Category: Census

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Majority of LGBTQ+ people in England and Wales are not religious, census shows

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The majority of LGBTQ+ people in England and Wales do not describe themselves as religious, according to new figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). The data, which was published on 4 April, is drawn from the 2021 census which asked questions about sexual orientation and gender identity for the first time. A total of 1.5 million respondents (3.2% of the population aged 16 years or older) said they identified as LGB+, with urban areas seeing the highest proportions of LGBTQ+ people. Around 748,000 (1.5%) of those who answered…

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Gen Z twice as likely to identify as LGBTQ+ in England and Wales, census shows

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Those aged between 16 and 24 are more than twice as likely to identify as a member of the LGBTQ+ community compared with the general population, according to new data from the 2021 Census. The data, which was released on 6 January, marks the first time that figures on sexual orientation and gender identity have been included in the census, with 92.5% of the population answering the question on sexual orientation and 94% responding to the gender identity question one. A total of 1.5 million respondents (3.2% of the population…

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Being bisexual almost as common as being gay or lesbian in England and Wales, census shows

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Newly-released data from the UK’s census has shown that being bisexual is almost as common as being gay or lesbian in England and Wales. A total of 1.5 million respondents (3.2% of the population aged 16 years or older) said they identified as LGB+, with urban areas seeing the highest proportions of LGBTQ+ people. Around 748,000 (1.5%) of those who answered said they are either gay or lesbian, only 0.2% more than the 624,000 (1.3%) who described themselves as bisexual. An additional 165,000 (0.3%) selected “other sexual orientation”. The data,…

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Number of openly LGBTQ+ people in England and Wales revealed in historic first

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More than 1.5 million people identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual, according to England and Wales’ first-ever sexuality and gender census. Newly released census data shared by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that 3.2% of the population identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or as another sexual identity that is not straight. The census, which took place in England and Wales on 21 March 2021, offers a data-driven insight into of the population. The ONS found that 748,000 participants described themselves as gay or lesbian (1.5%), while 624,000 (1.3%)…

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