Please choose the description that best fits how you think about yourself [sexuality]
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Wave V Mixed-Mode Survey
S6Q15 SEXUAL SELF DEFINITION-W5
Represented Variable
Name
H5SE15
Label
Please choose the description that best fits how you think about yourself [sexuality]
Conceptual Variable
Please choose the description that best fits how you think about yourself [sexuality]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 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 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
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%
|
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| mostly heterosexual (straight), but somewhat attracted to people of your own sex |
9.76%
|
10.46%
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| mostly heterosexual (straight), but somewhat attracted to people of your own sex* |
6.77%
|
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| bisexual that is, attracted to men and women equally |
1.59%
|
1.48%
|
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| bisexual<U+0097>that is, attracted to men and women equally |
1.63%
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| 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%
|
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| 100% homosexual (gay) |
0.87%
|
1.34%
|
1.63%
|
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| 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%
|
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| mostly heterosexual (straight), but somewhat attracted to people of your own sex |
9.72%
|
10.41%
|
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| mostly heterosexual (straight), but somewhat attracted to people of your own sex* |
6.71%
|
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| 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%
|
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| 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%
|
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| 100% homosexual (gay) |
0.86%
|
1.33%
|
1.62%
|
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| not sexually attracted to either males or females |
0.50%
|
0.45%
|
0.28%
|
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| 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 | ||