Views about homosexuality among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by views about homosexuality

% of adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services who say homosexuality…

Religious traditionShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Buddhist88%12%1%< 1%134
Catholic76%19%2%3%2,884
Evangelical Protestant50%43%4%4%2,210
Hindu71%25%1%2%103
Historically Black Protestant55%38%4%3%1,326
Jehovah's Witness18%76%4%1%109
Jewish87%12%1%< 1%442
Mainline Protestant76%18%3%3%1,908
Mormon58%35%3%4%119
Muslim46%47%5%3%163
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")86%10%2%2%3,419
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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