Sexual Identity Project
The ONS's Sexual Identity Project was established in 2006 to meet user requirements for information on sexual identity.
The project has three main objectives: question development, question testing and implementation and guidance.
ONS has identified this project as a high priority and is consulting widely both within and outside government, including academics, non-governmental organisations and lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) groups.
The project aims to report in 2009.
To contact us, please email sexual.identity@ons.gsi.gov.uk
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Question development
To develop a question (or set of questions) on sexual identity that can be used on social surveys and for equality monitoring purposes
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Question testing and implementation
To test and evaluate the questions both quantitatively and qualitatively
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Guidance
To provide guidance to users of statistics, as well as those organisations collecting data, on sexual orientation
