time,
do you think it is conceivable that you could be
attracted to a person of the same sex?
Absolutely not
Very unlikely, but not impossible
Maybe, if I really liked them
Definitely
Don't know

56
25
10
3
6

62
22
9
1
6

47
29
13
3
8

52
27
6
8
6

66
20
6
3
4

67
21
6
2
4

46
29
14
4
8

42
23
18
9
7

43
34
12
6
5

58
23
10
2
7

68
21
6
0
5

54
25
12
3
6

57
25
9
3
6

46
27
18
4
5

53
27
9
4
7

56
28
9
2
5

62
21
10
2
5

60
22
7
3
8

If the right person came along at the right time,

do you think it is conceivable that you could
have a sexual experience with a person of the
same sex?
Absolutely not
Very unlikely, but not impossible
Maybe, if I really liked them
Definitely
Don't know

60
22
10
3
5

65
22
9
0
4

56
22
11
4
7

56
24
11
4
4

68
18
6
3
5

72
17
7
1
3

50
27
12
4
7

45
19
23
5
8

50
29
11
5
6

62
21
9
2
6

71
19
5
1
4

60
22
10
3
6

61
23
10
2
5

52
23
16
5
4

58
24
8
3
7

62
23
9
2
4

66
21
9
1
3

64
18
8
2
8

If the right person came along at the right time,

do you think it is conceivable that you could
have a relationship with a person of the same
sex?
Absolutely not
Very unlikely, but not impossible
Maybe, if I really liked them
Definitely
Don't know

60
24
8
3
5

63
24
8
2
4

56
24
10
3
7

59
23
8
5
5

71
17
5
2
4

72
18
5
2
3

50
29
11
3
6

45
21
20
7
7

52
31
8
4
5

63
22
8
1
5

68
22
5
1
4

59
24
8
3
6

61
24
9
2
4

57
25
12
3
4

57
26
8
3
7

59
28
8
3
3

66
20
8
2
4

60
19
8
4
8

*Any percentages calculated on bases fewer than

50 respondents do not represent a wide enough
cross-section of the target population to be
considered statistically reliable. These figures will
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Which of the following best describes your sexuality?

Sexuality Scale

Prefer not 0 - heteroTotal Heterosexual Gay or lesbian Bisexual Other

1
2
to say
sexual
Weighted Sample 1632
1449
90
35
10
48
1179
153 97
Unweighted Sample 1632
1465
69
37
11*
50
1203
151 97
%
%
%
%
%
%
% %
%

36
35*
%

15
13*
%

22
22*
%

6 - homoNo
Don't
sexual sexuality know
71
17
41
53
18*
40*
%
%
%

[The following questions were only asked to

respondents who identified as Heterosexual;
n=1354*]
If the right person came along at the right time,
do you think it is conceivable that you could be
attracted to a person of the same sex?
Absolutely not
Very unlikely, but not impossible
Maybe, if I really liked them
Definitely
Don't know

56
25
10
3
6

56
25
10
3
6

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

66
22
5
1
6

15
49
21
7
8

1
27
56
12
3

15
9
15
53
7

0
0
50
50
0

0
52
25
0
23

55
0
45
0
0

0
63
24
0
12

37
8
6
22
28

If the right person came along at the right time,

do you think it is conceivable that you could
have a sexual experience with a person of the
same sex?
Absolutely not
Very unlikely, but not impossible
Maybe, if I really liked them
Definitely
Don't know

60
22
10
3
5

60
22
10
3
5

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

71
19
4
1
5

21
45
19
7
9

1
28
57
11
3

15
9
47
22
7

0
50
0
50
0

0
52
25
0
23

31
69
0
0
0

0
63
24
0
12

37
8
6
15
35

If the right person came along at the right time,

do you think it is conceivable that you could
have a relationship with a person of the same
sex?
Absolutely not
Very unlikely, but not impossible
Maybe, if I really liked them
Definitely
Don't know

60
24
8
3
5

60
24
8
3
5

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

0
0
0
0
0

69
21
4
1
4

30
38
19
4
8

6
45
36
10
3

15
17
30
31
7

0
0
50
50
0

0
41
25
11
23

31
20
50
0
0

0
88
0
0
12

37
14
6
15
28

*Any percentages calculated on bases fewer than

50 respondents do not represent a wide enough
cross-section of the target population to be
considered statistically reliable. These figures will
be italicised.

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