Table 1
Which of the following statements comes closest to your
view-same-sex couples should be allowed to legally marry; or same-sex
couples should be allowed to legally form civil unions, but not marry;
or same-sex couples should not be allowed to either marry or form civil
unions?
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MARRY |
UNION |
NEITHER |
NOT SURE/REF. |
| |
ALL |
24 |
38 |
34 |
4 |
| |
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| Sex |
| |
MEN |
23 |
39 |
36 |
2 |
| |
WOMEN |
26 |
37 |
31 |
6 |
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| Age |
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18-29 |
44 |
31 |
22 |
3 |
| |
30-44 |
26 |
39 |
31 |
4 |
| |
45-64 |
16 |
43 |
36 |
5 |
| |
65+ |
10 |
38 |
48 |
4 |
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| Education |
| |
<COL GRAD |
22 |
35 |
39 |
4 |
| |
COL GRAD+ |
31 |
46 |
20 |
3 |
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| Income |
| |
<$40K |
19 |
36 |
41 |
4 |
| |
$40-60K |
23 |
42 |
30 |
5 |
| |
$60K+ |
29 |
42 |
27 |
2 |
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| Region |
| |
EAST |
25 |
42 |
30 |
3 |
| |
MIDWEST |
29 |
39 |
27 |
5 |
| |
SOUTH |
13 |
39 |
43 |
4 |
| |
WEST |
36 |
33 |
30 |
1 |
| |
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| Location of Home |
| |
CITY |
30 |
40 |
24 |
6 |
| |
SUBURB |
31 |
43 |
22 |
4 |
| |
SM/TOWN |
20 |
34 |
44 |
2 |
| |
RURAL |
14 |
34 |
50 |
2 |
| |
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| Registered to Vote-Nat'l |
| |
REGISTERED |
24 |
38 |
34 |
4 |
| |
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| Party ID |
| |
DEM |
36 |
35 |
24 |
5 |
| |
IND |
27 |
45 |
26 |
2 |
| |
REP |
6 |
38 |
54 |
2 |
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| Political Ideology |
| |
LIBERAL |
52 |
34 |
12 |
2 |
| |
MIDDLE |
24 |
47 |
24 |
5 |
| |
CONSERV |
7 |
35 |
54 |
4 |
| |
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| Attendance at Religious Services |
| |
WK/MORE |
15 |
31 |
51 |
3 |
| |
MONTHLY |
16 |
53 |
27 |
4 |
| |
LESS |
26 |
54 |
16 |
4 |
| |
NEVER |
32 |
36 |
27 |
5 |
| |
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| Political Ideology by Party
ID |
| |
LIB DEMS |
55 |
36 |
7 |
2 |
| |
NON-LIB DEMS |
22 |
33 |
39 |
6 |
| |
NON-CONS INDS |
38 |
44 |
16 |
2 |
| |
CONS IND |
8 |
48 |
41 |
3 |
| |
NON-CONS REPS |
19 |
50 |
28 |
3 |
| |
CONS REP |
3 |
35 |
60 |
2 |
| |
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| Party ID by Education |
| |
DEM/<CGRD |
30 |
34 |
31 |
5 |
| |
DEM/CGRD+ |
55 |
37 |
6 |
2 |
| |
IND/<CGRD |
26 |
42 |
29 |
3 |
| |
IND/CGRD+ |
30 |
52 |
17 |
1 |
| |
REP/<CGRD |
7 |
34 |
58 |
1 |
| |
REP/CGRD+ |
3 |
48 |
45 |
4 |
| |
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| White Non-Catholic Christians |
| |
WHITENCC |
15 |
36 |
45 |
4 |
| |
|
|
|
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|
| White Non-Catholic Christian
Fundamentalists |
| |
WHNCCFUN |
5 |
25 |
66 |
4 |
| |
|
|
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|
|
| White Non-Catholic Christians
Born-Again |
| |
WNCCBORN |
7 |
31 |
59 |
3 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-Catholic Christian Fundamentalist
Conservatives |
| |
RELRIGHT |
2 |
21 |
77 |
-- |
| |
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| Sex and Age |
| |
MEN L/44 |
31 |
35 |
33 |
1 |
| |
MEN 45+ |
10 |
46 |
42 |
2 |
| |
WOM L/44 |
37 |
36 |
21 |
6 |
| |
WOM 45+ |
16 |
38 |
40 |
6 |
| |
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| Sex by Marital Status |
| |
MAR/MEN |
18 |
41 |
38 |
3 |
| |
SNGL/MEN |
30 |
38 |
31 |
1 |
| |
MAR/WOM |
18 |
39 |
35 |
8 |
| |
SNGL/WOM |
41 |
36 |
20 |
3 |
Source: Survey by Los Angeles Times, March 27-30,
2004.
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