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?
Percent | Cumulative Percent | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1) Good idea/favor Constitutional amendment | 61.0% | 61.0% | ||
2) Bad idea/oppose Constitutional amendment | 34.7% | 95.7% | ||
9) Don't know/Refused | 4.3% | 100.0% | ||
Missing | 690 | |||
Total Unweighted N = 1013 |
Political party (I-PARTYID)
Republican | Democrat | Independent | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good idea/favor Constitutional amendment | 67.8% | 57.8% | 55.7% | 34 | 61.0% |
Bad idea/oppose Constitutional amendment | 28.4% | 38.0% | 40.6% | 14 | 35.1% |
Don't know/Refused | 3.8% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 7 | 3.9% |
Missing | 98 | 299 | 248 | 745 | 45 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Worship attendance (I-ATTEND)
More than once a week | Once a week | Once or twice a month | A few times a year | Seldom | Never | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good idea/favor Constitutional amendment | 65.9% | 61.3% | 60.4% | 64.2% | 51.8% | 60.1% | 4 | 61.2% |
Bad idea/oppose Constitutional amendment | 27.7% | 35.7% | 36.7% | 32.0% | 42.1% | 37.8% | 2 | 34.7% |
Don't know/Refused | 6.4% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.8% | 6.1% | 2.0% | 3 | 4.1% |
Missing | 34 | 116 | 110 | 181 | 131 | 111 | 699 | 7 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Age (I-AGE)
18-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good idea/favor Constitutional amendment | 63.7% | 65.9% | 70.1% | 59.5% | 59.7% | 50.3% | 7 | 61.2% |
Bad idea/oppose Constitutional amendment | 33.3% | 31.1% | 27.5% | 38.6% | 34.2% | 41.5% | 6 | 34.6% |
Don't know/Refused | 2.9% | 3.0% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 6.1% | 8.3% | 1 | 4.2% |
Missing | 85 | 146 | 123 | 149 | 85 | 96 | 704 | 6 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Education (I-EDUC)
Less than high school | High school graduate | Some college | College+ | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good idea/favor Constitutional amendment | 58.8% | 65.6% | 64.0% | 51.0% | 2 | 61.1% |
Bad idea/oppose Constitutional amendment | 39.8% | 28.3% | 32.0% | 45.2% | 2 | 34.6% |
Don't know/Refused | 1.5% | 6.1% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 0 | 4.3% |
Missing | 41 | 173 | 167 | 309 | 694 | 0 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
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 more | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good idea/favor Constitutional amendment | 65.5% | 60.4% | 67.0% | 60.8% | 62.0% | 52.3% | 67 | 62.6% |
Bad idea/oppose Constitutional amendment | 30.2% | 38.1% | 28.1% | 37.2% | 33.7% | 47.1% | 47 | 34.2% |
Don't know/Refused | 4.3% | 1.5% | 4.9% | 2.0% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 17 | 3.2% |
Missing | 97 | 82 | 128 | 100 | 80 | 119 | 821 | 84 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Race (I-RACE)
White, not Hispanic | Black, not Hispanic | Hispanic/Other | Missing | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Good idea/favor Constitutional amendment | 61.4% | 61.4% | 58.1% | 2 | 61.0% |
Bad idea/oppose Constitutional amendment | 34.1% | 35.3% | 39.0% | 0 | 34.8% |
Don't know/Refused | 4.5% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 1 | 4.2% |
Missing | 520 | 52 | 112 | 693 | 6 |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% |