Sexual Orientation

Description

A person's sexual orientation as stated in the census. Missing answers for Sexual Orientation were not imputed, so the output classification includes a not stated category. Sexual orientation is applicable to people aged 16 and over. As such, this variable reports 'No code required' for the subset of the population where no response was expected.

Variable categories

Showing all 4 categories from this variable.

A breakdown of the categories in the variable, by code and label.
Label Code
Straight or heterosexual 1
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, other sexual orientation 2
Prefer not to say/Not stated 3
No code required -8