SYDNEY — There has been a "profound shift" in support for same-sex marriage among Australians in the last decade, the country's longest-running survey has found.According to the report, 67 percent of women and 59 percent of men want to see same-sex marriage made legal in Australia.
In 2005, it was 43 percent of women and 32 percent of men.
The University of Melbourne's Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey is conducted among the same 17,000 people each year on a range of issues, including jobs and income, housing affordability, family relationships, gambling, among other things.
"Between 2005 and 2015 we saw a profound shift towards the view that homosexual couples should have the same rights as heterosexual couples," the report's lead author, Professor Roger Wilkins, said.
In 2005, it was 43 percent of women and 32 percent of men.
The University of Melbourne's Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey is conducted among the same 17,000 people each year on a range of issues, including jobs and income, housing affordability, family relationships, gambling, among other things.
"Between 2005 and 2015 we saw a profound shift towards the view that homosexual couples should have the same rights as heterosexual couples," the report's lead author, Professor Roger Wilkins, said.