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.
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YouGov. (February 25, 2015). Do you personally consider homosexuality to be morally acceptable or morally wrong? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 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 May 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: May 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/
YouGov, Do you personally consider homosexuality to be morally acceptable or morally wrong? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/591320/morality-of-homosexuality-in-united-kingdom-by-age/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
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/