New Delhi/Kolkata, Aug 18 (IBNS) The 8th edition of bi-annual nation-wide opinion poll-‘State of the Nation’, conducted by CNN-IBN, IBN7 & IBN-Lokmat revealed most Indians feel that homosexuality should be considered illegal.

According to the poll findings, 73% of the respondents feel that homosexuality should be considered illegal.

While 77% of the respondents consider attraction towards the same sex unnatural, 60% of the respondents consider homosexuality as a disease. In the second episode on the topic ‘Influence of the English language’, the poll findings revealed that 87% of the respondents feel that knowing English is important to succeed in life and 54% had an opinion that those who can speak fluent English are superior to themselves.

While 57% of the respondents feel that English is making us forget our mother tongue, 63% feel jobs should be reserved for those who speak the State language.

Key findings of the Poll:

HOMOSEXUALITY & LESBIANISM

• 77% consider homosexuality to be unnatural

• 23% feel it is natural to be attracted to the same sex

• 6 out of 10 feel that homosexuality is a disease

• 38% feel that homosexuality is not a disease

• 62% of those who feel homosexuality is disease feel it can be cured

• 18% of those who feel homosexuality is a disease feel it cannot be cured

• 83% feel that being gay or lesbian is against Indian culture

• 4 out of 5 are against homosexuals getting married

• 17% feel there is nothing wrong with homosexual marriage

• 90% would not give their house on rent to a homosexual couple

• 76% parents feel uncomfortable discussing homosexuality with kids

• 94% respondents said they do not have a homosexual friend

• 24% parents don’t feel uncomfortable discussing homosexuality with kids

• 80% will have a problem if they have a homosexual person in their family

• 71% will counsel and help in case they find a homosexual family member

• 18% will disown a homosexual family member

• 11% say they will accept a homosexual family member

• 54% feel that Indian films make fun of homosexuality

• 46% feel that homosexuality is depicted seriously by Indian films

• 94% respondents said they do not have a homosexual friend

• Only 6% respondents said they have a homosexual friend

INFLUENCE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

• 87% feel speaking English is important to succeed in life

• 13% feel speaking English is not necessary to succeed

• 54% feel those who can speak fluent English are superior

• 46% don’t feel inferior to those who can speak better English

• 38% feel the English speaking community is only concerned about themselves

• 62% feel the English speaking community is not concerned only about themselves

• 6 out of 10 feel that English is making us forget our mother tongue

• 43% feel English is not threatening our mother tongue

• 82% feel knowing the State language is very important

• 17% say knowing the State language is somewhat important

• 63% feel jobs should be reserved for those who speak the State language

• 37% don’t feel the need to reserve jobs for those who speak the State language

• 84% feel western values are replacing Indian values

• 16% feel Indian values are not being replaced by western values

• 62% agree that the young generation is blindly aping the west

• 35% agree somewhat that young generation is blindly aping the west

• 3% don’t feel the young generation is blindly following the west