Before it was circulated, the government said the information would provide evidence about inequalities to tackle discrimination and improve decisions made about health care, education, employment, housing and social services for lesbian, gay and bisexual people.Research suggested that asking just the one question in previous censuses about a person's sex was a "barrier" to some taking part who felt it did not apply to them.Census respondents were asked voluntary questions about their sexual orientation, and whether their gender identity is different from their sex registered at birth.Of those who selected "other sexual orientation":- 112,000 (0.23%) identified as pansexual- 28,000 (0.06%) described themselves as asexual- 15,000 (0.03%) said they were queer- 10,000 (0.02%) wrote in a different sexual orientationRespondents were also asked whether their gender identity matched their sex registered at birth.'Landmark moment'Dr Kevin Guyan, Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow and LGBT data expert, has called the information a "landmark moment for inclusion"."