Views about same-sex marriage among non-parents by religious group (2014) Switch to: Religious tradition among non-parents by views about same-sex marriage

% of non-parents who …same-sex marriage

Religious traditionStrongly favor/favorOppose/strongly opposeDon't knowSample size
Buddhist85%12%4%217
Catholic56%34%9%5,411
Evangelical Protestant27%66%7%6,385
Hindu79%13%7%115
Historically Black Protestant40%52%9%1,421
Jehovah's Witness11%78%11%182
Jewish79%15%6%661
Mainline Protestant55%36%9%4,844
Mormon25%69%6%419
Muslim46%47%8%147
Orthodox Christian54%40%6%137
Unaffiliated (religious "nones")78%16%6%5,788
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