Eight EU Countries
Back Same-Sex Marriage
Angus Reid Global
Monitor : Polls & Research from the Web, December 24, 2006
Residents of the
Netherlands overwhelmingly support allowing
same-sex partners to marry, according to the Eurobarometer conducted by TNS
Opinion & Social. 82 per cent of Dutch respondents agree with homosexual
marriages being sanctioned throughout Europe.
Sweden
is second on the list with 71 per cent, followed by
Denmark with 69 per cent,
Belgium with 62 per cent,
Luxembourg with 58 per cent,
Spain with 56 per cent, and
Germany and the
Czech Republic
with 52 per cent each. In the remaining European Union (EU) member states,
acceding countries and candidate countries, support for same-sex marriage does
not reach the 50 per cent mark.
Romania
had the lowest level of backing for same-sex marriage at 11 per cent, with
Latvia at 12 per cent, Cyprus
at 14 per cent, and Greece
and Bulgaria
at 15 per cent each.
Same-sex marriage is currently legal in the
Netherlands,
Belgium,
Spain, Canada
and South Africa,
and at least 18 countries offer some form of legal recognition to same sex
unions.
Public backing is lower for authorizing the adoption of children by homosexual
couples throughout Europe. The
Netherlands and
Sweden are the only nations where at least half
of all respondents agree with the proposal.
Polling Data
Do you agree with homosexual marriages being allowed throughout
Europe? Do you agree with authorizing the adoption of children
for homosexual couples throughout Europe?
("Agree" answers listed)
|
|
Marriage |
Adoption |
|
European Union |
44% |
32% |
|
Netherlands |
82% |
69% |
|
Sweden |
71% |
51% |
|
Denmark |
69% |
44% |
|
Belgium |
62% |
43% |
|
Luxembourg |
58% |
39% |
|
Spain |
56% |
43% |
|
Germany |
52% |
42% |
|
Czech
Republic |
52% |
24% |
|
Austria |
49% |
44% |
|
France |
48% |
35% |
|
Britain |
46% |
33% |
|
Finland |
45% |
24% |
|
Ireland |
41% |
30% |
|
Italy |
31% |
24% |
|
Slovenia |
31% |
17% |
|
Portugal |
29% |
19% |
|
Estonia |
21% |
14% |
|
Slovakia |
19% |
12% |
|
Hungary |
18% |
13% |
|
Malta |
18% |
7% |
|
Lithuania |
17% |
12% |
|
Poland |
17% |
7% |
|
Greece |
15% |
11% |
|
Bulgaria |
15% |
12% |
|
Cyprus |
14% |
10% |
|
Latvia |
12% |
8% |
|
Romania |
11% |
8% |
Source: TNS Opinion
& Social / Eurobarometer
Methodology: Interviews with 29,152 people ages 15 and over in the 25 European
Union (EU) member nations, two acceding countries, two candidate countries and
the Turkish Cypriot Community, conducted from Sept. 6 to Oct. 10, 2006. Margin
of error is 3.1 per cent.
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