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"Less than 2%" is suspiciously low - you may be quoting an unreliable survey. The most reliable estimates put it somewhere between 5 and 10% in the US - which is pretty common, that's one in every 10-20 people (so like 3 in a typical classroom).

The number rises significantly when the question is more general - "have you ever had same-sex contact?" for example.

So, do people overestimate? Yes. But is it quite as stark as what you're saying? Not really.

This also doesn’t take into account people in the closet who aren’t comfortable coming out

Unbiased studies are becoming very difficult to come by. Just beginning a study can bring you under the watchful eyes of the LGBT lobby, and the 'wrong' conclusion can get the funding spigot shut off and your life ruined. Since it was 1-2% before, why would the actual number change now?

I used to be a statistician and you're talking rubbish. It's not that hard to run and publish an unbiased study, and it's not that hard to prove it was unbiased to anyone who asks (which they should but don't always do).

We never had anyone come into our office and say "here's a bribe, now stop what you're doing".

We DID have people - both from big companies and from small business interests - approach the ethics committee and say "we want you to turn a blind eye to this" but they would be the ones who wouldn't get approval to continue.

If you try a bit harder, you can find the sources that give you a 5-10% figure and there'll be nothing wrong with believing that those are scientifically honest.