People who see religion as very important usually have a lower acceptance of homosexuality. According to a survey conducted in 2019, in South Korea, Lebanon, and Lithuania, respondents who perceived religion as very relevant had a very low acceptance of homosexuality, below 10 percent. Among the countries with the largest discrepancies between people seeing religion as very important and those seeing it as not very important, Israel recorded the highest difference in percentage points.
People stating that homosexuality should be accepted by society in 2019, by country and religion role
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Religion is very important
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Pew Research Center. (June 24, 2020). People stating that homosexuality should be accepted by society in 2019, by country and religion role [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269434/global-acceptance-of-homosexuality-by-religion-role/
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Pew Research Center. (2020). People stating that homosexuality should be accepted by society in 2019, by country and religion role. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269434/global-acceptance-of-homosexuality-by-religion-role/
Pew Research Center. "People Stating That Homosexuality Should Be Accepted by Society in 2019, by Country and Religion Role." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269434/global-acceptance-of-homosexuality-by-religion-role/
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People stating that homosexuality should be accepted by society in 2019, by country and religion role [Graph], Pew Research Center, June 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269434/global-acceptance-of-homosexuality-by-religion-role/