<page_title> Recognition of same-sex unions in Italy </page_title> <section_title> Public opinion </section_title> <table> <cell> 40.4% <col_header> 2009 </col_header> <col_header> YES </col_header> <row_header> same-sex marriage </row_header> </cell> <cell> 18.5% <col_header> 2009 </col_header> <col_header> YES </col_header> <row_header> civil unions but not marriage </row_header> </cell> </table>
A poll conducted in 2009, Showed that 40.4% of Italians supported same-sex marriage, while 18.5% supported civil unions but not marriage.