Views about homosexuality among non-parents by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among non-parents by views about homosexuality

% of non-parents who say homosexuality…

Religious traditionShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Buddhist93%5%1%1%217
Catholic69%24%4%4%5,411
Evangelical Protestant35%56%5%4%6,385
Hindu81%13%4%2%115
Historically Black Protestant51%40%6%3%1,421
Jehovah's Witness14%77%5%4%182
Jewish83%15%2%1%661
Mainline Protestant64%27%5%3%4,844
Mormon36%58%5%2%419
Muslim48%42%7%2%147
Orthodox Christian62%34%1%3%137
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")83%12%2%3%5,788
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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