This statistic shows the results of a survey among gay men and lesbian women in the United States regarding their major purchases during the last twelve months. The survey was conducted in 2016. According to the source, 22 percent of the lesbian respondents and 30 percent of the gay respondents reported to have bought audio or visual electronics for their home during the past 12 months.
Gay and lesbian Americans: have you (or you and your partner) purchased any of the following major items during the past 12 months?
Characteristic
All LGBT
Gay & bisexual men
Lesbian & bisexual women
Audio or visual electronics for home (U.S. $500 or more)
26%
30%
22%
Major piece of furniture (U.S. $500 or more)
25%
29%
23%
Purchased (or leased) a new automobile
22%
22%
22%
A new suit, dress or expensive clothing item (U.S. $500 or more)
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Community Marketing (Community Marketing, Inc.). (July 31, 2016). Gay and lesbian Americans: have you (or you and your partner) purchased any of the following major items during the past 12 months? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/250588/major-purchases-of-gay-and-lesbian-americans/
Community Marketing (Community Marketing, Inc.). "Gay and lesbian Americans: have you (or you and your partner) purchased any of the following major items during the past 12 months?." Chart. July 31, 2016. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250588/major-purchases-of-gay-and-lesbian-americans/
Community Marketing (Community Marketing, Inc.). (2016). Gay and lesbian Americans: have you (or you and your partner) purchased any of the following major items during the past 12 months?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250588/major-purchases-of-gay-and-lesbian-americans/
Community Marketing (Community Marketing, Inc.). "Gay and Lesbian Americans: Have You (or You and Your Partner) Purchased Any of The following Major Items during The past 12 Months?." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jul 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250588/major-purchases-of-gay-and-lesbian-americans/
Community Marketing (Community Marketing, Inc.), Gay and lesbian Americans: have you (or you and your partner) purchased any of the following major items during the past 12 months? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250588/major-purchases-of-gay-and-lesbian-americans/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Gay and lesbian Americans: have you (or you and your partner) purchased any of the following major items during the past 12 months? [Graph], Community Marketing (Community Marketing, Inc.), July 31, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/250588/major-purchases-of-gay-and-lesbian-americans/
