This statistic presents the sexual orientation of respondents aged 40 to 70 from the United Kingdom (UK), as of January 2017. In total, 6.4 percent of those surveyed stated that they were not heterosexual.
Sexual orientation of middle aged and older people in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017
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Daily Mirror, & Survation. (January 26, 2017). Sexual orientation of middle aged and older people in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/672686/sexual-orientation-of-middle-aged-people-in-the-united-kingdom/
Daily Mirror, und Survation. "Sexual orientation of middle aged and older people in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017." Chart. January 26, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/672686/sexual-orientation-of-middle-aged-people-in-the-united-kingdom/
Daily Mirror, Survation. (2017). Sexual orientation of middle aged and older people in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/672686/sexual-orientation-of-middle-aged-people-in-the-united-kingdom/
Daily Mirror, and Survation. "Sexual Orientation of Middle Aged and Older People in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/672686/sexual-orientation-of-middle-aged-people-in-the-united-kingdom/
Daily Mirror & Survation, Sexual orientation of middle aged and older people in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/672686/sexual-orientation-of-middle-aged-people-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Sexual orientation of middle aged and older people in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017 [Graph], Daily Mirror, & Survation, January 26, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/672686/sexual-orientation-of-middle-aged-people-in-the-united-kingdom/