Posted on 05/20/2011 11:06:51 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
PRINCETON, NJ -- For the first time in Gallup's tracking of the issue, a majority of Americans (53%) believe same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages. The increase since last year came exclusively among political independents and Democrats. Republicans' views did not change.
These results are based on Gallup's May 5-8 Values and Beliefs poll, which has tracked attitudes toward legalizing same-sex marriage each year since 2004, adding to Gallup's initial polling on the topic in 1996 and 1999.
This year's nine-percentage-point increase in support for same-sex marriage is the largest year-to-year shift yet measured over this time period. Two-thirds of Americans were opposed to legalized same-sex marriage in 1996, with 27% in favor. By 2004, support had risen to 42% and, despite some fluctuations from year to year, stayed at roughly that level through last year.
Democrats' and Independents' Greater Acceptance Shifts the Balance
Democrats' and independents' support for legalized same-sex marriage increased this year by 13 and 10 points, respectively. Republicans' views on the issue did not change from last year. Clear majorities of both Democrats and independents now support gay marriage, 69% and 59% respectively, contrasted with 28% support among Republicans.
Majorities of moderates and liberals support gay marriage, as they did last year, contrasted with 28% of conservatives.
Support for Legal Same-Sex Marriage Decreases Sharply With Age
Support for legal gay marriage decreases markedly with age, ranging from 70% support among those aged 18 to 34, to 39% support among those 55 and older. More broadly, support is highest among younger women and lowest among older men.
Compared with last year, support for legalizing same-sex marriage increased most among younger, 18- to 34-year-old Americans, and among men under 50.
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In other news the institution of marriage itself is going down, and the male sex is becoming obsolete as women increasingly earn their own money, and artificially impregnate themselves.
Western Civilization is in a state of progressive collapse.
I don’t.
Who cares what they do. I’ll trade them gay marriage in a heartbeat if they give us Roe v. Wade.
TOTAL BULLSHIT! Cooked poll with weighted results to attain the result that the poll was taken to attain.
LLS
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“Results for this Gallup poll are based on telephone interviews conducted May 5-8, 2011, with a random sample of 1,018 adults, aged 18 and older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
For results based on the total sample of national adults, one can say with 95% confidence that the maximum margin of sampling error is ±4 percentage points.
Interviews are conducted with respondents on landline telephones and cellular phones, with interviews conducted in Spanish for respondents who are primarily Spanish-speaking. Each sample includes a minimum quota of 400 cell phone respondents and 600 landline respondents per 1,000 national adults, with additional minimum quotas among landline respondents for gender within region. Landline telephone numbers are chosen at random among listed telephone numbers. Cell phones numbers are selected using random digit dial methods. Landline respondents are chosen at random within each household on the basis of which member had the most recent birthday.
Samples are weighted by gender, age, race, Hispanic ethnicity, education, region, adults in the household, and phone status (cell phone-only/landline only/both, cell phone mostly, and having an unlisted landline number). Demographic weighting targets are based on the March 2010 Current Population Survey figures for the aged 18 and older non-institutionalized population living in U.S. telephone households. All reported margins of sampling error include the computed design effects for weighting and sample design.
In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls.”
Hats off to you, LLS, for stating it so precisely.
I agree. So, why does it lose in every state where it comes to a vote?
Looks like “americans” does not mean “voters”.
Could forty years of gay priests preaching 'forgiveness before repentance' have anything to do with the Catholic stand on this issue?
The news is that they won't. Once they get to redefine marriage, they will do what they always do everywhere else: seek to recruit in the schools, seek to silence or prosecute any opposition for hate speech and who knows what else.
A man can't marry another man anymore than a man can marry a horse.
RE: You’re the Freep who posted it, and your comments didn’t protest the propaganda. I’m taking it up with you.
OK, here’s my personal opinion — I AM AGAINST GAY MARRIAGE.
What’s your beef with me now?
Maybe they figure “who cares, it’ll just get overturned by some Liberal judge anyway.” How many times have people voted overwhelmingly against gay marriage only to have it negated by some judge.
Lies; damned lies and statistics.
RE: Could forty years of gay priests preaching ‘forgiveness before repentance’ have anything to do with the Catholic stand on this issue?
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I am not Catholic, but many of my relatives are. Therefore I know MANY priests personally.
I do not personally know of any priest who favor gay marriage. Yes, they are for forgiveness, but IT HAS TO COME WITH REPENTANCE OF SIN.
If there are many Catholics who ignore their own church’s teachings, it is because they have allowed themselves to be influenced by society. We can’t blame priests for this.
Looks like “cooking the books”.
The poll just isn’t accurate.
The left has been pushing this issue long and hard and demonized anyone that disagrees with them.
A lot of people are concerned about what the pollster thinks of them, and won’t give an honest answer to a stranger- which probably isn’t that bad of an idea considering how vicious some of the proponents of gay marriage have been.
I think you’d see a far different result if people vote in a secret ballot election- this is just like the card-check thingie which opposes secret ballots.
The poll just isn’t accurate.
The left has been pushing this issue long and hard and demonized anyone that disagrees with them.
A lot of people are concerned about what the pollster thinks of them, and won’t give an honest answer to a stranger- which probably isn’t that bad of an idea considering how vicious some of the proponents of gay marriage have been.
I think you’d see a far different result if people vote in a secret ballot election- this is just like the card-check thingie which opposes secret ballots.
I’m glad to hear that you’re against Gay marriage, just as the majority of Americans are.
Why post a bogus pole which you found to be “interesting”? You’ve been a Freeper for 4 yrs. now. You know where a majority of Freepers stand on this subject. Did you wish to provoke controversy? A lot of feedback? Were you trying to garner attention? Surely you couldn’t have been trying to enlighten us with this bogus pole.
Bishop’s fault. Lack of discipline teaches Catholics that the issue really isn’t that big a deal, when you get right down to it, as opposed to what the Church actually teaches.
Freegards
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