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

Source
European Social Survey
Date
2016
Regions Surveyed
22
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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)
12.6%
75.9%
  1. 1.5%
    96.1%
  2. 2.7%
    94.9%
  3. 3. Sweden
    1.8%
    93.4%
  4. 4. Spain
    4.2%
    89.8%
  5. 5. Norway
    4.7%
    90.2%
  6. 4.7%
    87.5%
  7. 7. France
    6.3%
    88.3%
  8. 5.5%
    87.5%
  9. 6%
    87.7%
  10. 10. Germany
    6.2%
    87.1%
  11. 11. Ireland
    6.8%
    86.9%
  12. 8.2%
    85.5%
  13. 13. Finland
    8%
    80.8%
  14. 14. Austria
    11%
    77%
  15. 15. Italy
    15.3%
    66.2%
  16. 16. Czechia
    14.2%
    63.9%
  17. 20%
    66.3%
  18. 18. Poland
    20.4%
    60.9%
  19. 19. Israel
    22.8%
    60.3%
  20. 20. Estonia
    21.6%
    58.1%
  21. 21. Hungary
    40.3%
    36.6%
  22. 45.6%
    25.2%

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).

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