Views about homosexuality among baby Boomers by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among baby Boomers by views about homosexuality

% of baby Boomers who say homosexuality…

Religious traditionShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Buddhist79%18%2%2%107
Catholic70%23%4%3%2,905
Evangelical Protestant32%60%4%4%3,416
Historically Black Protestant49%43%5%3%749
Jewish83%15%2%< 1%330
Mainline Protestant63%29%5%3%2,435
Mormon37%55%5%3%214
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")77%16%3%4%2,281
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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