Recent partner's sexual orientation

ptnrornt

Source

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

Details

Question To the best of your knowledge, which of the following best describes how your most recent sexual partner thinks of themselves?

Values

• [1] gay, lesbian, or homosexual

• [2] bisexual

• [3] heterosexual or straight

• [4] i have never had a sexual partner

• [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
B/C	2021, 2022, 2024

Overview

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

Counts by year:

year	iap	gay, lesbian, or homosexual	bisexual	heterosexual or straight	i have never had a sexual partner	don't know	no answer	skipped on web	Total
2021	1686	74	67	2020	60	68	7	50	4032
2022	1900	47	64	1330	54	86	12	51	3544
2024	1186	45	66	1760	87	102	7	56	3309
Total	4772	166	197	5110	201	256	26	157	10885