Belief in Heaven among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by belief in heaven

% of adults who say homosexuality should be accepted who …in heaven

Religious traditionBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Buddhist46%47%7%235
Catholic83%11%5%4,929
Evangelical Protestant89%6%5%2,912
Hindu49%45%6%126
Historically Black Protestant92%5%3%944
Jewish32%57%11%726
Mainline Protestant78%14%8%4,042
Mormon92%5%4%225
Muslim82%14%4%111
Orthodox Christian75%13%12%116
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")34%58%9%6,338
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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