About four-in-ten bisexual adults say they are attracted to men and women equally % of those who identify as straight, bisexual or gay or lesbian saying they are sexually attracted
Roughly four-in-ten adults who describe themselves as bisexual (43%) say they are sexually attracted to men and women equally. A similar share (40%) say they are attracted mostly to the opposite gender and 4% report feeling attracted only to the opposite gender, while 12% and 1%, respectively, say they are attracted mostly or only to their own gender.
Among people who identify as straight or heterosexual, the vast majority (96%) say they are attracted only to the opposite gender, and a small share (3%, mostly made up of women) say they are mostly attracted to the opposite gender. Gays and lesbians are somewhat less likely to report being solely attracted to one gender. Still, most (81%) are attracted solely to the same gender while 14% are attracted mostly to the same gender.
About four-in-ten bisexual adults say they are attracted to men and women equally  | % of those who identify as straight, bisexual or gay or lesbian saying they are sexually attracted  | Only to  | Mostly to  | To men and  | Mostly to  | Only to  | opposite gender  | opposite gender  | same gender  | same gender  | women equally  | Straight or  | 96  | 3  | heterosexual  | Bisexual  | 40  | 43  | 12  | Gay or lesbian  | 14  | 81  | Note: Includes only those who are currently or have ever been in a relationship or married. Share of respondents who didn't offer an answer  | not shown. The question asked only about attraction to people of the same or opposite gender, even though some may be attracted to people  | who don't identify as a man or a woman.  | Source: How Couples Meet and Stay Together 2017 survey (fresh sample), conducted by Stanford University July 13-Aug. 1, 2017  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 