In last 5 yrs, r has been denied a job or fired bc employer believed r was gay/l

losejob5

Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question In the last five years, have you been denied a job or been fired from a job because an employer believed you were gay, lesbian, or bisexual?

Values

• [1] yes

• [2] no

• [3] not employed in last 5 years

• [NA(d)] don't know [NA(i)] iap [NA(j)] I don't have a job [NA(m)] dk, na, iap [NA(n)] no answer [NA(p)] not imputable [NA(r)] refused [NA(s)] skipped on web [NA(u)] uncodeable [NA(x)] not available in this release [NA(y)] not available in this year [NA(z)] see codebook

Question Years and Ballots

ballots	years
A/B/C	2008, 2012

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for losejob5.

Counts by year:

year	iap	yes	no	not employed in last 5 years	no answer	not available in this year	Total
2008	1980	5	5	1	32	-	2023
2012	1921	5	1	1	46	-	1974
Total	3901	10	6	2	78	0	3997

See also

Other Sexual Orientation: dwell5, evdwell, evharjb, evlosejb, evnegjob, harjob5, kidnow2, negjob5, toldwork

Other Employment: evharjb, evlosejb, evnegjob, harjob5, negjob5

Other Gays And Lesbians: dwell5, evdwell, evharjb, evlosejb, evnegjob, harjob5, negjob5, toldwork