Support for the right of gay and lesbian people to live freely

Source
European Social Survey
Date
2010
Regions Surveyed
27

Full Survey Results

The European Social Survey (ESS) is a cross-national survey that covers dozens of European and surrounding regions. Their surveys cover a variety of societal topics, including several questions around gay rights.

Question: "Please say to what extent you agree or disagree with each of the following statements: Gay men and lesbians should be free to live their own life as they wish."

Disagree
Agree
Survey Average (Unweighted)
19.1%
64.7%
  1. 2.8%
    93.3%
  2. 2. Sweden
    3%
    89.3%
  3. 3. Denmark
    5%
    89.7%
  4. 4. Ireland
    5%
    84.7%
  5. 5. Belgium
    8.2%
    85.8%
  6. 6.3%
    83.7%
  7. 7. Norway
    7.4%
    83%
  8. 7.9%
    82.9%
  9. 9. Spain
    7.9%
    80.8%
  10. 10. Germany
    9.9%
    81.8%
  11. 11. France
    10.3%
    81.2%
  12. 12. Finland
    11.7%
    75.1%
  13. 13.7%
    66%
  14. 14. Portugal
    17.6%
    66.5%
  15. 15. Israel
    22.3%
    61.2%
  16. 16. Cyprus
    21.8%
    59.8%
  17. 17. Bulgaria
    20.8%
    56.7%
  18. 18. Slovenia
    24.6%
    53%
  19. 19. Greece
    24.4%
    51.5%
  20. 20. Hungary
    23.9%
    48.3%
  21. 21. Poland
    31%
    48%
  22. 22. Slovakia
    28.8%
    45.4%
  23. 23. Estonia
    29.3%
    43.9%
  24. 24. Croatia
    34.7%
    40.2%
  25. 25. Ukraine
    45%
    34.9%
  26. 26. Lithuania
    45.3%
    30.3%
  27. 27. Russia
    48.3%
    29.7%

Regions are ranked by the percentage of "support" responses out of the total responses (excluding participants who answered "don't know" or refused to answer).

Submitted by Unknownmiles