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Findings:Information on respondents

How old are you?

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Respondents were aged from 15 to 26, with the majority (58%) between 18 and 21 years of age. The average age of respondents was 20.75.

Please mark a cross on the following line where you would place your sexuality.

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Respondents were encouraged to indicate their sexuality on an 11-point scale ranging from 1 - “Completely Heterosexual (only ever attracted to the opposite sex)” to 11 - “Completely Gay (only ever attracted to the same sex)”. The majority of respondents identified as primarily or exclusively homosexual in their attraction. 4 respondents were roughly equally attracted to men and women. Seven primarily or exclusively heterosexual respondents were not included in the study. Where respondents marked between the lines, their response has been rounded up.

Who knows about your sexual orientation? Please tick all that apply.

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42% of respondents were out to everybody, although it is obvious from the graph that a significant proportion of respondents were out to their friends and colleagues (including work colleagues and fellow students) and to their mother.

Of those who had attempted suicide, 12 were out to everyone, 10 to their mothers, 6 to their fathers, 7 to their siblings, 7 to other relatives, 14 to friends, 12 to colleagues and 1 to their neighbours. There were no significant differences between respondents who had attempted suicide and those who had not in relation to the people they were out to.

Which of the following best describes you? Please tick all that apply. Employment status of respondents

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The largest proportion of respondents (54%) was full-time students. Some of these students were also employed part-time. 29% of respondents were employed full-time.

Of those who had attempted suicide, 9 were in full-time employment, 4 were in part-time employment, 2 were unemployed, 0 were on sickness/incapacity benefit, 13 were full-time students and 1 was a part-time student. The numbers of the sample are too small to draw any conclusions about a potential link between employment status and attempted suicide.

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The majority of respondents (76%) had an EH postcode and lived in the Edinburgh or Lothian regions. 10% of respondents did not indicate their postcode. The remainder were socialising or visiting Edinburgh from other places (Fife, Glasgow, Aberdeen etc).

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