Members of Utah’s millennial generation — ages 18 to 34 — are far more likely to support gay rights than older Utahns, and are much less likely to consider themselves religious or patriotic.
That is according to the final installment of a four-part study released Tuesday by the Utah Foundation about differences in attitudes among generations in Utah, which especially focuses on millennials. It surveyed 1,300 Utahns in March.
“Perhaps surprisingly, Utah followed national trends in regards to those who would describe themselves as supporters of gay rights,” the study found about the conservative state.
It reported that 42 percent of Utah millennials support gay rights.
That is more than the 35 percent of the state’s Gen Xers (ages 35-50) who do, the 34 percent of baby boomers (ages 51-69) and the 28 percent of the silent generation (age 70 and older).
In comparison nationally, 51 percent of millennials support gay rights, as do 37 percent of Gen Xers; 33 percent of boomers and 32 percent of the silent generation.
“Utah Gen Xers and Boomers nearly match their national counterparts,” the study noted.
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