Most Britons Would Agree to Let Same-Sex Couples Marry
Youngest and middle-aged respondents are more likely to support a change in legislation than those over the age of 55.
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(02/05/13) -
A majority of people in Britain would allow same-sex couples to legally marry, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found.
In the online survey of a representative national sample of 2,004 British adults, 44 per cent of respondents think same-sex couples should be allowed to legally marry, while one third (34%) would allow them to form civil partnerships, but not marry.
An additional 14 per cent of Britons think same-sex couples should have no kind of legal recognition.
In a follow-up question with only two options, 52 per cent of respondents say they would allow same-sex couples to legally marry, while 38 per cent disagree with this idea.
The highest level of support for same-sex marriage in Britain comes from respondents aged 18-to-34 (65%), respondents aged 35-to-54 (56%), as well as Liberal Democrat voters (60%) and Labour voters (51%) in the last General Election.
Conversely, respondents aged 55 and over (53%) and Conservative voters (53%) believe same-sex couples should not be allowed to legally marry.
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Mario Canseco, Vice President, Angus Reid Public Opinion
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Methodology: From January 24 to January 25, 2013, Angus Reid Public Opinion conducted an online survey among 2,004 randomly selected British adults who are Springboard UK panelists. The margin of error—which measures sampling variability—is +/- 2.2%. The results have been statistically weighted according to the most current education, age, gender and region data to ensure samples representative of the entire adult population of Great Britain. Discrepancies in or between totals are due to rounding.
