Summary

Summary analysis of Census 2021 sexual orientation data by a range of other census characteristics including disability, general health, ethnic group, religion, labour market characteristics, education, legal partnership status, family status, and children. This builds on our existing analysis of differences by age and sex.

Publications

• Sexual orientation, further personal characteristics, England and Wales: Census 2021

  Exploring the disability, health status, ethnic group, religion and employment of people of different sexual orientations from Census 2021 in England and Wales.

Data

• Sexual orientation, further personal characteristics, England and Wales: Census 2021

  Data on a range of characteristics of people of different sexual orientations from Census 2021 in England and Wales.

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About the data

This release includes data from Census 2021.

Accredited Official Statistics

These are accredited official statistics. They have been independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) and found to comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics. This broadly means that the statistics:

• meet user needs
• are presented clearly and accessibly
• are produced using appropriate data and sound methods
• are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest