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

% of married adults who say homosexuality…

Religious traditionShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Buddhist78%20%< 1%2%103
Catholic68%24%4%4%3,810
Evangelical Protestant30%63%4%3%4,853
Hindu66%28%4%2%131
Historically Black Protestant44%45%6%5%626
Jehovah's Witness7%84%4%5%124
Jewish80%17%2%1%498
Mainline Protestant64%28%5%3%3,444
Mormon35%57%5%3%454
Muslim32%59%5%5%110
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")82%13%3%2%3,150
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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