The Attitudes of Young Greeks Towards Homosexuality: A Survey

METRO, in its December 1996 issue (#14) features a survey investigating the attitudes of the young Greeks towards homosexuality.

The survey was conducted by ANR* in two parts:
I. A qualitative survey conducted by specializing psychologists, who personaly interviewed young men and women, aged 16-18, 19-24 and 25-28 y.o., residing in Athens and Ioannina and leading different lifestyles. The feature quotes and comments these interviews.
II. A quantitative survey, also conducted through personal interviews, between May 17th and June 4th 1996. The sample included 609 young people, aged 16-28, residing in Athens, Thessaloniki, Patra, Larissa, Iraklio, Ioannina and Kavala. Below I am listing the results of the quantitative survey (Questionaire translated in english by me without prior permission).

"METRO" is one of the best-selling greek monthly illustrated lifestyle magazines. Address: 8 Pireos Ave., GR10431, Athens, Greece. tel.: 52.99.819, fax: 52.47.550

*It is not mentioned anywhere in the (issue #14) feature what "ANR" stands for.



Questionaire: You agree or you disagree with each of the following statements?

(I regard homosexuality as) a free personal choice: 
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	I agree              95%
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	I disagree            4%
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I would not mind having a homosexual friend, even of the same sex as I am: 
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	I agree              73%
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	I disagree           20%
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(I consider homosexuality to be) abnormal/unnatural: 
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	I agree               58%
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	I disagree            34%
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Sexual preferences play no role in developing one's charachter, behaviour: 
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	I agree               50%
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	I disagree            44%
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I would prefer to have a homosexual friend of the opposite sex rather than of the same sex: 
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	I agree               46%
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	I disagree            34%
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Homosexual women simply copy mens' behavioural roles: 
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	I agree               32%
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	I disagree            50%
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Homosexual men simply copy womens' behavioural roles: 
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	I agree               28%
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	I disagree            55%
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I would not like to be spotted with a homosexual: 
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	I agree               28%
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	I disagree            67%
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No real friendship can exist between two people one of which is homosexual: 
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	I agree               27%
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	I disagree            57%
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