This statistic shows the results of a survey among gay men and lesbian women in the United States regarding their plans to have children in the future. The survey was conducted in 2009. 34.5 percent of the lesbian and 40 percent of the gay respondents definitely do not want to have children in the future.
Gay and lesbian Americans: Do you want to have children in the future?
According to the source, "[d]uring the 49-day period from July 30, 2009 to September 16, 2009, Community Marketing, Inc. conducted an online survey of self-identified gay men and lesbians from CMI’s proprietary survey panel, as well as participants pointed to the survey from a variety of partners. For the purposes of this report, those participants who self-identified as “queer,” “transgender” or “bisexual” were not included in the analyses unless they also identified as lesbian or gay."
Number of respondents in the U.S.:
Self-identified gay men: n=15,848
Self-identified lesbian women: n = 5,809
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Community Marketing (Community Marketing, Inc.). (January 1, 2010). Gay and lesbian Americans: Do you want to have children in the future? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/250600/opinion-on-having-children-by-gay-and-lesbian-americans/
Community Marketing (Community Marketing, Inc.). "Gay and lesbian Americans: Do you want to have children in the future?." Chart. January 1, 2010. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250600/opinion-on-having-children-by-gay-and-lesbian-americans/
Community Marketing (Community Marketing, Inc.). (2010). Gay and lesbian Americans: Do you want to have children in the future?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250600/opinion-on-having-children-by-gay-and-lesbian-americans/
Community Marketing (Community Marketing, Inc.). "Gay and Lesbian Americans: Do You Want to Have Children in The Future?." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250600/opinion-on-having-children-by-gay-and-lesbian-americans/
Community Marketing (Community Marketing, Inc.), Gay and lesbian Americans: Do you want to have children in the future? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250600/opinion-on-having-children-by-gay-and-lesbian-americans/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Gay and lesbian Americans: Do you want to have children in the future? [Graph], Community Marketing (Community Marketing, Inc.), January 1, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/250600/opinion-on-having-children-by-gay-and-lesbian-americans/