This statistic displays respondent’s views on the morality of homosexuality, listed by age, in the United Kingdom as of February 2015. In that time, 75 percent of respondents aged 25 to 39 perceived homosexuality to be morally acceptable, whereas 53 percent of respondents aged over 60 regarded homosexuality to be morally acceptable. This age group however had the highest share of respondents that deemed homosexuality to be morally wrong.
Do you personally consider homosexuality to be morally acceptable or morally wrong?
Full question read as follows: "Regardless of whether it should be legal or not, do you personally consider homosexuality to be morally acceptable or morally wrong?"
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YouGov. (February 25, 2015). Do you personally consider homosexuality to be morally acceptable or morally wrong? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/591320/morality-of-homosexuality-in-united-kingdom-by-age/
YouGov. "Do you personally consider homosexuality to be morally acceptable or morally wrong?." Chart. February 25, 2015. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/591320/morality-of-homosexuality-in-united-kingdom-by-age/
YouGov. (2015). Do you personally consider homosexuality to be morally acceptable or morally wrong?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/591320/morality-of-homosexuality-in-united-kingdom-by-age/
YouGov. "Do You Personally Consider Homosexuality to Be Morally Acceptable or Morally Wrong?." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Feb 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/591320/morality-of-homosexuality-in-united-kingdom-by-age/
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Do you personally consider homosexuality to be morally acceptable or morally wrong? [Graph], YouGov, February 25, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/591320/morality-of-homosexuality-in-united-kingdom-by-age/