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News Interest Index, March 2004 - Analysis

GAYMAR2 (Weighted by WEIGHT)

[ASK ONLY IF GAYMAR1= 3 or 4 ] There has been a proposal to change the U.S. Constitution to ban gay marriage. Do you think amending the Constitution to ban gay marriage is a good idea, or a bad idea?
 PercentCumulative Percent
1) Good idea/favor Constitutional amendment61.0%61.0%
2) Bad idea/oppose Constitutional amendment34.7%95.7%
9) Don't know/Refused4.3%100.0%
Missing690
Total Unweighted N = 1013





Political party (I-PARTYID)

 RepublicanDemocratIndependentMissingTotal
Good idea/favor Constitutional amendment67.8%57.8%55.7%3461.0%
Bad idea/oppose Constitutional amendment28.4%38.0%40.6%1435.1%
Don't know/Refused3.8%4.2%3.7%73.9%
Missing9829924874545
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 958

Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)

 More than once a weekOnce a weekOnce or twice a monthA few times a yearSeldomNeverMissingTotal
Good idea/favor Constitutional amendment65.9%61.3%60.4%64.2%51.8%60.1%461.2%
Bad idea/oppose Constitutional amendment27.7%35.7%36.7%32.0%42.1%37.8%234.7%
Don't know/Refused6.4%3.1%2.9%3.8%6.1%2.0%34.1%
Missing341161101811311116997
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1004

Age (I-AGE)

 18-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+MissingTotal
Good idea/favor Constitutional amendment63.7%65.9%70.1%59.5%59.7%50.3%761.2%
Bad idea/oppose Constitutional amendment33.3%31.1%27.5%38.6%34.2%41.5%634.6%
Don't know/Refused2.9%3.0%2.4%1.9%6.1%8.3%14.2%
Missing8514612314985967046
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 999

Education (I-EDUC)

 Less than high schoolHigh school graduateSome collegeCollege+MissingTotal
Good idea/favor Constitutional amendment58.8%65.6%64.0%51.0%261.1%
Bad idea/oppose Constitutional amendment39.8%28.3%32.0%45.2%234.6%
Don't know/Refused1.5%6.1%3.9%3.8%04.3%
Missing411731673096940
Total 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1009

Household income (I-INCOME)

 Less than $20,000$20,000 to under $30,000$30,000 to under $50,000$50,000 to under $75,000$75,000 to under $100,000$100,000 or moreMissingTotal
Good idea/favor Constitutional amendment65.5%60.4%67.0%60.8%62.0%52.3%6762.6%
Bad idea/oppose Constitutional amendment30.2%38.1%28.1%37.2%33.7%47.1%4734.2%
Don't know/Refused4.3%1.5%4.9%2.0%4.3%0.6%173.2%
Missing97821281008011982184
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 882

Race (I-RACE)

 White, not HispanicBlack, not HispanicHispanic/OtherMissingTotal
Good idea/favor Constitutional amendment61.4%61.4%58.1%261.0%
Bad idea/oppose Constitutional amendment34.1%35.3%39.0%034.8%
Don't know/Refused4.5%3.2%3.0%14.2%
Missing520521126936
Total 100% 100% 100%  
Total Unweighted N = 1010

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