Parent of children under 18 among adults in the West by views about homosexuality (2014) Switch to: Views about homosexuality among adults in the West by parental status

% of adults in the West who are…

Views about homosexualityParentsNon-parentsSample size
Should be accepted28%72%5,589
Should be discouraged31%69%2,265
Neither/both equally29%71%339
Don't know29%71%267
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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