More traveled, with fewer cars and more connected to technology. This is the portrait of Brazilian homosexuals presented on Tuesday (24) by a survey released by the QualiBest Institute. The study was carried out with 17.876 internet users.
According to the institute, 49% of homosexuals declared having traveled to Brazil three or more times in the last two years, and 27% said they had traveled abroad with the same frequency, rates that fall, respectively, to 44% and 22% between the straight ones.
When it comes to cars, however, straight people win: while 55% of them do not own a car – which means that 45% do –, an impressive 62% of homosexuals do not own a vehicle: only 38% do. However, homosexuals buy more GPS devices: 32% to 29% compared to straight people.
In relation to other technology products and services, homosexuals also come out ahead: 60% have a wireless internet connection and 31% have a 3G modem, compared to 57% and 27%, respectively, among straight people.
Homosexuals also buy more smartphones, says the survey: 47% have smart phones, compared to 40% of straight people. Homosexuals also have more LCD or plasma televisions at home: 52%, compared to 49% among the other study participants.
Still in terms of technology, homosexuals have more tablets (15%), notebooks (69%) and webcams (76%), compared to 11%, 64% and 72% of the others. It is also homosexuals who take out more loans: 30% compared to 27% of straight people.
In the social area, there are more differences: while only 12% of homosexuals declared themselves "married", the percentage rises to 33% among straight people. There is also a strong "internal" difference between gays and lesbians. They are more matchmakers: 20% of married homosexuals are female, and only 7% are gay men.
Gays and lesbians are less religious: although the majority of homosexuals in general, 55%, said they had a religion, 70% of heterosexuals of both sexes said the same.
The QualiBest survey interviewed men and women over 16 years old, belonging to classes A, B and C. Of the total of 17.876 interviewed, 649 (3,63%) declared themselves homosexuals, with the majority of people aged between 20 and 44. years and class B.
