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 |
|
|
Sep 2012 |
Oct 2013 |
Jun 2014 |
Feb 2015 |
Jun 2015 |
Aug 2015 |
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|
Should be allowed to marry |
59% |
67% |
50% |
84% |
55% |
|
|
55% |
57% |
60% |
59% |
59% |
60% |
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|
Should not be allowed to marry |
30% |
22% |
41% |
11% |
35% |
|
|
36% |
31% |
28% |
28% |
28% |
31% |
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|
Don’t know |
11% |
11% |
10% |
5% |
10% |
|
|
9% |
12% |
12% |
13% |
14% |
10% |
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|
Total |
Men |
Women |
Aged 18-34 |
Aged 35-54 |
Aged 55+ |
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|
Should be allowed to marry |
59% |
54% |
64% |
69% |
57% |
51% |
|
|
Should not be allowed to marry |
30% |
35% |
24% |
22% |
29% |
38% |
|
|
Don’t know |
11% |
11% |
12% |
9% |
14% |
11% |
59% agreed that people of the same sex should be allowed to marry and 30% think they should not. This represents little change since this question was last asked in August.
Support for same sex marriage is 54% among men and 64% among women. 69% of under 35’s support same sex marriage – while those aged 65+ split 43% in favour/44% against.