Views about homosexuality among adults who attend services monthly or yearly by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among adults who attend services monthly or yearly by views about homosexuality

% of adults who attend services monthly or yearly who say homosexuality…

Religious traditionShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Buddhist88%11%< 1%1%105
Catholic76%17%4%3%2,747
Evangelical Protestant54%38%4%4%2,367
Hindu70%22%6%2%111
Historically Black Protestant62%29%6%3%652
Jewish89%10%1%< 1%428
Mainline Protestant72%21%4%3%2,517
Orthodox Christian68%28%2%2%102
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")80%14%3%3%1,668
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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