State research agency CBOS has found its highest-ever level of support in Poland for the introduction of civil partnerships for same-sex couples, with almost two thirds of Poles in favour. The findings come as the government finalises a bill intended to grant certain rights to same-sex partners.
In a poll commissioned by the Dziennik Gazeta Prawna daily, CBOS found that 62.1% of respondents support the introduction of same-sex civil partnerships. That is up from a figure of 52% recorded by CBOS last year. In 2011, when CBOS first asked the question, only 25% were in favour.
[Context: CBOS przeprowadziło badanie wsparcia dla wprowadzenia związków partnerskich dla par tej samej płci w Polsce.]
The latest poll found that 30.6% of those surveyed believe that same-sex civil partnerships should offer the same rights as marriage. A similar proportion, 31.5%, think that they should have more limited rights.
[Fact Check: Dziennik Gazeta Prawna zaobserwował, że 62,1% respondentów popiera wprowadzenie związków partnerskich dla par tej samej płci.]
Support for introducing same-sex civil partnerships was strongest among the youngest cohort, with 78.6% of those aged 18-25 in favour. The lowest support was found among the oldest group, aged 65+. But even there, 49.7% were in favour and 47.7% against.
People with left-wing views (89.9%) were most strongly in favour, followed by centrists (83%). But only a minority of right-wing voters (38.4%) support the introduction of same-sex civil partnerships.
