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Sexual identity, attraction and behaviour in Britain: The implications of using different dimensions of sexual orientation to estimate the size of sexual minority populations and inform public health interventions

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Geary, Rebecca S., Tanton, Clare, Erens, Bob, Clifton, Soazig, Prah, Philip, Wellings, Kaye, Mitchell, Kirstin R., Datta, Jessica, Gravningen, Kirsten, Fuller, Elizabeth, Johnson, Anne M., Sonnenberg, Pam, Mercer, Catherine H.·2018·PLOS ONE
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0189607PMC PMC5749676
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BACKGROUND: Sexual orientation encompasses three dimensions: sexual identity, attraction and behaviour. There is increasing demand for data on sexual orientation to meet equality legislation, monitor potential inequalities and address public health needs. We present estimates of all three dimensions and their overlap in British men and women, and consider the implications for health services, research and the development and evaluation of public health interventions. METHODS: Analyses of data from Britain's third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, a probability sample survey (15,162 people aged 16-74 years) undertaken in 2010-2012. FINDINGS: A lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) identity was reported by 2·5% of men and 2·4% of women, whilst 6·5% of men and 11·5% of women reported any same-sex attraction and 5·5% of men and 6·1% of women reported ever experience of same-sex sex. This equates to approximately 547,000 men and 546,000 women aged 16-74 in Britain self-identifying as LGB and 1,204,000 men and 1,389,000 women ever having experience of same-sex sex. Of those reporting same-sex sex in the past 5 years, 28% of men and 45% of women identified as heterosexual. INTERPRETATION: There is large variation in the size of sexual minority populations depending on the dimension applied, with implications for the design of epidemiological studies, targeting and monitoring of public health interventions and estimating population-based denominators. There is also substantial diversity on an individual level between identity, behaviour and attraction, adding to the complexity of delivering appropriate services and interventions.

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Fig 1 Opposite and same-sex experience by increasing degree of same-sex attraction by sex, among those aged 16–74 years. Men and women who reported either never having felt sexually attracted to anyone or never having had sexual experience with anyone were excluded from the denominator.
Fig 1 Opposite and same-sex experience by increasing degree of same-sex attraction by sex, among those aged 16–74 years. Men and women who reported either never having felt sexually attracted to anyone or never having had sexual experience with anyone were excluded from the denominator.CC BY · PubMed Central
Fig 2 The overlap between same-sex sexual attraction (ever), LGB sexual identity and same-sex sex within the past 5 years for men and women.
Fig 2 The overlap between same-sex sexual attraction (ever), LGB sexual identity and same-sex sex within the past 5 years for men and women.CC BY · PubMed Central

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Authors
Geary, R. S., Tanton, C., Erens, B., Clifton, S., Prah, P., Wellings, K., Mitchell, K. R., Datta, J., Gravningen, K., Fuller, E., Johnson, A. M., Sonnenberg, P., & Mercer, C. H.
Affiliations
  • London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
  • University College London (GB)
  • University Hospital of North Norway (NO)
  • NatCen Social Research (GB)
Corresponding author
Tanton, Clare
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Venue
PLOS ONE
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Published
2018-01-02
Volume
13
Issue
1
Pages
e0189607
ISSN
1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0189607
PMC
PMC5749676
OpenAlex
W2782502410
Cited by
134
References
36
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20.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • PLoS ONE (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) (acceptedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • LSHTM Research Online (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) (acceptedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • Medical Research Council (G0701757)
  • Wellcome Trust (084840)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender and Feminist Studies
Keywords
sexual orientation, sexual identity, sexual attraction, sexual behavior, public health interventions, Great Britain
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Female, United Kingdom, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Minority Groups, Sexual Behavior, Public Health Practice, Young Adult

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