Researchers through a recent study found that women are three times as likely to be involved in same-sex intimacy as men. The research that sheds light on sexuality of the US adults under the age of 45 showed that almost 7% of the population said that they are gay or bisexual as compared to 4% of men.

Researchers noted that the number of people calling them bisexual have dramatically increased in some recent years. It has been found that women are more flexible in their sexual preferences as compared to men.

The findings of the study conducted by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics are based on surveys from 2011 to 2013. The data provides researchers with an up-to-date look at how the change is playing out in younger people.

Stephanie Sanders, an associate director of the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction at Indiana University, said in a statement that the study’s findings highlight another trend in which more women call themselves as bisexuals.

It was found that almost 6% of women surveyed had bisexual tendencies, as compared to slightly more than 1% who said they were lesbian.

“As bisexuality is becoming more visible, it appears more women with bisexual behavior and attractions are embracing that label over a lesbian one”, said Sanders.

Researchers for their study analyzed around 9,200 women and men between the ages of 18 and 44. Researchers said that tracking sexual behavior can help them better comprehend risks for sexually transmitted diseases and HIV.

Among the total women involved in the study, 17% said that they have intimate same-sex contact in their lives, compared to 6% of men. It was found that more number of men than women described themselves as gay.