About half of Gen Zers and Millennials say marriage same-sex marriage, society interracial marriage are good for society % saying gay wand lesbian couples being allowed to marry is a Good thing Doesn't make a difference Bad thing % saying people of different races marrying teach
Among both Gen Zers and Millennials, 53% say people of different races marrying each other is a good thing for our society, compared with 41% of Gen Xers, 30% of Boomers and 20% of those in the Silent Generation, according to the Center’s 2019 report.
Millennials and Generation Z have been at the vanguard of changing views on same-sex marriage. About half of Gen Zers and Millennials say gay and lesbian couples being allowed to marry is a good thing for our society, while 33% of Gen Xers, 27% of Boomers and 18% of Silents say the same, according to the 2019 report.
About half of Gen Zers and Millennials  | say marriage same-sex marriage, society interracial  | marriage are good for society  | % saying gay wand lesbian couples being allowed to  | for our society  | marry is a  | Good thing Doesn't make a difference Bad thing  | Gen Z  | 36  | 48  | 15  | Millennial  | 37  | 15  | 47  | Gen X  | 33  | 41  | 25  | Boomer  | 27  | 40  | 32  | Silent  | 18  | 38  | 43  | % saying people of different races marrying teach  | other is a  | for our society  | Gen Z  | 53  | 43  | Millennial  | 53  | 43  | Genx  | 41  | 53  | Boomer  | 30  | 60  | 10  | Silent  | 20  | 66  | 14  | Note: Share of respondents wwo didn t toffer an answer not shown  | Source: Surveys of U. S. adults ages 18 and folder conducted Sept  | 24-Oct. I 2018 and U.S teens ages 13 to 17 conducted Sept. 17-  | Nov. 25 2018  | "Generation Z LOOKS a Lot Like Millennials on Key Social and  | Political Issues  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 