This statistic represents the familiarity of the Asia Pacific region with members of the LGBT community by country, based on an online survey conducted from December 2015 to January 2016. According to the survey, 61 percent of respondents in the Philippines claimed to personally know someone in the LGBT community.
Share of population that personally knows someone who is homosexual or bisexual in the Asia Pacific region in 2016, by country
The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Do you personally know someone who is attracted to people of the same sex or who identifies as gay, lesbian, or bisexual?".
The survey fielding approach for this study used RIWI Corp’s (www.riwi.com) patented Random Domain Intercept Technology, which targets random Web users around the world, including remote locations, who are surfing online through an anonymous opt-in survey.
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ILGA. (May 17, 2016). Share of population that personally knows someone who is homosexual or bisexual in the Asia Pacific region in 2016, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/720072/familiarity-with-the-lgbt-community-in-asia-pacific-by-country/
ILGA. "Share of population that personally knows someone who is homosexual or bisexual in the Asia Pacific region in 2016, by country." Chart. May 17, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/720072/familiarity-with-the-lgbt-community-in-asia-pacific-by-country/
ILGA. (2016). Share of population that personally knows someone who is homosexual or bisexual in the Asia Pacific region in 2016, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/720072/familiarity-with-the-lgbt-community-in-asia-pacific-by-country/
ILGA. "Share of Population That Personally Knows Someone Who Is Homosexual or Bisexual in The Asia Pacific Region in 2016, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/720072/familiarity-with-the-lgbt-community-in-asia-pacific-by-country/
ILGA, Share of population that personally knows someone who is homosexual or bisexual in the Asia Pacific region in 2016, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/720072/familiarity-with-the-lgbt-community-in-asia-pacific-by-country/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of population that personally knows someone who is homosexual or bisexual in the Asia Pacific region in 2016, by country [Graph], ILGA, May 17, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/720072/familiarity-with-the-lgbt-community-in-asia-pacific-by-country/
