Views about homosexuality among adults who say religion is very important by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say religion is very important by views about homosexuality

% of adults who say religion is very important who say homosexuality…

Religious traditionShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Catholic63%28%5%5%4,220
Evangelical Protestant30%62%5%4%6,904
Historically Black Protestant48%43%6%4%1,641
Jehovah's Witness11%81%4%4%224
Jewish61%34%4%1%279
Mainline Protestant57%34%6%4%3,317
Mormon29%64%5%3%559
Muslim33%60%4%4%154
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")58%33%4%5%826
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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