In the Netherlands, approximately 76 percent of respondents to a survey carried out in 2019 found it either acceptable or completely acceptable that their daughter or son lived permanently with a same-sex partner. In contrast, only nine percent found this either unacceptable or completely unacceptable.
How acceptable would it be having a daughter or a son who permamently lived with a partner of the same sex?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
(Completely) acceptable
76%
Not acceptable/not unacceptable
15%
(Completely) unacceptable
9%
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• (Completely) acceptable 76%
• Not acceptable/not unacceptable 15%
• (Completely) unacceptable 9%
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The wording was originally phrased in Dutch as: "Denk je eens in dat je een dochter of een zoon hebt die samenwoont met een vaste partner van hetzelfde geslacht; kun je aangeven hoe aanvaardbaar je dat vindt?" (Translation: "Imagine having a daughter or a son who permamently lives with a same-sex partner; can you indicate how acceptable you think that is?")
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Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . (May 17, 2022). How acceptable would it be having a daughter or a son who permamently lived with a partner of the same sex? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322594/netherlands-opinion-on-child-living-with-same-sex-partner/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . "How acceptable would it be having a daughter or a son who permamently lived with a partner of the same sex?." Chart. May 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322594/netherlands-opinion-on-child-living-with-same-sex-partner/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . (2022). How acceptable would it be having a daughter or a son who permamently lived with a partner of the same sex?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322594/netherlands-opinion-on-child-living-with-same-sex-partner/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau . "How Acceptable Would It Be Having a Daughter or a Son Who Permamently Lived with a Partner of The Same Sex?." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322594/netherlands-opinion-on-child-living-with-same-sex-partner/
Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau , How acceptable would it be having a daughter or a son who permamently lived with a partner of the same sex? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322594/netherlands-opinion-on-child-living-with-same-sex-partner/ (last visited February 24, 2025)
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