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  • Oct, 2013

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    Same sex marriage

    Q. Do you think people of the same sex should or should not be allowed to marry?

     

    Total

    22 Oct 13

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

     

    15 Nov 10

    14 Mar 11

    4 Jul 11

    13 Aug 12

    24 Sep 12

    22 Apr 13

    6 May 13

    Should be allowed to marry

    57%

    65%

    41%

    80%

    53%

    49%

    54%

    54%

    55%

    54%

    58%

    Should not be allowed to marry

    31%

    23%

    45%

    10%

    36%

    40%

    35%

    33%

    36%

    33%

    32%

    Don’t know

    12%

    11%

    14%

    11%

    11%

    10%

    11%

    13%

    9%

    13%

    10%

    57% agree that people of the same sex should be allowed to marry and 31% think they should not. These results are very similar to the last time this issue was measured in May. However, over the last 3 years support for same sex marriage has increased a little and opposition declined.

    Support for same sex marriage is 49% among men but 65% among women. 66% of under 35’s and 62% of those with university education support same sex marriage.

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