Party affiliation among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by importance of religion (2014) Switch to: Importance of religion in one's life among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by political party

% of adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged who identify as…

Importance of religion in one's lifeRepublican/lean Rep.No leanDemocrat/lean Dem.Sample size
Very important55%16%29%8,544
Somewhat important52%17%32%1,516
Not too important50%21%30%428
Not at all important37%28%35%322
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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