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

Source
European Social Survey
Date
2004
Regions Surveyed
25

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)
18.2%
66%
  1. 5.3%
    89.2%
  2. 2. Iceland
    4.5%
    87.3%
  3. 3. Denmark
    5.7%
    87.4%
  4. 4. Sweden
    5.4%
    84.6%
  5. 5. Ireland
    7.6%
    78.9%
  6. 10.6%
    80.7%
  7. 7. Norway
    9.3%
    77.5%
  8. 8.9%
    75.9%
  9. 9. Belgium
    11.6%
    78.1%
  10. 12.3%
    75.1%
  11. 11. France
    13.4%
    75.7%
  12. 12. Spain
    13.8%
    74.3%
  13. 13. Germany
    15%
    72.4%
  14. 14. Austria
    15.1%
    70%
  15. 15. Portugal
    11.4%
    62%
  16. 16. Finland
    17.2%
    63.5%
  17. 20.5%
    59.4%
  18. 18. Slovenia
    21.9%
    55%
  19. 19. Greece
    26.5%
    54.4%
  20. 20. Hungary
    28%
    51.1%
  21. 21. Slovakia
    27.5%
    46%
  22. 22. Estonia
    29.4%
    42.6%
  23. 23. Poland
    36.4%
    42.8%
  24. 24. Ukraine
    37.9%
    39.9%
  25. 25. Turkey
    58.9%
    25.1%

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