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

Source
European Social Survey
Date
2012
Regions Surveyed
29
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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)
21.3%
63.8%
  1. 1.9%
    93.8%
  2. 3.8%
    92%
  3. 4%
    91.7%
  4. 4. Sweden
    3.3%
    88.5%
  5. 4.4%
    87.6%
  6. 5.1%
    84.2%
  7. 7. Norway
    6.5%
    84.2%
  8. 7.1%
    84.4%
  9. 9. Spain
    6.5%
    83.4%
  10. 10. Belgium
    8.2%
    84.6%
  11. 10.5%
    77.4%
  12. 12. France
    11.8%
    77.7%
  13. 13. Finland
    10%
    74.9%
  14. 11.4%
    71.8%
  15. 15. Italy
    12.8%
    72.4%
  16. 16. Czechia
    18.3%
    59.9%
  17. 18.1%
    58.5%
  18. 18. Cyprus
    20%
    60.4%
  19. 19. Israel
    25.9%
    63.6%
  20. 25.2%
    56.8%
  21. 21. Poland
    26.3%
    54.1%
  22. 22. Estonia
    27.1%
    45.9%
  23. 23. Hungary
    28.4%
    46%
  24. 37.5%
    37.4%
  25. 25. Albania
    55.4%
    30.7%
  26. 26. Russia
    53.8%
    23.5%
  27. 27. Ukraine
    55.6%
    23.6%
  28. 28. Kosovo
    61.9%
    26.6%
  29. 56.5%
    15.9%

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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