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If the answer is, say some X %, then does it mean that in any group of people the probability of anyone being gay is X%? And in any large group, X % is gay?

2006-07-11 09:31:13 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

6 answers

Findings on homosexual orientation

1. Overall, certainly less than 4%, probably around 2-3% M, 2% F are homosexual or bisexual

2. The best studies include

a. USA:

Bell/Weinberg 1970 – < 2% total M and F (ratings of siblings)

Cameron/Ross 1975-78 – 3.1% M, 3.9% F

FRI 1983 – 5.4% M, 3.6% F (4,340 respondents)

Trocki 1988-89 – 3% M, 2% F

NCHS 1988-91 – ² 3.5% M (over 50,000 respondents)

Catania/NABS 1992 – 2% M, 2% F (4% in urban areas; 10,600 respondents)

Billy/Battelle 1993 – ³ 1.1% M

b. Denmark

Schmidt 1987 – 0.6% M

c. Canada

MacDonald 1988 – 2% total M and F (> 5,500 college student respondents)

3. Median of studies listed above: 2% M, 2% F

Upper Quartile: 3.3% M, 3.7% F

2006-07-11 09:46:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

No one really knows. You'll get anywhere from 1 to 30 percent. Probably hear ten percent most often but I kind of doubt that figure. It seems like I should know a lot more gays than I do if it's 10%, I don't live in a particularly bigoted area.

2006-07-11 16:39:55 · answer #2 · answered by The Resurrectionist 6 · 0 1

Dear Micheal X,

They say that 3 out of every 10 people are so dont fret.

2006-07-11 16:33:51 · answer #3 · answered by stranger 1 · 0 0

0%. Homosexuality doesn't exist.

2006-07-11 16:35:08 · answer #4 · answered by Caboman 3 · 0 3

what population of sodom and gomorah survived the fire?

2006-07-11 16:34:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

too many.Gays are sick people who should kill themselves

2006-07-11 16:36:46 · answer #6 · answered by BOUTTREE 1 · 0 3

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