This statistic shows the results of a survey among Americans on whether they think homosexuality should be accepted or discouraged by society from 1994 to 2011. In 1994, 46 percent of respondents stated homosexuality should be accepted by society, in 2011, 58 percent of respondents stated the same.
Do you think homosexuality should be accepted by society or discouraged?
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Pew Research Center. (February 7, 2012). Do you think homosexuality should be accepted by society or discouraged? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/219991/acceptance-of-homosexuality-in-the-united-states/
Pew Research Center. "Do you think homosexuality should be accepted by society or discouraged?." Chart. February 7, 2012. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/219991/acceptance-of-homosexuality-in-the-united-states/
Pew Research Center. (2012). Do you think homosexuality should be accepted by society or discouraged?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/219991/acceptance-of-homosexuality-in-the-united-states/
Pew Research Center. "Do You Think Homosexuality Should Be Accepted by Society or Discouraged?." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Feb 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/219991/acceptance-of-homosexuality-in-the-united-states/
Pew Research Center, Do you think homosexuality should be accepted by society or discouraged? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/219991/acceptance-of-homosexuality-in-the-united-states/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Do you think homosexuality should be accepted by society or discouraged? [Graph], Pew Research Center, February 7, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/219991/acceptance-of-homosexuality-in-the-united-states/