Opinion on concepts of family by religion Argentina

According to a survey carried out in Argentina in 2019, 85.6 percent of respondents with no religious affiliation agreed that a gay or lesbian couple must be able to adopt children. This figure dropped to 61 and 32 percent in the case of Catholics and Evangelists, respectively. Meanwhile, adherents to Evangelism were the ones that agreed the most with a more patriarchal concept of family, where the men is superior to the women (17.5 percent) and where the latter should stay at home to care for the children (37.6). Approximately 41.9 percent of respondents from this religion also believed that abortion should be prohibited.

Opinions on different concepts of family and gender roles in Argentina in 2019, by religious affiliation

Characteristic	Catholic	Evangelist	No religion
A gay or lesbian couple must be able to adopt children	61.1%	31.7%	85.6%
The only valid marriage is between a man and a woman	35.5%	67.5%	12%
The woman must remain at home to care for the children	24.4%	37.6%	11.4%
The man is superior to the woman and therefore must be the head of the family	9.1%	17.5%	2.4%

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Release date

2019

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Region

Argentina

Survey time period

August to September 2019

Number of respondents

2,421 respondents in cities with more than 5,000 inhabitants

Age group

18 and more

Supplementary notes

Respondents answered the original following question: "¿Está de acuerdo con las siguientes afirmaciones?" (Do you agree with the following statements?)

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