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NET Favor % Strongly favor % Favor % NET Oppose % Oppose % Strongly oppose % (VOL.) DK/Ref % (N) Unweighted Count
TOTAL
57 28 28 39 18 21 5 2002
GENDER
Men 53 24 29 42 19 23 5 1088
Women 60 32 27 35 17 18 5 914
AGE
18-49 67 37 30 31 15 15 2 865
50+ 44 18 26 48 21 27 7 1113
DETAILED AGE
18-29 76 46 30 22 10 12 2 319
30-49 61 31 30 36 18 18 2 546
50-64 47 20 26 46 19 27 7 576
65+ 41 15 26 51 24 27 8 537
GENERATIONS
Millennial (ages 18-34 in 2015) 73 45 28 24 12 12 3 452
Generation X (35-50) 59 28 31 39 19 20 2 469
Baby-Boomer (51-69) 45 18 27 48 20 28 7 710
Silent (70-87) 39 16 23 53 25 27 8 325
DETAILED GENERATIONS
Younger Millennial (18-26) 76 49 28 22 10 11 2 209
Older Millennial (27-34) 71 41 29 26 13 12 4 243
Younger Gen Xer (35-42) 62 32 31 36 18 19 1 215
Older Gen Xer (43-50) 56 24 32 41 20 21 3 254
Younger Boomer (51-59) 43 20 23 51 19 32 7 307
Older Boomer (60-69) 48 17 32 45 21 24 7 403
Younger Silent (70-79) 42 17 25 52 26 26 6 234
Older Silent (80-87) — — — — — — — 91*
GENERATION BY GENDER
Millennial men 73 40 33 23 11 12 4 272
Millennial women 74 51 23 24 13 12 2 180
Gen Xer men 49 21 28 49 22 27 2 262
Gen Xer women 69 35 34 29 16 13 3 207
Boomer men 42 16 27 50 21 29 8 384
Boomer women 48 21 27 46 19 27 6 326
Silent men 34 12 22 59 29 30 7 153
Silent women 43 19 24 48 23 25 9 172
RACE
White, Non-Hispanic 59 31 28 37 17 21 4 1404
Black, Non-Hispanic 41 18 23 51 22 29 8 177
Hispanic 56 22 34 38 24 15 6 248
EDUCATION
Post-grad 70 42 28 24 12 12 6 354
College grad 68 36 32 27 16 11 5 501
Some college 56 28 28 39 20 20 4 503
HS or less 49 22 27 47 19 28 5 636
INCOME
$75,000+ 64 35 29 33 15 18 3 677
$30,000-$74,999 57 30 27 39 18 21 4 620
<$30,000 51 23 28 44 20 24 6 525
RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE
Total Protestant 40 15 25 55 23 32 5 975
White, Non-Hispanic evangelical Protestant 27 8 19 70 27 43 3 398
  White, Non-Hispanic mainline Protestant 62 27 35 33 19 14 4 314
Total Catholic 56 25 32 38 21 17 6 408
White, Non-Hispanic Catholic 59 29 29 36 17 19 5 249
Unaffiliated 85 54 30 11 7 3 4 452
RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE
Weekly or more 34 13 21 60 24 36 6 716
Less than weekly 68 37 32 27 14 13 4 1268
REGION
Northeast 67 38 29 28 16 13 4 317
Midwest 58 29 29 39 18 21 4 483
South 47 20 27 47 20 28 6 753
West 63 33 29 32 16 16 5 449
DETAILED REGION
  New England (CT ME MA NH RI VT) — — — — — — — 93*
  Middle Atlantic (DE DC MD NJ NY PA) 64 39 25 30 18 12 6 280
  Great Lakes-East North (IN IL MI OH WI) 57 26 30 40 17 23 3 317
  Midwest-West North (IA KS MN MO NE ND SD) 59 33 26 36 20 16 5 166
  South Atlantic (FL GA NC SC VA WV) 52 20 31 43 17 26 5 344
  South Central (AL AR KY LA MS OK TN TX) 39 17 22 54 22 32 7 353
  Mountain (AZ CO ID NM MT UT NV WY) 59 33 26 37 14 23 4 156
  Pacific (AK CA HI OR WA) 65 34 31 29 17 12 6 293
REGISTERED VOTER
Registered voter 56 29 26 39 18 21 5 1497
Not a registered voter 59 26 32 37 17 21 4 505
PARTY ID
Republican 34 13 21 63 26 37 3 506
Democrat 65 38 27 29 13 16 6 636
Independent 65 31 34 31 16 15 4 758
PARTY WITH LEANERS
Rep/Rep lean 41 15 25 56 23 32 4 835
Dem/Dem lean 69 40 29 26 14 12 5 975
IDEOLOGY
Conservative 30 10 20 66 27 38 4 750
Moderate 67 29 37 29 16 13 5 689
Liberal 79 52 27 17 8 8 4 503
PARTY AND IDEOLOGY
Conservative Republican 22 8 14 75 29 46 3 363
Mod/Lib Republican 59 23 36 37 20 17 3 139
Mod/Cons Democrat 54 25 29 39 18 22 6 340
Liberal Democrat 81 58 23 16 7 9 3 278
TEA PARTY AMONG REP/REP LEAN
Agree 30 8 21 66 27 39 5 314
Disagree/No opinion 47 19 28 50 22 29 3 509
LEGAL STATUS OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
Legal by legislature/vote 68 38 30 27 16 11 5 384
Legal by court 59 30 30 37 17 20 4 1051
Not legal 43 20 24 50 21 29 7 567
CONFLICT BETWEEN RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND HOMOSEXUALITY?
NET Yes, religious beliefs conflict 33 12 21 63 27 36 4 847
A lot of conflict 27 11 16 70 27 42 3 650
A little conflict 54 15 39 41 27 14 5 197
No, no conflict 76 42 34 19 11 8 5 1092
NUMBER OF GAYS/LESBIANS YOU PERSONALLY KNOW?
A lot 73 48 26 24 10 14 3 514
Some 59 27 31 37 17 19 4 910
Only one or two 43 16 26 52 24 28 5 339
REPUBLICAN/REPUBLICAN LEANERS
Men 40 14 26 56 23 33 4 502
Women 42 17 25 56 24 31 3 333
Millennial 59 31 29 39 16 23 2 154
Generation X 45 16 29 54 23 31 1 179
Baby-Boomer 31 7 24 62 25 37 6 330
Silent 24 7 17 72 31 40 4 152
College grad 48 17 31 46 23 23 5 357
Some college 38 13 25 58 24 34 4 235
HS or less 38 16 22 60 22 38 2 240
Conservative Rep/Rep leaner 26 8 18 70 28 42 4 534
Mod/Lib Rep/Rep leaner 63 26 38 34 16 18 3 293
Religious attendance: Weekly or more 20 6 14 77 26 52 3 367
Religious attendance: Less than weekly 56 22 34 40 22 19 4 460
DEMOCRAT/DEMOCRAT LEANERS
Men 66 37 30 30 15 15 4 477
Women 71 43 28 23 12 10 6 498
Millennial 82 56 26 16 10 6 2 239
Generation X 71 39 32 27 16 12 1 239
Baby-Boomer 60 30 30 34 15 19 7 329
Silent 54 26 28 34 18 17 12 147
College grad 84 56 27 13 8 5 4 433
Some college 72 43 29 24 16 8 4 230
HS or less 57 27 30 37 16 21 6 309
Liberal Dem/Dem leaner 84 58 26 13 7 6 3 415
Cons/Mod Dem/Dem leaner 59 28 31 36 19 17 5 536
Religious attendance: Weekly or more 49 20 28 44 23 21 7 286
Religious attendance: Less than weekly 78 48 30 18 10 9 4 683
WHITES
Men 54 27 27 42 18 24 4 761
Women 63 35 28 32 15 17 4 643
18-49 71 44 28 27 13 15 1 517
50+ 48 20 28 46 20 26 6 869
College grad 71 41 30 24 14 10 4 664
Some college or less 53 27 26 43 18 26 4 738
College grad men 63 33 30 31 18 13 6 377
College grad women 80 49 31 17 9 8 3 287
Some college or less men 50 24 26 47 18 30 2 384
Some college or less women 55 29 27 40 18 21 5 354
Income: $75,000+ 64 36 28 33 15 18 3 534
Income: $30,000-$74,999 60 34 27 36 16 20 3 450
Income: <$30,000 52 26 27 43 17 26 5 288
Republican 33 12 21 64 27 36 3 439
Democrat 76 51 25 20 9 10 5 367
Independent 69 36 34 27 13 14 4 544
Northeast 69 44 26 27 14 13 4 216
Midwest 59 31 29 37 18 20 3 400
South 48 22 26 47 17 30 5 510
West 68 38 31 28 16 12 3 278
Note: Figures where N is marked with an asterisk not shown because of insufficient sample size.
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