Views about homosexuality among 50-64 year olds by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among 50-64 year olds by views about homosexuality
% of 50-64 year olds who say homosexuality…
Religious tradition | Should be accepted | Should be discouraged | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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Catholic | 70% | 22% | 4% | 4% | 2,277 |
Evangelical Protestant | 32% | 60% | 4% | 4% | 2,758 |
Historically Black Protestant | 50% | 42% | 5% | 3% | 622 |
Jewish | 82% | 15% | 2% | < 1% | 236 |
Mainline Protestant | 62% | 29% | 6% | 3% | 1,819 |
Mormon | 36% | 56% | 5% | 3% | 168 |
Unaffiliated (religious "nones") | 77% | 16% | 3% | 4% | 1,838 |
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