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Same Sex Marriage

13 Aug 2012

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

 

15 Nov 2010

14 Mar 2011

4 Jul 11

13 Aug 12

Vote Labor

Vote Lib/Nat

Vote Greens

Should be allowed to marry

53%

49%

54%

54%

65%

42%

83%

Should not be allowed to marry

36%

40%

35%

33%

27%

44%

11%

Don’t know

11%

10%

11%

13%

8%

14%

6%

54% think that people of the same sex should be allowed to marry and 33% think they should not – a very similar result to last year when this question was last asked.

Strongest support came from women (61%), people aged 35-54 (59%), aged under 35 (56%) and those on incomes over $1,600pw (59%).

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