NI Life and Times Survey

Year: 2012
Module: LGBT_Issues
Variable: GLFRND

How comfortable would you feel personally if each of the following were gay or lesbian?
A close friend

	%
Very comfortable	45
Fairly comfortable	31
Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	13
Fairly uncomfortable	6
Very uncomfortable	4
Don't know	1

Go to results for men and women, people of different religions, and people of different ages.
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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Very comfortable	40	50
Fairly comfortable	30	32
Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	18	8
Fairly uncomfortable	7	6
Very uncomfortable	5	2
Don't know	1	2

Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Very comfortable	46	56	57	50	42	26
Fairly comfortable	32	29	27	33	34	32
Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	14	9	10	9	15	18
Fairly uncomfortable	4	4	4	6	6	12
Very uncomfortable	3	2	1	2	2	9
Don't know	1	0	1	2	1	3

Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Very comfortable	52	31	66
Fairly comfortable	28	39	19
Neither comfortable nor uncomfortable	12	15	6
Fairly uncomfortable	5	8	6
Very uncomfortable	2	6	2
Don't know	1	1	1

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