Figure 1a:

Change in average feeling thermometer scores for gays and lesbians among demographic groups, 1984-2002

	1980	1982	1984	1986	1988	1990	1992	1994	1996	1998	2000	2002	change, 1984-2002
all			30º		29º		38º	35º	39º	45º	47º	46º	16º

black			36		32		42	40	42	50	42	38	2
hispanic			33		31		45	39	45	49	52	49	16
white			29		28		37	34	39	44	47	46	17

male			26		27		34	29	34	40	42	42	16
female			33		30		41	40	44	49	51	49	16

no college degree			28		25		35	33	37	43	44	43	15
college degree			38		40		45	44	47	51	55	54	16

Democrats (including leaners)			34		31		43	40	45	48	52	50	16
Independents			31		28		35	34	41	46	44	44	13
Republicans (including leaners)			26		25		31	29	32	41	42	42	16

1975-present										52	57	53	n/a
1959-74			31		29		40	38	42	47	47	46	15
1943-58			33		30		41	37	40	46	47	45	12
1927-42			27		27		34	30	35	39	39	41	14
Before 1927			27		27		33	29	31	34	42	41	14

Source: Surveys for the National Election Studies by the Center for Political Studies, University of Michigan.

Figure 1b:

Percent rating gays and lesbians last among demographic groups on “feeling thermometer," 1984-2002

Source: Surveys for the National Election Studies by the Center for Political Studies, University of Michigan.