Views about same-sex marriage among widowed adults by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among widowed adults by views about same-sex marriage

% of widowed adults who …same-sex marriage

Religious traditionStrongly favor/favorOppose/strongly opposeDon't knowSample size
Catholic43%44%13%721
Evangelical Protestant18%72%10%923
Historically Black Protestant25%60%15%196
Mainline Protestant42%45%14%791
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")63%26%11%338
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