does anyone know the percetage of lesbians among women?

Question

lesbians in society

Answer 1

Per the 2000 US Census, 69% of America's 105 million households were represented by families. (The US Census Bureau defines a "household" as "all the people who occupy a housing unit, regardless of their relationship" & a "family household" must have "at least 2 members related by birth, marriage, or adoption, one of whom is related to the householder.") Cohabitating couples ("people who live with unmarried partners" - which would include homosexuals in 2000) represented less than 4% of all households in 2000. (See URL below for source.) Note that this 4% includes all cohabitating couples. What percentage of those couples are made up of homosexuals, I could not find but, by definition of inclusion of all cohabitating couples, it has to be less than 4%. That's a darn small number.

http://www.census.gov/population/www/pop-profile/profile2000.html

Based on how the US Census Bureau views it's numbers, a gay or lesbian cohabitating couple are not considered a "family" per se; one of them had to have a relative living in the same household. So, while homosexuals may be in 99.3 counties of the USA, their numbers are quite, quite small so as to be not identifiable in all areas. One should not read into this that these individuals are not identifiable due to fear of some presumed attack.

In fact, per the FBI, hate crime statistics for 2004 (the most recent year for such stats) showed a decrease from 16.4% to 15.6% in such crimes based on perceived sexual orientation, a 3.39% decrease from 2003. Race (52.8%) made up the majority of hate crimes in 2004 (a 5.15% increase over 2003), & religion (18%) was second (a virtual tie with 2003's 17.9%). Unfortunately, there is no breakdown by state for each type of hate crime so I can't say definitively which regions/states have the highest hate crimes against homosexuals. But there was an overall increase of hate crimes between 2003 & 2004 of 2.163%. So, race was up 5.15% & sexual orientation was down 3.39% while the overall was up 2.163%. That's a statistically significant shift for one year, if you ask me. In fact, 2004 is the 3rd year in a row in which crimes based on perceived sexual orientation declined. In 2001 there were 1393, up from 1299 in 2000, & in 2002 there were 1244. This makes for an overall percentage decrease from 2000 to 2004 of 14.07%! Again, that's statistically significant. Compare this to racial hate crimes which, though down by 16.6% between 2001 & 2002, had an increase of 10.98% between 2002 to 2004, but a 6.8% decrease from 2000 to 2004. Overall, hate crimes have decreased 5.14% from 2000 to 2004 with a spike of 9730 in 2001, up a whopping 20.68% from 2000, while 2002 was down 20.87% from 2001. Some significant shifts but the general decline of hate crimes against sexual orientation are very telling in light of the increases of others. Religious crimes, BTW, have seen a fairly steady decrease of 6.65% from 2000 to 2004. (All stats above are for crimes perpetrated on persons, not property. See source URL below.) So, even lacking regional or state-specific data, it seems to me that homosexuals have cause to be rejoicing rather than "living in scilence & fear."

http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/hc2004/openpage.htm

Answer 2

I think this is impossible to answer, as any surveys trying to determine this would obviously be flawed, and then you'd have to take into account percentages of bi girls as well as the curious ones. I really don't think it's as low as the 6% mark, for either lesbians or gay men, though this probably makes all the worried straight people feel a bit better about this threat to their sacred heterosexuality. If you think about the experimentation of children and adolescents, a lot of which is same-sex, the only reason most people are straight is that that is what society expects, and sadly even today being gay or bi is an 'issue'.

Answer 3

about 6%

Answer 4

Don't know. The "gay community" seems to say that at least 10% of all Americans are gay (per "10 Percent," a gay magazine) That MAY be true, considering the number of people who are in the closet. I tend to doubt it, though.

As far as people who IDENTIFY as gay, I don't know that either. But it must be quite small - I would say 1% is reasonable.

I enjoy the sexual company of women from time to time, although I identify as gay. To me, that's what matters. Others will insist on saying that I'm "bi," but I disagree, and as far as my life is concerned, all that matters is what I SAY I am. I'd say I'm 97% gay.

Love Jack

Answer 5

it extremely is probable a similar, yet i can't provide you probabilities. seem at it this way, 10% of the rustic is gay (gay ability lesbian too) so 5% of one and 5% of the different. Um no, each and every physique is bisexual to three degree till they're gay. i don't be attentive to if women are greater probable to test than adult males. in keeping with possibility, in keeping with possibility no longer, it extremely is as much as the guy.

Answer 6

That is a very hard number to come up with due to the lack of science on female sexual preference. It seems to be much more fluid than male preference, so the number probably fluctuates. All homosexual behavior is pegged at less than 5%; so your estimation is as good as anyones.

Answer 7

99%, with 1% in the closet. They don't show up on the census.

Answer 8

I might, if you tell me what "percetage" means.

Answer 9

it's impossible to say as there are untold numbers of lesbians who are ostensibly str8 because they are in relationships with men so as not to upset their families.

Answer 10

1 in 1? or is that what they would like to be??? mmmmm