Parent of children under 18 among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by belief in God (2014) Switch to: Belief in God among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by parental status

% of adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged who are…

Belief in GodParentsNon-parentsSample size
Believe in God; absolutely certain29%71%9,101
Believe in God; fairly certain28%72%1,142
Believe in God; not too/not at all certain29%71%204
Do not believe in God18%82%207
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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