| Characteristic | Share of respondents |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 71% |
| 2022 | 71% |
| 2021 | 70% |
| 2020 | 67% |
| 2019 | 63% |
| 2018 | 67% |
| 2017 | 64% |
| 2016 | 61% |
| 2015 | 60% |
| 2014 | 55% |
| 2013 | 54% |
| 2012 | 50% |
| 2011 | 53% |
| 2010 | 44% |
| 2009 | 40% |
| 2008 | 40% |
| 2007 | 46% |
| 2006 | 42% |
| 2005 | 37% |
| 2004 | 42% |
| 1999 | 35% |
| 1996 | 27% |
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Release date
June 2023
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Region
United States
Survey time period
1996 to 2023
Age group
18 years and older
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
According to the source: "Trend shown for polls in which same-sex marriage question followed questions on gay/lesbian rights and relations."
Missing percentage points to 100 percent are due to share of respondents stating "no opinion".
The original question posed at the source was: "Do you think marriages between same-sex couples should be recognized by law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages?"
1996 to 2006 wording: "Do you think marriages between homosexuals..."
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