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  Towards Better Sexual Health in Northern Ireland, 2000-2002

Year: 2000-2
Module: Relationships
Variable: WHYSECR

Question: If respondent kept their sexual orientation a secret …
Why did you keep your sexual feelings secret?

Index to tables on this page

  1. % of men and women
  2. % of people of different ages.
  3. % of people of different religions.

Overall Results %
Sex is a private thing53
Family beliefs3
Embarrassment24
Can only talk to friends - not parents1
Family beliefs & embarrassment4
Homophobic experiences because of homosexuality1
Fear of outcaset/rejection/persecution7
First coming to terms with own sexuality2
No guarantee for confidentiality1
People did not ask1
Would not be understood2
Don't know2
Other answer0


Results for men and women
%
  MaleFemale
Sex is a private thing 53 54
Family beliefs 3 3
Embarrassment 22 26
Can only talk to friends - not parents 1 1
Family beliefs & embarrassment 1 5
Homophobic experiences because of homosexuality 2 1
Fear of outcaset/rejection/persecution 7 6
First coming to terms with own sexuality 3 2
No guarantee for confidentiality 0 2
People did not ask 3 0
Would not be understood 4 1
Don't know 4 1
Other answer 0 1

Table Index

Results for people of different ages
%
  14 or 1516 or 1718 or 1920-25
Sex is a private thing 53 50 * *
Family beliefs 3 1 * *
Embarrassment 30 29 * *
Can only talk to friends - not parents 0 1 * 0
Family beliefs & embarrassment 2 4 * *
Homophobic experiences because of homosexuality 0 0 * *
Fear of outcaset/rejection/persecution 5 9 * *
First coming to terms with own sexuality 1 1 * *
No guarantee for confidentiality 2 0 0 *
People did not ask 0 1 0 *
Would not be understood 3 1 * *
Don't know 1 3 * 0
Other answer 0 1 0 0
* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.

Table Index

Results for people of different religions
%
  CatholicProtestantNo religion
Sex is a private thing 52 56 *
Family beliefs 2 3 0
Embarrassment 28 23 *
Can only talk to friends - not parents 1 1 *
Family beliefs & embarrassment 3 3 *
Homophobic experiences because of homosexuality 2 1 0
Fear of outcaset/rejection/persecution 6 8 0
First coming to terms with own sexuality 3 1 *
No guarantee for confidentiality 1 1 0
People did not ask 1 1 0
Would not be understood 3 1 0
Don't know 1 2 0
Other answer 0 1 0
* indicates that the number of people in this category is
too small to allow percentages to be calculated.

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