Survey of 6654 celebrants on 4th August 2015
The Coalition of Celebrant Associations (CoCA) Inc thanks to the 1491 (22.4%) celebrants who completed this survey sent to 6654 celebrants on 4th August 2015.
CoCA has a neutral position on Same Sex Marriage.
The purpose of the survey was to provide CoCA with information about independent civil celebrants views on Same Sex marriage, should this become legal.
| Question |
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|---|---|
| Which class of marriage celebrant are you? | |
| Answer Choices | |
| an independent civil celebrant (under the Commonwealth MLCS regulation |
97.52% 1,454 |
| an independent religious celebrant (under the Commonwealth MLCS regulation) |
1.07% 16 |
| a BDM marriage officer or court officer | 0.13% 2 |
| an authorised religious celebrant of a Recognised Religion | 0.40% 6 |
| not a marriage celebrant | 0.87% 13 |
| Total | 1,491 |
| Question |
|
|---|---|
| If same sex marriage became legal would you: | |
| Answer Choices | |
| happily marry same sex couples |
80% (79.85%) 1,185 |
| accept same sex clients if legally required to do so |
6.5 % (6.74%) 100 |
| consider discreetly refusing - be 'unavailable' |
10.5 % (10.51%) 156 |
| resign | 3 % (2.90%) 43 |
| Total | 1,484 |