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

Source
European Social Survey
Date
2018
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)
15.3%
70.2%
  1. 1.3%
    96.7%
  2. 2.3%
    94.2%
  3. 3. Norway
    2%
    93.6%
  4. 4. Sweden
    2.4%
    93.7%
  5. 3.5%
    91.6%
  6. 5.9%
    91.2%
  7. 7. Spain
    4.4%
    88.9%
  8. 3.8%
    88.2%
  9. 9. France
    5.2%
    88.3%
  10. 10. Belgium
    6.4%
    88.1%
  11. 5.7%
    86.5%
  12. 12. Germany
    6.7%
    86.4%
  13. 13. Finland
    6.5%
    83.2%
  14. 9.7%
    83.8%
  15. 15. Austria
    9.1%
    79.3%
  16. 16. Italy
    13.6%
    71.3%
  17. 14.9%
    70.5%
  18. 18. Czechia
    14.4%
    62%
  19. 19. Latvia
    24.9%
    60.2%
  20. 20. Cyprus
    18.8%
    53.3%
  21. 21. Estonia
    22.4%
    55.4%
  22. 22. Poland
    24.8%
    54.6%
  23. 23. Croatia
    27.8%
    56.7%
  24. 28.8%
    41.9%
  25. 26.8%
    36.1%
  26. 35.8%
    36.5%
  27. 27. Hungary
    35.6%
    34.9%
  28. 28. Serbia
    40.2%
    38%
  29. 40.1%
    30.8%

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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