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| More young people in UK 'identifying as LGB', ONS finds | |
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| The proportion of young people who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual has increased, ONS figures show. | The proportion of young people who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual has increased, ONS figures show. |
| Some 3.3% of 16- to 24-year-olds in the UK - about 242,000 people - identified as LGB in 2015, up from 2.8% in 2014. | Some 3.3% of 16- to 24-year-olds in the UK - about 242,000 people - identified as LGB in 2015, up from 2.8% in 2014. |
| The increase was mainly driven by a rise in that age group of those identifying as bisexual, up from 1.3% in 2014 to 1.8% last year. | The increase was mainly driven by a rise in that age group of those identifying as bisexual, up from 1.3% in 2014 to 1.8% last year. |
| The Office for National Statistics' sexual identity data comes from its Annual Population Survey. | The Office for National Statistics' sexual identity data comes from its Annual Population Survey. |
| The ONS said sexual identity was one part of the concept of "sexual orientation", which does not necessarily reflect sexual attraction or sexual behaviour. | The ONS said sexual identity was one part of the concept of "sexual orientation", which does not necessarily reflect sexual attraction or sexual behaviour. |
| Other findings showed: | Other findings showed: |
| The ONS currently does not measure sexual attraction or sexual behaviour. | The ONS currently does not measure sexual attraction or sexual behaviour. |
| Some 320,000 are polled each year for the Annual Population Survey, from which individual reports are published throughout the year. | Some 320,000 are polled each year for the Annual Population Survey, from which individual reports are published throughout the year. |