At the beginning of 2021, more than ********* of Canadians (** percent) felt that advising parents wishing to discourage their 15-year-old son from engaging in homosexual activities should be legal. This proportion was higher among older people (**** percent of those over **), than among those under ** (**** percent).
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Share of people thinking counselling discouraging their 15-year-old son from engaging in homosexual activity should be legal in Canada in 2021, by age group
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Nanos. (March 12, 2021). Share of people thinking counselling discouraging their 15-year-old son from engaging in homosexual activity should be legal in Canada in 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317382/opinion-legality-counseling-dissuade-youth-homosexuality-age/
Nanos. "Share of people thinking counselling discouraging their 15-year-old son from engaging in homosexual activity should be legal in Canada in 2021, by age group." Chart. March 12, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317382/opinion-legality-counseling-dissuade-youth-homosexuality-age/
Nanos. (2021). Share of people thinking counselling discouraging their 15-year-old son from engaging in homosexual activity should be legal in Canada in 2021, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317382/opinion-legality-counseling-dissuade-youth-homosexuality-age/
Nanos. "Share of People Thinking Counselling Discouraging Their 15-year-old Son from Engaging in Homosexual Activity Should Be Legal in Canada in 2021, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317382/opinion-legality-counseling-dissuade-youth-homosexuality-age/
Nanos, Share of people thinking counselling discouraging their 15-year-old son from engaging in homosexual activity should be legal in Canada in 2021, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317382/opinion-legality-counseling-dissuade-youth-homosexuality-age/ (last visited July 12, 2025)
Share of people thinking counselling discouraging their 15-year-old son from engaging in homosexual activity should be legal in Canada in 2021, by age group [Graph], Nanos, March 12, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1317382/opinion-legality-counseling-dissuade-youth-homosexuality-age/
