Table 1
Sexual orientation by sex and age group, household population aged 15 and older, Canada 2015


Table 1
Sexual orientation by sex and age group, household population aged 15 and older, Canada 2015
Table summary
This table displays the results of Sexual orientation by sex and age group. The information is grouped by Characteristic (appearing as row headers), Heterosexual, Gay or Lesbian, Bisexual, '000s, % and 95% confidence interval (appearing as column headers).
Characteristic Heterosexual Gay or Lesbian Bisexual
'000s % 95% confidence interval '000s % 95% confidence interval '000s % 95% confidence interval
from to from to from to
Men 12,788.3 97.0 96.5 97.4 252.1 1.9Note * 1.6 2.3 145.2 1.1Note * 0.9 1.3
Age group (years)
15 to 24 2,045.4 96.4Note * 95.0 97.4 35.1Note E: Use with caution 1.7 0.9 2.9 40.8Note E: Use with caution 1.9Note E: Use with caution Note * 1.3 2.8
25 to 44 4,282.6 96.6 95.6 97.4 102.0Note E: Use with caution 2.3Note E: Use with caution Note * 1.6 3.2 48.0Note E: Use with caution 1.1Note E: Use with caution Note * 0.8 1.6
45 to 64 4,413.3 97.4 96.5 98.0 89.8Note E: Use with caution 2.0Note E: Use with caution 1.4 2.8 29.6Note E: Use with caution 0.7Note E: Use with caution Note * 0.4 1.0
65 and older 2,047.1 97.5Note * 96.5 98.2 25.2Note E: Use with caution 1.2Note E: Use with caution Note * 0.8 1.8 26.8Note E: Use with caution 1.3Note * 0.7 2.2
WomenTable 1 Note † 13,164.7 96.7 96.3 97.1 152.6 1.1 0.9 1.4 298.5 2.2 1.9 2.5
Age group (years)
15 to 24 1,744.8 92.0 90.2 93.5 33.9Note E: Use with caution 1.8Note E: Use with caution 1.2 2.7 117.6 6.2 4.9 7.8
25 to 44 4,340.0 96.0 95.1 96.7 51.5Note E: Use with caution 1.1Note E: Use with caution 0.8 1.6 130.9 2.9 2.3 3.7
45 to 64 4,582.1 98.0 97.4 98.5 54.4Note E: Use with caution 1.2Note E: Use with caution 0.8 1.7 38.2Note E: Use with caution 0.8Note E: Use with caution 0.6 1.2
65 and older 2,497.8 99.0 98.7 99.3 12.8Note E: Use with caution 0.5Note E: Use with caution 0.3 0.8 11.8Note E: Use with caution 0.5Note E: Use with caution 0.3 0.7
E use with caution
Note *

significantly different from reference category (p<0.05)

Return to note * referrer

Note †

reference category

Return to note † referrer

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2015.

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