An Opinion Poll: The Attitudes of Greeks towards Homosexuality and Gay Marriage


The September 1996 issue of the magazine Gynaika, reported the results of an opinion poll counting the the attitudes of greeks towards homosexuality and gay marriage.

The data were collected through telephone interviews by the magazine's research team, during May and June (1996). The sample was 300 men and women in Athens, Pireus, and the rest of Greece. The avarage ages of the sample were 25-60 years old. 36% of the sample had graduated senior high school, while another 26% were a university degree holders.

The results were displayed in the magazine on tables categorized by question, men residing in big cities, men residing in the rest of the country, women from big cities, women from the rest of the country.

No further details about the methodology of the survey or its analysis (such as the margin of error, etc) were reported.

Below I am listing a simplified version of the results of the poll (percentages are of the entire sample of the poll) (Questionaire translated in english by me without prior permission). For the detailed report contact the magazine Gynaika for a copy of the issue carrying the qualitative analisis of the poll (issue 1134, September 1996).

"Gynaika" (Woman) is a monthly illustrated greek-language magazine for women and one of the best-selling monthly magazines in Greece. ISSN 1105-1493. Published by Evangelos Terzopoulos SA, 7 Frangoklisias Str., Marousi, GR15125, Athens, Greece.




1

You believe that homosexuality is:
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 a. An illness			20.3%
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 b. A different lifestyle	48.8%
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 c. Nothing unusual		14.4%
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 d. A taboo			19.6%
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2

If one of your favourite artists disclosed his/her homosexuality:
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 a. You would respect him/her the same				33.4%
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 b. You would be disapointed but not disturbed			14.5%
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 c. You would be shocked					 6.5%
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 d. You ain't interested in other people's personal life	45.9%
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3

If a politician whom you respect and you have voted or you consider voting in the next elections, disclosed his homodexuality:
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 a. I would vote or not vote him for reasons other than his sexual life	49.3%
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 b. I would not vote for him						16.3%
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 c. I would appreciate him even more for his honesty and vote for him	13.4%
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 d. I would seriously consider that before voting			17.9%
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4

Have you got friends who are homosexuals?
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 a. Yes		39.6%
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 b. No		61.4%
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5

If you have homosexual friends you think they are:
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 a. Totally different individuals				 5.5%
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 b. Very sensitive individuals					 5.5%
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 c. Very smart and humorous individuals				11.0%
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 d. All my friends are special regardless of sexual orientation	23.4%
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6

If you had a child and you found out that he/she was inclined to homosexuality:
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 a. You would take him/her to a psychologist					23.1%
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 b. You would try to talk to him/her						56.1%
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 c. You would let him/her free to make his/her choices				17.4%
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 d. You would pretend that you were totally unaware even if you suffered	 3.4%
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7

The legal regognition of same-sex parterships and the possible legalization of gay marriage in the U.S.A. as well as in some european countries, are according to you:
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 a. Somthing you can't escape							 14.4%
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 b. A sign of the decadance of the society					 27.9%
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 c. Social equality								 33.1%
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 d. A radical revision of marriage, which essentially, will promote concervatism 22.7%
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8

You believe that marriage in contemporary society is:
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 a. A highly important institution						     38.9%
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 b. A social necessity, for practical reasons mainly				     26.5%
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 c. An antiquated institution that has to be reestablished to fit the demands 
								   of modern society 29.3% 
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 d. A fraud									      4.5%
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9

Do you believe that same-sex couples can adopt children?
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 a. Yes, if they can afford it							18.4%
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 b. No, I think that would be a scandal						57.6%
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 c. Maybe yes, but I would not easily accept it, because of societal taboos	22.1%
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10

You belive that a child that is being brought up by homosexual parents:
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 a. Will be influenced by the sexual orientation of his/her parents			26.2%
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 b. Will someday have problems because of the lack of the traditional role-models	40.0%
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 c. Can grow up not influenced by the sexual orientation of his/her parents		 6.5%
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 d. It has not been proved that the children of homosexuals become homosexuals too	27.3%
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