This statistic represents the familiarity of Indians with members of the LGBT community based on an online survey conducted from December 2015 to January 2016. According to the survey, 29 percent of respondents in the country claimed to know someone in the LGBT community, while a majority, about 39 percent did not know anyone from the community during the survey period.
Familiarity with the LGBT community among respondents across India as of 2016
The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Do you personally know someone who is attracted to people of the same sex or who identifies as gay, lesbian, or bisexual?".
The survey fielding approach for this study used RIWI Corp’s (www.riwi.com) patented Random Domain Intercept Technology, which targets random Web users around the world, including remote locations, who are surfing online through an anonymous opt-in survey.
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ILGA. (October 23, 2016). Familiarity with the LGBT community among respondents across India as of 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 27, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/720004/familiarity-with-the-lgbt-community-in-india/
ILGA. "Familiarity with the LGBT community among respondents across India as of 2016." Chart. October 23, 2016. Statista. Accessed February 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/720004/familiarity-with-the-lgbt-community-in-india/
ILGA. (2016). Familiarity with the LGBT community among respondents across India as of 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/720004/familiarity-with-the-lgbt-community-in-india/
ILGA. "Familiarity with The Lgbt Community among Respondents across India as of 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Oct 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/720004/familiarity-with-the-lgbt-community-in-india/
ILGA, Familiarity with the LGBT community among respondents across India as of 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/720004/familiarity-with-the-lgbt-community-in-india/ (last visited February 27, 2020)
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