S16Q13 SEXUAL SELF DEFINITION-W3
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Wave III In-Home Interview
Wave III In-Home Interview
Wave III In-Home Interview
(1211 of 1875)
Variable Description
Name
H3SE13
Label
S16Q13 SEXUAL SELF DEFINITION-W3
If Q13 = 3, 4, or 5, ask Q14.
Dataset
Summary Statistics for 'H3SE13'
| Value | Valid | Label | Frequency | % of Valid | % of All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valid | 100% heterosexual (straight) | 13,490 |
89.59%
|
88.77%
|
| 2 | Valid | mostly heterosexual (straight), but somewhat attracted to people of your own sex* | 1,019 |
6.77%
|
6.71%
|
| 3 | Valid | bisexual<U+0097>that is, attracted to men and women equally | 245 |
1.63%
|
1.61%
|
| 4 | Valid | mostly homosexual (gay), but somewhat attracted to people of the opposite sex* | 96 |
0.64%
|
0.63%
|
| 5 | Valid | 100% homosexual (gay) | 131 |
0.87%
|
0.86%
|
| 6 | Valid | not sexually attracted to either males or females | 76 |
0.50%
|
0.50%
|
| 96 | Missing | refused | 73 |
0.48%
|
|
| 98 | Missing | don't know | 27 |
0.18%
|
|
| 99 | Missing | not applicable | 40 |
0.26%
|
| Total Responses | Valid | Invalid | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15197 | 15057 | 140 | 1 | 6 |
Representation
Representation Type
Code List
Selection Style
SelectOne
Measurement Unit
numeric
100% heterosexual (straight), mostly heterosexual (straight), but somewhat attracted to people of your own sex*, bisexual<U+0097>that is, attracted to men and women equally-
1 
100% heterosexual (straight) -
2 mostly heterosexual (straight), but somewhat attracted to people of your own sex* -
3 bisexual<U+0097>that is, attracted to men and women equally -
4 mostly homosexual (gay), but somewhat attracted to people of the opposite sex* -
5 100% homosexual (gay) -
6 not sexually attracted to either males or females
Measurement Unit
numeric
Aggregation Method
Unspecified
Temporal
False
Geographic
False
Represented Variable
Please choose the description that best fits how you think about yourself [sexuality]Missing Values
refused, don't know, not applicableSource Questions
H3SE13Lineage
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Wave III In-Home Interview -
H3SE13
S16Q13 SEXUAL SELF DEFINITION-W3-
13. Please choose the description that best fits how you think about yourself.
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Concordance
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wave III | Wave IV | Wave V | |||
| Wave III In-Home Interview | Wave IV In-Home Interview | Wave V Mixed-Mode Survey | |||
| Wave III In-Home Interview | Wave IV In-Home Interview | Wave V Mixed-Mode Survey | |||
| H3SE13 | H4SE31 | H5SE15 | |||
| 100% heterosexual (straight) |
89.59%
|
86.02%
|
85.18%
|
||
| mostly heterosexual (straight), but somewhat attracted to people of your own sex |
9.76%
|
10.46%
|
|||
| mostly heterosexual (straight), but somewhat attracted to people of your own sex* |
6.77%
|
||||
| bisexual that is, attracted to men and women equally |
1.59%
|
1.48%
|
|||
| bisexual<U+0097>that is, attracted to men and women equally |
1.63%
|
||||
| mostly homosexual (gay), but somewhat attracted to people of the opposite sex |
0.84%
|
0.97%
|
|||
| mostly homosexual (gay), but somewhat attracted to people of the opposite sex* |
0.64%
|
||||
| 100% homosexual (gay) |
0.87%
|
1.34%
|
1.63%
|
||
| not sexually attracted to either males or females |
0.50%
|
0.45%
|
0.29%
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wave III | Wave IV | Wave V | |||
| Wave III In-Home Interview | Wave IV In-Home Interview | Wave V Mixed-Mode Survey | |||
| Wave III In-Home Interview | Wave IV In-Home Interview | Wave V Mixed-Mode Survey | |||
| H3SE13 | H4SE31 | H5SE15 | |||
| 100% heterosexual (straight) |
88.77%
|
85.64%
|
84.77%
|
||
| mostly heterosexual (straight), but somewhat attracted to people of your own sex |
9.72%
|
10.41%
|
|||
| mostly heterosexual (straight), but somewhat attracted to people of your own sex* |
6.71%
|
||||
| bisexual that is, attracted to men and women equally |
1.58%
|
1.47%
|
|||
| bisexual<U+0097>that is, attracted to men and women equally |
1.61%
|
||||
| mostly homosexual (gay), but somewhat attracted to people of the opposite sex |
0.83%
|
0.97%
|
|||
| mostly homosexual (gay), but somewhat attracted to people of the opposite sex* |
0.63%
|
||||
| 100% homosexual (gay) |
0.86%
|
1.33%
|
1.62%
|
||
| not sexually attracted to either males or females |
0.50%
|
0.45%
|
0.28%
|
||
| Dataset | Variable | Valid | Invalid | Min | First Quartile | Median | Third Quartile | Max | Mean | StdDev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wave III In-Home Interview | H3SE13 | 15,057 | 140 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| Wave IV In-Home Interview | H4SE31 | 15,632 | 69 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| Wave V Mixed-Mode Survey | H5SE15 | 12,241 | 59 | 1 | 6 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wave III | Wave IV | Wave V | |||
| Wave III In-Home Interview | Wave IV In-Home Interview | Wave V Mixed-Mode Survey | |||
| Wave III In-Home Interview | Wave IV In-Home Interview | Wave V Mixed-Mode Survey | |||
| H3SE13 | H4SE31 | H5SE15 | |||
| 100% heterosexual (straight) | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| mostly heterosexual (straight), but somewhat attracted to people of your own sex | 2 | 2 | |||
| mostly heterosexual (straight), but somewhat attracted to people of your own sex* | 2 | ||||
| bisexual that is, attracted to men and women equally | 3 | 3 | |||
| bisexual<U+0097>that is, attracted to men and women equally | 3 | ||||
| mostly homosexual (gay), but somewhat attracted to people of the opposite sex | 4 | 4 | |||
| mostly homosexual (gay), but somewhat attracted to people of the opposite sex* | 4 | ||||
| 100% homosexual (gay) | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
| not sexually attracted to either males or females | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||