United States - housing situation of gay and lesbian Americans 2009| Statista

This statistic shows the results of a survey among gay men and lesbian women in the United States regarding the kind of residence they live in. The survey was conducted in 2009. 23.6 percent of surveyed lesbian women and 19.5 percent of surveyed gay men stated they live in an urban stand-alone house.

Gay and Lesbian Americans: What type of residence do you live in?

Characteristic	Lesbian women	Gay men
Urban stand-alone house	23.6%	19.5%
Suburban stand-alone house	27.3%	21.5%
Urban condo or townhouse	8.6%	17.2%
Suburban condo or townhouse	6%	6.1%
Rural home	11.9%	8.7%
Apartment building in any environment (urban, suburban, or rural)	17.6%	23.2%
Other	5.1%	3.7%

0%10%20%30%2.5%5%7.5%12.5%15%17.5%22.5%25%27.5%32.5%

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Release date

2010

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Region

United States

Survey time period

July 30, 2009 to September 16, 2009

Number of respondents

21,657*

Special properties

Gay and lesbian Americans

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

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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