Census transgender data may be flawed because people with low English skills misunderstood the question, the Office for National Statistics has admitted.
The 2021 survey estimated that more than 250,000 people in England and Wales identify as transgender after asking respondents: “Is the gender you identify with the same as your sex registered at birth?” It was the first time it had asked the nation questions about gender identity and sexual orientation in 200 years of data gathering.
