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Do you think gay or lesbian couples, in other words, homosexual couples, should be legally permitted to adopt children?
Allowing gay and lesbian couples to adopt children · Asked in 8 waves, 1992–2024 · 31,125 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Kept and flagged: 8 (dk), 9 (no_answer).
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2012).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Yes | 2 | No | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 80% | 20% | – | 5259 | ±2 | |
| Protestant | 72% |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 2024 Time Series Study Source variable: V241379. | 2024-08-03 to 2025-02-17 | mixed | 5,521 | 5,259 |
| ANES 2020 Time Series Study Source variable: V201415. | 2020-08-18 to 2021-01-04 | mixed | 8,280 | 8,265 |
| ANES 2016 Time Series Study | 2016-09-07 to 2017-01-09 | mixed | 4,270 | 4,255 |
| ANES 2012 Time Series Study Source variable: gayrt_adopt. | 2012-09-09 to 2013-01-13 | mixed | 5,914 | 5,909 |
| ANES 2008 Time Series Study Source variable: V083213. | 2008-09-02 to 2008-12-30 | face to face | 2,322 | 2,317 |
| ANES 2004 Time Series Study Source variable: V045158. | 2004-09-07 to 2004-12-19 | face to face | 1,212 | 1,066 |
| ANES 2000 Time Series Study Source variable: V000748. | 2000-09-05 to 2000-12-22 | mixed | 1,807 | 1,799 |
| ANES 1992 Time Series Study Source variable: V925927. |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2012).
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| 28% |
| – |
| 1633 |
| ±4 |
| Catholic | 85% | 15% | – | 974 | ±5 |
| Jewish | 88% | 12% | – | 116 | ±13 |
| Other faith | 73% | 27% | – | 1201 | ±4 |
| None | 91% | 9% | – | 1335 | ±4 |
ANES 2024 Time Series Study · US citizens 18+ (face-to-face samples: contiguous 48 states and DC; web samples: 50 states and DC). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 |
| mixed |
| 2,485 |
| 2,255 |