Gender of Sexual Partners in the United States

Updated September 9, 2022 | Infoplease Staff

(sexually active only)

Same genderBoth gendersOpposite gender
MenWomenMen WomenMenWomen
19882.3%0.2%0.3%0.0%97.4%99.8%
19891.41.20.30.498.398.4
19901.10.50.90.098.099.5
19912.00.30.70.197.399.6
19931.81.80.30.497.997.8
19942.12.10.50.497.597.5
19963.52.10.60.996.097.0
Source: General Social Survey (GSS), National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago, 1996.

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