Homosexuality

• Introduction
• Patterns
• Over Time
• Other Surveys

Homosexuality (Demographic Patterns)

What about sexual relations between two adults of the same sex -- do you think it is always wrong, almost always wrong, wrong only sometimes, or not wrong at all?

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Homosexuality by Age (General Social Survey, 2006)

	18-30	31-44	45-64	65+	Missing	TOTAL
ALWAYS WRG	42.0% 166	50.1% 275	53.0% 370	67.1% 239	2	52.6% 1050
ALMOST AL.	5.1% 20	5.3% 29	3.9% 27	5.6% 20	0	4.8% 96
SOMETIMES	8.1% 32	7.1% 39	6.9% 48	4.8% 17	0	6.8% 136
NOT AT ALL	41.0% 162	32.1% 176	32.1% 224	16.9% 60	2	31.1% 622
DON'T KNOW	2.8% 11	5.3% 29	2.9% 20	5.1% 18	0	3.9% 78
NO ANSWER	1.0% 4	0.2% 1	1.3% 9	0.6% 2	1	0.8% 16
Missing	455	740	898	401	13	2507
TOTAL	100% 395	100% 549	100% 698	100% 356	18	1998

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Homosexuality by Race (General Social Survey, 2006)

	White	Black	Other	TOTAL
ALWAYS WRG	48.9% 719	70.6% 192	54.2% 141	52.5% 1052
ALMOST AL.	4.4% 65	5.5% 15	6.2% 16	4.8% 96
SOMETIMES	7.5% 110	4.0% 11	5.8% 15	6.8% 136
NOT AT ALL	34.5% 507	17.3% 47	26.9% 70	31.2% 624
DON'T KNOW	3.8% 56	2.6% 7	5.8% 15	3.9% 78
NO ANSWER	1.0% 14	0.0% 0	1.2% 3	0.8% 17
Missing	1813	362	332	2507
TOTAL	100% 1471	100% 272	100% 260	2003

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Homosexuality by Religion (General Social Survey, 2006)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	None	Other	Missing	TOTAL
ALWAYS WRG	65.5% 685	46.8% 227	10.3% 3	27.7% 93	40.6% 39	5	52.6% 1047
ALMOST AL.	4.8% 50	6.4% 31	6.9% 2	3.3% 11	2.1% 2	0	4.8% 96
SOMETIMES	6.1% 64	7.4% 36	10.3% 3	8.0% 27	5.2% 5	1	6.8% 135
NOT AT ALL	20.7% 217	31.8% 154	65.5% 19	56.0% 188	46.9% 45	1	31.3% 623
DON'T KNOW	2.8% 29	5.6% 27	6.9% 2	3.9% 13	5.2% 5	2	3.8% 76
NO ANSWER	0.1% 1	2.1% 10	0.0% 0	1.2% 4	0.0% 0	2	0.8% 15
Missing	1282	629	49	403	129	15	2507
TOTAL	100% 1046	100% 485	100% 29	100% 336	100% 96	26	1992

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Homosexuality by Gender (General Social Survey, 2006)

	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
ALWAYS WRG	54.8% 475	50.7% 577	52.5% 1052
ALMOST AL.	4.7% 41	4.8% 55	4.8% 96
SOMETIMES	7.7% 67	6.1% 69	6.8% 136
NOT AT ALL	27.9% 242	33.6% 382	31.2% 624
DON'T KNOW	3.7% 32	4.0% 46	3.9% 78
NO ANSWER	1.0% 9	0.7% 8	0.8% 17
Missing	1137	1370	2507
TOTAL	100% 866	100% 1137	2003

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Homosexuality by Church attendance (General Social Survey, 2006)

	Never	Yearly	Monthly	Weekly	Missing	TOTAL
ALWAYS WRG	36.1% 163	43.0% 261	53.0% 166	73.5% 460	2	52.6% 1050
ALMOST AL.	4.2% 19	5.4% 33	4.2% 13	4.8% 30	1	4.8% 95
SOMETIMES	6.4% 29	9.7% 59	5.8% 18	4.8% 30	0	6.8% 136
NOT AT ALL	47.7% 215	37.9% 230	31.0% 97	12.9% 81	1	31.2% 623
DON'T KNOW	4.9% 22	3.1% 19	5.4% 17	3.0% 19	1	3.9% 77
NO ANSWER	0.7% 3	0.8% 5	0.6% 2	1.0% 6	1	0.8% 16
Missing	569	768	375	782	13	2507
TOTAL	100% 451	100% 607	100% 313	100% 626	19	1997

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Homosexuality by Political ideology (General Social Survey, 2006)

	Liberal	Moderate	Conservative	Missing	TOTAL
ALWAYS WRG	31.8% 164	53.0% 390	67.0% 457	41	52.3% 1011
ALMOST AL.	5.0% 26	4.5% 33	4.7% 32	5	4.7% 91
SOMETIMES	8.9% 46	6.8% 50	5.4% 37	3	6.9% 133
NOT AT ALL	51.6% 266	30.0% 221	18.8% 128	9	31.8% 615
DON'T KNOW	2.3% 12	4.8% 35	3.4% 23	8	3.6% 70
NO ANSWER	0.4% 2	1.0% 7	0.7% 5	3	0.7% 14
Missing	664	947	788	108	2507
TOTAL	100% 516	100% 736	100% 682	177	1934

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Homosexuality by Education (General Social Survey, 2006)

	Not High School	High School	Jr. College	B.A.	Grad Degree	Missing	TOTAL
ALWAYS WRG	70.2% 203	56.2% 575	49.4% 84	41.2% 141	27.4% 49	0	52.5% 1052
ALMOST AL.	5.5% 16	3.6% 37	7.1% 12	5.3% 18	7.3% 13	0	4.8% 96
SOMETIMES	3.8% 11	6.6% 68	4.7% 8	8.5% 29	11.2% 20	0	6.8% 136
NOT AT ALL	15.9% 46	28.4% 291	34.1% 58	40.9% 140	49.7% 89	0	31.2% 624
DON'T KNOW	4.2% 12	4.2% 43	4.1% 7	2.9% 10	3.4% 6	0	3.9% 78
NO ANSWER	0.3% 1	0.9% 9	0.6% 1	1.2% 4	1.1% 2	0	0.8% 17
Missing	402	1250	207	421	224	3	2507
TOTAL	100% 289	100% 1023	100% 170	100% 342	100% 179	3	2003

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Notes

General Social Survey, 2006: The General Social Surveys (GSS) have been conducted by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) annually since 1972 except for the years 1979, 1981, and 1992 (a supplement was added in 1992), and biennially beginning in 1994. The GSS are designed as part of a program of social indicator research, replicating questionnaire items and wording in order to facilitate time-trend studies. The 2006 GSS includes a topical module for mental health. Items in the 2006 GSS include questions on religious self-identification, denominational affiliation, personal beliefs, and religious upbringing.