Americans With College Degrees Are More Likely to Say Gays and Lesbians Are Born That Way Which comes closer to your view about why people are gay or lesbian? % saying
People with the most education are the most likely to say that gays and lesbians were born that way. Indeed, 58% of Americans with a postgraduate degree say that people are born gay or lesbian, compared with just 35% of those with a high school diploma or less.
Americans With College Degrees Are More Likely  | to Say Gays and Lesbians Are Born That Way  | Which comes closer to your view about why people are gay or  | lesbian? % saying  | People are born  | Resultof person's Just the way some Don't  | People gay or lesbian  | upbringing  | choose to live  | know  | Total  | 8  | 42  | 41  | Postgraduate  | 58  | 27  | 10  | degree  | College degree  | 50  | 36  | Some college  | 38  | 10  | 43  | High school  | 35  | 9  | 48  | or less  | Survey conducted May 15, 2013  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 