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STUDY: 1 in 3 American Young Adults Identify on Bisexual Spectrum
A new study finds 31 percent of Americans under 30 say they are not '100% heterosexual.'
On the heels of a study released by YouGov finding half of the U.K.'s young adults aren't "100% heterosexual," new research indicates one-third of American young adults feel the same way.
As with the U.K. study, researchers for YouGov used a modified Kinsey scale to measure sexuality by asking participants to place themselves on a range between "exclusively heterosexual" and "exclusively homosexual."
According to the study, "Overall 78% of Americans say that they are completely heterosexual while 4% say that they are completely homosexual. 16% of American adults say that they fall somewhere in between. In this group, the bulk of the respondents (10%) said that they are more heterosexual than homosexual, while 3% put themselves in the middle, and another 3% say that they are predominantly homosexual."
Yet a percentage of those who classified themselves as heterosexual admitted to having same-sex experiences. "A large number of Americans who classify themselves as heterosexual still admit to having had same sex experiences. 12% of heterosexual American adults say that they have had a sexual experience with someone of the same sex. "
Notably, the study found that the older someone is, the less likely they are to say their sexuality is on the bisexual spectrum. According to the researchers, "24% of people aged 30 to 44 say that they're somewhere on the scale of bisexuality, compared to 8% or less of over-45s."
Read the full results of the survey here.
Watch the Huffington Post Live segment discussing the results below:
