Q. Do you think people of the same sex should or should not be allowed to marry?
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Total
|
|
Vote Labor |
Vote Lib/Nat |
Vote Greens |
Vote other |
|
15 Nov 10 |
4 Jul 11 |
13 Aug 12 |
24 Sep 12 |
6 May 13 |
22 Oct 13 |
|
| Should be allowed to marry |
60% |
73% |
45% |
79% |
56% |
53% |
54% |
54% |
55% |
58% |
57% |
||
| Should not be allowed to marry |
28% |
18% |
43% |
14% |
31% |
36% |
35% |
33% |
36% |
32% |
31% |
||
| Don’t know |
12% |
9% |
13% |
7% |
13% |
11% |
11% |
13% |
9% |
10% |
12% |
60% agree that people of the same sex should be allowed to marry and 28% think they should not. This is the highest support for same sex marriage recorded since this question was first asked in 2010.
Support for same sex marriage is 54% among men but 66% among women. 68% of under 35’s support same sex marriage – compared to 36% of those aged 65+.