1 in every is gay

That data was then weighted to ensure that the sample accurately reflects the demographics of the national population, which is how Gallup estimated that 9. Jones noted that one reason more younger people identify as LGBTQ is that they are much more likely than older generations to identify as bisexual.

The percentage of U. Gallup conducted random telephone interviews over the last year with 14, adults living in all 50 states and found that about identified as LGBTQ. Kinsey, however, did not believe identity was easily fixed or categorized and often, instead, spoke about behaviors.

Still, all available estimates of the actual gay and lesbian population in the U.S. are far lower than what the public estimates, and no measurement procedure has produced any figures suggesting that more than one out of five Americans are gay or lesbian. Nearly one-quarter, Jones noted that the last time Gallup recorded a more significant increase in the percentage in LGBTQ identification was in , when 7.

This will vary widely based on where the study is held, because there's many parts of the world where people are socially pressured to be in the closet, and either fear telling anyone that they are LGBTQ, or that they haven't actually figured it out yet because of social pressure to conform.

Skip to Content. More than half, or Generation Z is more likely than any other generation to identify as trans, at 4. Search Search. Latest Stories U. By Jo Yurcaba. Sections U. Follow NBC News. The survey reported margins of sampling error of plus or minus 4 percentage points among LGBTQ respondents.

Most recent studies I saw still have it around 1 in 10 people are not % cisgender or heterosexual. Profile My News Sign Out. Sign In Create your free profile. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. The percentage of U.S. adults who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or something other than heterosexual has continued to rise, hitting an all-time high of %, up from % in Kinsey estimated that about one in 10 Americans were predominantly homosexual — a figure that was colloquially flattened over the years to become the oft-repeated claim that 10% of the population is gay.

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