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Law and Civil Rights ► Page 1: Same-sex marriage, gay rights ► Page 2: Civil liberties, tort reform . . .	See also: Supreme Court \| Crime \| Race/Ethnicity \| War on Terrorism

Polls listed chronologically.

Same-Sex Marriage, Gay Rights

Quinnipiac University Poll. March 26-April 1, 2013. N=1,711 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.4.
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"In general, do you support or oppose same-sex marriage?"
					.
		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/26 - 4/1/13	50	41	9
	Republicans	24	66	10
	Democrats	69	24	7
	Independents	52	39	9
					.
	2/27 - 3/4/13	47	43	10
	Republicans	23	69	8
	Democrats	65	29	6
	Independents	50	38	12
					.
	11/28 - 12/3/12	48	46	7
	7/8-13/08	36	55	9

CBS News Poll. March 20-24, 2013. N=1,181 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Do you think it should be legal or not legal for same-sex couples to marry?"
						.
		Legal	Not legal	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	53	39	8
	18-29 years old	73	21
	30-44	59	37
	45-64	46	46
	65 & older	35	52
						.
	2/6-10/13	54	39	8
	11/16-19/12	51	41	8
	9/8-12/12	51	41	7
	7/11-16/12	46	44	10
						.
"Do you think laws regarding whether same-sex marriage is legal or not should be determined by the federal government or left to each individual state government to decide?"
						.
		Federal government	State governments	Both (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/20-24/13	26	62	1	10
	2/6-10/13	29	61	2	9
						.
"Do you think the federal government should recognize legal marriages of same-sex couples and provide them the same federal benefits the government provides to heterosexual married couples, or not?"
						.
		Should	Should not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/20-24/13	60	35	5

Fox News Poll conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). March 17-19, 2013. N=1,002 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Do you favor or oppose legalizing same-sex marriage?"
						.
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/17-19/13	49	46	5
	2/25-27/13	46	46	8
	10/28-30/12	42	44	14
						.
"Do you think each individual state should be allowed to decide whether same-sex couples can legally marry, or not?"
						.
		Should	Should not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/17-19/13	53	45	2
						.
"Do you think same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry, or not?"
						.
		Do	Do not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/17-19/13	53	43	5
						.
"Twenty years from now, do you think same-sex couples will be able to marry in every state, most states, only a few states, or will they not be able to marry in any state?"
						.
		Every state	Most states	A few states	No states	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	3/17-19/13	32	41	16	6	4

CNN/ORC Poll. March 15-17, 2013. N=1,021 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
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"Do you think marriages between gay and lesbian couples should or should not be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages?"
					.
		Should	Should not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/15-17/13	53	44	3
	Men	49	48	3
	Women	56	40	4
	Under age 50	61	36	3
	50 & older	42	53	4
	Democrats	70	28	2
	Independents	55	41	4
	Republicans	25	71	4
					.
	5/29-31/12	54	42	3
	Men	52	43	5
	Women	56	42	2
	Democrats	70	28	2
	Independents	60	37	4
	Republicans	23	72	5
					.
	9/9-11/11	53	46	1
	4/9-10/11	51	47	2
	4/23-26/09	44	54	2
	12/19-21/08	44	55	1
	6/26-29/08	44	53	3
					.
"As you may know, several states legally recognize marriages between gay or lesbian couples. Regardless of how you feel about the laws in those states, do you think the federal government should or should not legally recognize the same-sex marriages that have been performed in states that allow them?"
					.
		Should	Should not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/15-17/13	56	43	1

Pew Research Center. March 13-17, 2013. N=1,501 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
					.
"Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry legally?" EXCEPT for 5/08, 6/08, 8/09, 4/12: "Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally?"
					.
		Strongly favor/Favor	Oppose/ Strongly oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/13-17/13	49	44	8
	10/24-28/12	49	40	11
	6/28 - 7/9/12	48	44	8
	6/7-17/12	48	44	9
	4/4-15/12	47	43	11
	2/22 - 3/1/11	45	46	9
	8/25 - 9/6/10	43	47	10
	7/21 - 8/5/10	41	48	10
	8/11-17/09	39	53	8
	4/09	35	54	11
	8/08	39	52	9
	6/18-29/08	40	52	8
	5/21-25/08	38	49	13

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. March 7-10, 2013. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
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"Do you think it should be legal or illegal for gay and lesbian couples to get married?" 2005 & 2010-2012: "gay and lesbian." 2009: "gay and lesbian" asked of half the sample, "homosexual" asked of half the sample. Other years: "homosexual."
					.
		Legal	Illegal	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/7-10/13	58	36	6
	7/25 - 8/5/12	53	42	5
	5/17-20/12	53	39	8
	3/7-10/12	52	43	5
	7/14-17/11	51	45	4
	3/10-13/11	53	44	3
	2/4-8/10	47	50	3
	4/21-24/09	49	46	5
	5/31 - 6/4/06	36	58	5
	8/25-28/05	39	58	3
	3/4-7/04	38	59	3
	2/18-22/04	39	55	6
	1/15-18/04	41	55	4
	9/03	37	55	7
					.
"Do you think each state should make its own law on whether same-sex marriage is legal or illegal there, or do you think this should be decided for all states on the basis of the U.S. Constitution?"
					.
		Each state	U.S. Constitution	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/7-10/13	33	64	3

Public Religion Research Institute/Brookings Institution. Jan. 28-Feb. 24, 2013. N=4,465 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 1.7.
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"I'd like to get your views on some issues that are being discussed in the country today. All in all, do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry legally?"
						.
		Strongly favor	Favor	Oppose	Strongly oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	1/28 - 2/24/13	25	27	19	23	7
	6/20-24/12	25	24	18	26	7
	3/7-11/12	22	30	19	25	5

Quinnipiac University. Jan. 30-Feb. 4, 2013. N=1,772 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.3.
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"Do you think the Boy Scouts of America should continue its ban on openly gay members or end its ban on openly gay members?"
					.
		Continue ban	End ban	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	33	55	12
	Republicans	51	33	16
	Independents	31	57	12
	Democrats	19	71	10

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Dec. 6-9, 2012. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
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"Do you favor or oppose allowing gay and lesbian couples to enter into same-sex marriages?" If favor or oppose: "Would you say that you strongly favor/oppose, or just somewhat favor/oppose?"
							.
		Strongly favor	Somewhat favor	Somewhat oppose	Strongly oppose	Depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%	%
	12/6-9/12	33	18	10	30	2	7
	2/29 - 3/3/12	32	17	9	31	3	8
	10/22-25/09	26	15	9	40	3	7
	3/04	18	12	10	51	3	5
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"If a law passed that allowed same-sex marriages to become legal in your state, would you actively support such a law, be in favor but not actively support it, be opposed to it but not actively try to have it overturned, or be opposed to such a law and actively work to overturn it?"
							.
		Actively support	Favor, but not actively	Oppose, but not actively	Oppose, work to overturn	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	12/6-9/12	25	30	25	16	3
	5/16-20/12	24	30	23	17	6

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Nov. 26-29, 2012. N=1,015 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
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"Do you think marriages between same-sex couples should or should not be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages?"
					.
		Should	Should not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/26-29/12	53	46	2
	5/3-6/12	50	48	2
	12/15-18/11	48	48	4
	5/5-8/11	53	45	3
	5/3-6/10	44	53	3
	5/7-10/09	40	57	3
	5/8-11/08	40	56	4
	5/10-13/07	46	53	1
	5/8-11/06	42	56	2

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Nov. 7-11, 2012. N=1,023 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
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"Do you support or oppose gay marriage?"
					.
		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/7-11/12	51	47	3

AP-National Constitution Center Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. Aug. 16-20, 2012. N=1,006 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.9.
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"Should couples of the same sex be entitled to the same government benefits as married couples of the opposite sex, or should the government distinguish between them?"
						.
		Entitled to the same	Distinguish between	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	8/16-20/12	63	32	4	1
	8/18-22/11	57	40	2	1
	8/11-16/10	58	38	3	1
	9/3-8/09	54	42	4	1
	8/22-29/08	51	43	4	1
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"Should the government give legal recognition to marriages between couples of the same sex, or not?" 2010 & 2011: "Should the federal government give legal recognition to marriages between couples of the same sex, or not?" 9/09: "Should the federal government give legal recognition to marriages between couples of the same sex?"
						.
		Should	Should not	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	8/16-20/12	53	42	4	1
	8/18-22/11	53	44	2	1
	8/11-16/10	52	46	2	-
	9/3-8/09	46	53	1	-

AP-GfK Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications. June 14-18, 2012. N=1,007 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4. 2011: AP/NCC Poll.
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"Would you favor, oppose, or neither favor nor oppose a law allowing same-sex couples to be legally married in your state?" In CT, DC, IA, MA, NH, NY, VT, WA: "Do you favor, oppose, or neither favor nor oppose a law allowing same-sex couples to be legally married in your state?"
						.
		Favor	Oppose	Neither favor nor oppose	Already legal in my state (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/14-18/12	40	42	15	1	3
	8/18-22/11	42	45	10	1	1

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. May 17-20, 2012. N=1,004 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
					.
"Do you think each state should make its own laws on same-sex marriage, or do you think the federal government should make one law for all states on this issue?" Options rotated
					.
		Each state	Federal government	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/17-20/12	49	46	5

Fox News Poll conducted by Anderson Robbins Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). May 13-15, 2012. N=913 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3. 2010 & earlier: Conducted by Opinion Dynamics Corp. LV = likely voters. Except where noted, results are among registered voters.
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"Would you favor or oppose amending the U.S. Constitution to define marriage as being between a man and a woman?"
						.
		Favor	Oppose	Depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/13-15/12	38	53	2	7
						.
	3/3-4/04	52	40	3	5
						.
"Do you believe gays and lesbians should be allowed to get legally married, allowed a legal partnership similar to but not called marriage, or should there be no legal recognition given to gay and lesbian relationships?"
						.
		Legally married	Legal partnership	No legal recognition	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/13-15/12	37	33	25	5
						.
	8/10-11/10	37	29	28	6
	5/12-13/09	33	33	29	5
	11/4-5/06 LV	30	30	32	7
	6/13-14/06	27	25	39	8
	5/18-19/04	25	26	40	9
	3/3-4/04	20	33	40	7

CBS News/New York Times Poll. May 11-13, 2012. N=615 adults nationwide who had previously been polled by CBS and The New York Times April 13-17, 2012. Margin of error ą 4.
						.
"Which comes closest to your view? Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry. OR, Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry. OR, There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship."
						.
		Legal marriage	Civil unions	No legal recognition	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/11-13/12	38	24	33	5
						.
"If you had to decide, do you think it should be legal or not legal for same-sex couples to marry?"
						.
		Legal	Not legal	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/11-13/12	42	51	7
						.
"Would you favor or oppose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would allow marriage only between a man and a woman?"
						.
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/11-13/12	50	46	4
						.
"Do you think laws regarding whether same-sex marriage is legal or not should be determined by the federal government or left to each individual state government to decide?"
						.
		Federal	States	Both (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/11-13/12	32	57	1	9

Gallup Poll. May 3-6, 2012. N=1,024 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
					.
"Do you think gay or lesbian relations between consenting adults should or should not be legal?" 2003: "Do you think homosexual relations between consenting adults should or should not be legal?"
					.
		Should	Should not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/3-6/12	63	31	6
	12/15-18/11	62	33	5
	5/5-8/11	64	32	4
	7/25-27/03	48	46	6
	7/18-20/03	50	44	6
	5/5-7/03	60	35	5

Public Religion Research Institute/Religion News Service. March 7-11, 2012. N=1,007 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
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"I'd like to get your views on some issues that are being discussed in the country today. All in all, do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose . . . ?"
						.
		Strongly favor	Favor	Oppose	Strongly oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
						.
	"Allowing gay and lesbian couples to adopt children"
	3/7-11/12	23	31	19	21	5

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Feb. 29-March 3, 2012. N=800 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
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"Would you say you are more likely to vote for a candidate who supports same-sex marriage, a candidate who opposes same-sex marriage, or would it not make much difference in how you might vote?"
							.
		More likely to vote for supporter	More likely to vote for opponent	Would not make much difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	2/29 - 3/3/12	25	20	54	1

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Feb. 8-13, 2012. N=1,197 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
						.
"Which comes closest to your view? Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry. OR, Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry. OR, There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship."
						.
		Legal marriage	Civil unions	No legal recognition	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	2/8-13/12	40	23	31	6
	9/10-15/11	38	27	28	7
	8/20-24/10	40	30	25	5
	4/5-12/10	39	24	30	7
	6/12-16/09	33	30	32	5
	4/22-26/09	42	25	28	5
	3/12-16/09	33	27	35	5
	5/30 - 6/3/08	30	28	36	6
	3/7-11/07	28	32	35	5
	10/27-31/06	28	29	38	5
	6/06	27	30	40	3
	2/24-28/05	23	34	41	2
	11/18-21/04	21	32	44	3
	7/11-15/04	28	31	38	3
	5/20-23/04	28	29	40	3
	3/10-14/04	22	33	40	5

CBS News Poll. Sept. 28-Oct. 2, 2011. N=1,012 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
						.
"Do you favor or oppose allowing gay men and lesbians to serve openly in the military? ... Do you favor/oppose that strongly or not so strongly?"
						.
		Favor strongly	Favor not so strongly	Oppose not so strongly	Oppose strongly	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	9/28 - 10/2/11	50	18	7	15	10
	11/29 - 12/2/10	53	16	8	15	8
	10/21-26/10	46	16	9	19	10

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. July 14-17, 2011. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
					.
"New York recently passed a law that allows gay and lesbian couples to marry. Do you think this is a positive or negative development?"
					.
		Positive	Negative	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/14-17/11	50	46	5

Quinnipiac University Poll. July 5-11, 2011. N=2,311 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.
					.
"Would you support or oppose a law in your state that would allow same-sex couples to get married?"
					.
		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/5-11/11	46	48	6
	4/21-27/09	38	55	7
					.
"Under current federal law states can refuse to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. Do you think this law should remain in existence or not?"
					.
		Should	Should not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/5-11/11	44	49	7
	4/21-27/09	50	44	6
					.
"Under current federal law spouses in same-sex marriages are denied eligibility for federal benefits. Do you think this law should remain in existence or not?"
					.
		Should	Should not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/5-11/11	35	59	6
	4/21-27/09	39	54	7

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Dec. 9-12, 2010. N=1,001 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
					.
"Do you think homosexuals / gays and lesbians who do NOT publicly disclose their sexual orientation should be allowed to serve in the military or not?" "Homosexuals" and "Gays and lesbians" each asked of half the sample. 2/10 & earlier: "Do you think homosexuals who do NOT publicly disclose their sexual orientation should be allowed to serve in the military or not?"
					.
		Should be allowed	Should not be allowed	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/9-12/10	83	14	4
	2/4-8/10	83	15	1
	7/10-13/08	78	18	5
	1/01	75	22	3
	5/93	63	35	2
					.
"Do you think homosexuals / gays and lesbians who DO publicly disclose their sexual orientation should be allowed to serve in the military or not?" "Homosexuals" and "Gays and lesbians" each asked of half the sample. 2/10 & earlier: "Do you think homosexuals who DO publicly disclose their sexual orientation should be allowed to serve in the military or not?"
					.
		Should be allowed	Should not be allowed	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/9-12/10	77	21	2
	2/4-8/10	75	24	1
	7/10-13/08	75	22	3
	1/01	62	35	3
	5/93	44	55	2

Gallup Poll. Dec. 3-6, 2010. N=1,003 adults nationwide, interviewed via Gallup Daily tracking. Margin of error ą 4.
					.
"Suppose that on Election Day you could vote on key issues as well as candidates. Please tell me whether you would vote for or against a law that would do each of the following. First, would you vote for or against a law that would allow gays and lesbians to serve openly in the U.S. military?"
					.
		Vote for	Vote against	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/3-6/10	67	28	5

Pew Research Center. Dec. 1-5, 2010. N=1,500 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
						.
"Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military?"
						.
		Strongly favor	Favor	Oppose	Strongly oppose	Unsure/ Refused
		%	%	%	%	%
	12/1-5/10	21	38	16	8	17
	11/4-7/10	23	35	16	11	16
	2/3-9/10	18	43	17	10	12

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Nov. 19-21, 2010. N=1,037 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
						.
"As you may know, Congress is considering several issues during its lame duck session between now and the end of the year. The lame duck session includes many current members of Congress who will leave when the new Congress takes over in January. How important is it to you that the current lame duck Congress complete action on each of the following this year: very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not important at all? How about passing legislation to allow openly gay men and women to serve in the military?"
						.
		Very important	Somewhat important	Not too important	Not important at all	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	11/19-21/10	32	24	18	23	2

McClatchy-Marist Poll. Nov. 15-18, 2010. N=810 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.5.
					.
"Do you think the current Democratic Congress should repeal the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy and allow gay men and women to serve openly in the military or do you think they should not repeal it so they continue to serve but not openly?"
					.
		Should repeal	Should not repeal	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/15-18/10	47	48	5

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). Nov. 11-15, 2010. N=1,000 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.1.
						.
"Now, thinking about the military: Let me read you three statements about gay men and women serving in the military, and please tell me which one comes closest to your point of view. I favor allowing gay men and women to serve in the military. I favor allowing gay men and women to serve in the military under the existing 'don't ask, don't tell' policy. I oppose allowing gay men and women to serve in the military." Options rotated
						.
		Favor allowing to serve	Favor under DADT policy	Oppose allowing to serve	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/11-15/10	50	38	10	2

Quinnipiac University Poll. Nov. 8-15, 2010. N=2,424 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.
					.
"Federal law currently prohibits openly gay men and women from serving in the military. Do you think this law should be repealed or not?"
					.
		Should be	Should not be	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/8-15/10	58	34	8
	2/2-8/10	57	36	6
	4/21-27/09	56	37	7

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Nov. 11-14, 2010. N=1,014 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
					.
"Do you favor or oppose permitting people who are openly gay or lesbian to serve in the military?"
					.
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/11-14/10	72	23	5
	9/21-23/10	67	28	5
	2/12-15/10	69	27	4

CBS News Poll. Oct. 6-8, 2010. N=804 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 4.
						.
"Do you favor or oppose permitting gay men and lesbians to serve in the military? ... Do you favor/oppose that strongly or not so strongly?"
						.
		Strongly favor	Favor not so strongly	Oppose not so strongly	Oppose strongly	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	10/6-8/10	51	18	8	13	10
	8/20-24/10	54	21	10	9	6
						.
"What if they openly announce their sexual orientation? In that case would you favor or oppose permitting gay men and lesbians to serve in the military?"
						.
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure		.
		%	%	%		.
	10/6-8/10	56	31	13		.
	8/20-24/10	64	28	8		.

CBS News Poll. Aug. 20-24, 2010. N=1,082 adults nationwide. Margin of error ą 3.
						.
"Which comes closest to your view? Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry. OR, Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry. OR, There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship."
						.
		Legal marriage	Civil unions	No legal recognition	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	8/20-24/10	40	30	25	5
	Republicans	25	34	37	4
	Democrats	46	27	20	7
	Independents	44	29	21	6
						.
	4/5-12/10	39	24	30	7
						.
	6/12-16/09	33	30	32	5
	Republicans	13	35	48	4
	Democrats	45	27	23	5
	Independents	35	30	32	3
						.
	4/22-26/09	42	25	28	5
	Republicans	18	31	49	2
	Democrats	52	22	21	5
	Independents	43	26	25	6
						.
	3/12-16/09	33	27	35	5
	Republicans	6	34	59	1
	Democrats	46	23	26	5
	Independents	37	26	30	7
						.
	5/30 - 6/3/08	30	28	36	6
	Republicans	14	32	50	4
	Democrats	36	27	32	5
	Independents	34	26	31	9
						.
	3/7-11/07	28	32	35	5
	10/27-31/06	28	29	38	5
	6/06	27	30	40	3
	2/24-28/05	23	34	41	2
	11/18-21/04	21	32	44	3
	7/11-15/04	28	31	38	3
	5/20-23/04	28	29	40	3
	3/10-14/04	22	33	40	5

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Aug. 6-10, 2010. N=1,009 adults nationwide.
					.
"Do you think gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to get married and have their marriage recognized by law as valid?" N=513 (Form A), MoE ą 4.5
					.
		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/6-10/10	49	51	-
	5/14-17/09	45	54	1
					.
"Do you think gays and lesbians should have a constitutional right to get married and have their marriage recognized by law as valid?" N=496 (Form B), MoE ą 4.5
					.
		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/6-10/10	52	46	2

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. May 21-23, 2010. N=1,023 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Do you think people who are openly gay or homosexual should or should not be allowed to serve in the U.S. military?"
					.
		Should	Should not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/21-23/10	78	20	2
	12/19-21/08	81	17	1
	5/4-6/07	79	18	3

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Feb. 12-15, 2010. N=1,023 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Do you personally think that homosexual relationships between consenting adults is morally wrong, or not a moral issue?"
					.
		Morally wrong	Not a moral issue	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/12-15/10	48	50	2

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Feb. 5-10, 2010. Adults nationwide.
						.
"Do you favor or oppose permitting homosexuals to serve in the military? ... Do you favor/oppose that strongly or not so strongly?" N=550 (Form A)
						.
		Favor Strongly	Favor Not So Strongly	Oppose Strongly	Oppose Not So Strongly	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	2/5-10/10	34	25	19	10	12
	1/11-15/09	46	21	11	6	16
	2/9-11/93	21	21	29	13	15
						.
"Do you favor or oppose permitting homosexuals to serve in the military?" If favor: "What if they openly announce their sexual orientation? In that case would you favor or oppose permitting homosexuals to serve in the military?" N=550 (Form A). Combined responses.
						.
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure		.
		%	%	%		.
	2/5-10/10	44	42	14		.
						.
"Do you favor or oppose permitting gay men and lesbians to serve in the military?" If favor: "What if they openly announce their sexual orientation? In that case would you favor or oppose permitting gay men and lesbians to serve in the military?" N=534 (Form B). Combined responses.
						.
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure		.
		%	%	%		.
	2/5-10/10	58	28	14		.

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Feb. 4-8, 2010. N=1,004 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.5.
					.
"Do you think gay and lesbian couples should or should not be allowed to form legally recognized civil unions, giving them the legal rights of married couples in areas such as health insurance, inheritance and pension coverage?"
					.
		Should	Should not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/4-8/10	66	31	3
					.
"Do you yourself have a friend, family member, or acquaintance who is gay or lesbian, or not?"
					.
		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/4-8/10	63	36	1
	8/98	59	40	1

Quinnipiac University Poll. Feb. 2-8, 2010. N=2,617 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 1.9.
					.
"Some people say that not allowing openly gay men and women to serve in the military is discrimination. Do you agree or disagree?"
					.
		Agree	Disagree	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/2-8/10	66	31	3
	4/21-27/09	60	36	4
					.
"Some people say that allowing openly gay men and women to serve in the military would be divisive for the troops and hurt their ability to fight effectively. Do you agree or disagree?"
					.
		Agree	Disagree	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/2-8/10	30	65	5
	4/21-27/09	35	58	7
					.
"Do you think the military should aggressively pursue disciplinary action against gay service members whose orientation is revealed against their will by third parties, or should this practice be ended?"
					.
		Disciplinary Action	End Practice	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/2-8/10	10	82	8
					.
"Do you think gay military personnel should face any restrictions on exhibiting their sexual orientation on the job or not?"
					.
		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/2-8/10	54	38	8
					.
"Do you think the Pentagon should be responsible to provide for the domestic partners of gay personnel or not?"
					.
		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/2-8/10	43	50	8
					.
"Do you think heterosexual military personnel should be required to share quarters with gay personnel or not?"
					.
		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/2-8/10	45	46	8

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Feb. 2-3, 2010. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Do you favor or oppose allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military?"
					.
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	61	30	9
	Democrats	82	15	3
	Republicans	44	46	10
	Independents	62	26	13

AP-National Constitution Center Poll conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media. Sept. 3-8, 2009. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
						.
"Should state governments give legal recognition to marriages between couples of the same sex?"
						.
		Yes	No	Unsure	Refused
		%	%	%	%
	9/3-8/09	46	52	2	1

Pew Research Center survey. Aug. 11-17, 2009. N=2,010 adults nationwide. MoE ą 2.5.
					.
"Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose allowing gay and lesbian couples to enter into legal agreements with each other that would give them many of the same rights as married couples?"
					.
		Strongly favor/Favor	Oppose/ Strongly oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/11-17/09	57	37	6
	4/09	53	39	8
	8/08	54	40	6
	5/21-25/08	51	41	8
	7/6-19/06	54	42	4
	7/13-17/05	53	40	7
	8/5-10/04	48	45	7
	7/04	49	43	8
	3/04	49	44	7
	10/03	45	47	8

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. May 12-13, 2009. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"In general, do you think straight people in your community who have traditional religious values are tolerant of gays and lesbians and their beliefs, or not? . . ."
						.
		Very tolerant	Somewhat tolerant	Somewhat intolerant	Very intolerant	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/12-13/09	22	45	14	14	6
						.
"In general, do you think gays and lesbians in your community are tolerant of straight people who have traditional religious values and their beliefs, or not? . . ."
						.
		Very tolerant	Somewhat tolerant	Somewhat intolerant	Very intolerant	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	5/12-13/09	32	35	10	9	13

USA Today/Gallup Poll. May 7-10, 2009. N=1,015 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"Just your best guess, do you think that allowing two people of the same sex to legally marry will change our society for the better, will it have no effect, or will it change our society for the worse?" Options rotated
						.
		Better	No effect	Worse	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/7-10/09	13	36	48	2
	9/19-21/03	10	40	48	2
						.
"Do you favor or oppose allowing openly gay men and lesbian women to serve in the military?"
						.
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/7-10/09	69	26	6
	11/19-21/04	63	32	5

Quinnipiac University Poll. April 21-27, 2009. N=2,041 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 2.2.
						.
"Would you support or oppose a law in your state that would allow civil unions for same-sex couples?"
						.
		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/21-27/09	57	38	5
						.
"Do you think same-sex couples should be allowed legally to marry, should be allowed legally to form civil unions but not marry, or should not be allowed to obtain legal recognition of their relationships?"
						.
		Legally Marry	Form Civil Unions	No Legal Recognition	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/21-27/09	33	26	34	6
	7/8-13/08	32	33	29	6
						.
"Some people say that same-sex marriage is a threat to traditional marriage between a man and woman. Do you agree or disagree?"
						.
		Agree	Disagree	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/21-27/09	39	58	3
						.
"Some people say that not allowing same-sex couples to get married is discrimination. Do you agree or disagree?"
						.
		Agree	Disagree	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/21-27/09	45	51	3
						.
"Who do you think should decide whether same-sex couples should be allowed to get married: your state legislature or your state courts?"
						.
		Legislature	Courts	Both (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	4/21-27/09	43	25	5	16	12
						.
"Do you support or oppose allowing same-sex couples to adopt children?"
						.
		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/21-27/09	53	40	6
						.
"In your opinion, what causes someone to be gay or lesbian? Do you believe that people are born gay or lesbian, or that people become gay or lesbian because of the way they are brought up, or is it just the way that some people choose to live?"
						.
		Born	Brought Up	Choose	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/21-27/09	42	6	36	16
						.
"Do you have close friends or close relatives who are gay or lesbian?"
						.
		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/21-27/09	63	34	3
						.
"In general, do you think government is paying too much, too little, or about the right amount of attention to the needs of gays and lesbians?"
						.
		Too Much	Too Little	About Right	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/21-27/09	41	22	26	11
						.
"In general, do you think society is paying too much, too little, or about the right amount of attention to the needs of gays and lesbians?"
						.
		Too Much	Too Little	About Right	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/21-27/09	49	21	22	8
						.
"Some people say that ending discrimination against gay men and women is as necessary today as ending discrimination against blacks was in the 1960s. Do you agree or disagree?"
						.
		Agree	Disagree	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/21-27/09	44	50	6

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. April 23-26, 2009. Adults nationwide.
					.
"If a state's government does not legally recognize marriages between gays or lesbians, do you think that state should or should not allow gay and lesbian couples to form civil unions which would give them some of the legal rights of married couples?" N=1,005 (Form A), MoE ą 3
					.
		Should	Should not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/23-26/09	60	38	2
					.
"Do you favor or oppose the policy sometimes called 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' in which the U.S. military does not ask new recruits whether they are gay or lesbian, but prohibits gays and lesbians from serving in the military if they reveal their sexual orientation?" N=1,014 (Form B), MoE ą 3
					.
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/23-26/09	48	47	5
					.
"Do you happen to have a family member or close friend who is gay or lesbian?" N=2,019, MoE ą 2
					.
		Yes	No
		%	%
	4/23-26/09	49	51
	8/6-8/07	45	55

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. April 21-24, 2009. N=1,072 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"If a gay or lesbian couple gets legally married in another state, do you think that marriage should or should not be recognized as legal in your state?"
					.
		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	4/21-24/09	53	43	4

CBS News Poll. March 12-16, 2009. N=1,142 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (for all adults).
						.
"Which comes closest to your view? Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry. OR, Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry. OR, There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship."
						.
		Legal Marriage	Civil Unions	No Legal Recognition	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/12-16/09	33	27	35	5
	Republicans	6	34	59	1
	Democrats	46	23	26	5
	Independents	37	26	30	7
	18-45 years old	41	23	32
	45-64	29	32	35
	65 & older	18	27	47
	Men	27	28	42
	Women	38	26	30

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Dec. 19-21, 2008. N=1,013 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Do you think marriages between gay and lesbian couples should or should not be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages?"
					.
		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/19-21/08	44	55	1
					.
	"Do you think marriages between gay and lesbian couples should or should not be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages?" If yes: "Do you think gays and lesbians do or do not have a constitutional right to get married and have their marriage recognized by law as valid?"
					.
		Valid -- Constitutional Right	Valid -- No Constitutional Right	Should Not Be Recognized As Valid	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	12/19-21/08	39	5	55	1

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Dec. 3-4, 2008. N=1,006 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.7.
						.
"Now I have a few questions about the situation for gay men and women in this country and the issue of gay rights. Do you think there should or should NOT be [see below]?"
						.
		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
						.
	"Legally-sanctioned gay and lesbian unions or partnerships"
	12/3-4/08	55	36	9
						.
	"Legally-sanctioned gay and lesbian marriages"
	12/3-4/08	39	55	6
						.
	"Adoption rights for gays and lesbians so they can legally adopt children"
	12/3-4/08	53	39	8
						.
	"Inheritance rights for gay and lesbian domestic partners"
	12/3-4/08	74	20	6
						.
	"Social Security benefits for gay and lesbian domestic partners"
	12/3-4/08	67	27	6
						.
	"Health insurance and other employee benefits for gay and lesbian domestic partners"
	12/3-4/08	73	23	4
						.
	"Hospital visitation rights for gay and lesbian domestic partners"
	12/3-4/08	86	10	4
						.
	"Gays and lesbians serving openly in the military"
	12/3-4/08	66	29	5
						.
	"Equal rights for gays and lesbians in terms of job opportunities"
	12/3-4/08	87	10	3
						.
	"Equal rights for gays and lesbians in terms of housing"
	12/3-4/08	82	13	5
						.
"Thinking again about legal rights for gay and lesbian couples, which of the following comes CLOSEST to your position on this issue? Do you support FULL marriage rights for same-sex couples, OR support civil unions or partnerships for same-sex couples, BUT NOT full marriage rights, OR do you oppose ANY legal recognition for same-sex couples?"
						.
		Marriage Rights	Civil Unions/ Partnerships	No Legal Recognition	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	12/3-4/08	31	32	30	7
						.
(If support full marriage rights on preceding question: "Even though you told me you favor full marriage rights for same-sex couples, I need to ask everyone the following question. . . .") "Would you favor or oppose an amendment to the U.S. constitution that would BAN gay marriage IN ALL STATES?"
						.
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/3-4/08	43	52	5
						.
"Gay marriage can also be an issue at the state level. Suppose YOUR STATE held an election where you could vote for or against an amendment to the state constitution that would ban gay marriage. Would you be more likely to vote 'yes' in favor of OR 'no' against a ban on gay marriage in your state?"
						.
		Yes, Favor Ban	No, Against Ban	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/3-4/08	45	49	6
						.
"Now thinking about marriage more generally: Some people think of marriage mostly as a legal matter and others think of it mostly as a religious matter. Do you personally think of marriage mostly as a legal matter, or mostly as a religious matter?"
						.
		Mostly Legal	Mostly Religious	Both Equally (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	12/3-4/08	30	41	25	4
						.
"How much, if at all, do your religious beliefs determine your views on the issue of gay marriage? Are your religious beliefs very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not at all important in determining your views on gay marriage?"
						.
		Very Important	Somewhat Important	Not Too Important	Not at All Important	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	12/3-4/08	41	21	11	23	4
						.
"Suppose a gay or lesbian couple are legally married and have a child through assisted reproductive technology. If the couple gets divorced, how do you think the law should deal with disputes over child custody? Should the gay partner who is NOT the child's biological parent have custody rights, such as visitation and a role in making decisions about the child's upbringing, or not?"
						.
		Should Have Rights	Should Not Have Rights	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/3-4/08	63	19	18

Time Poll conducted by Abt SRBI. July 31-Aug. 4, 2008. N=808 likely voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Should gay and lesbian couples be allowed to marry, giving them full legal rights of married couples, or not?"
					.
		Should	Should Not	No Answer/ Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/31 - 8/4/08	47	47	7
	6/18-25/08	42	51	7
					.
"Do you favor or oppose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would ban same-sex couples from getting married?"
					.
		Favor	Oppose	No Answer/ Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/31 - 8/4/08	35	58	7
	6/18-25/08	36	58	6
					.
"What if a presidential candidate took a position on gay marriage that was different from your own? Would you still consider voting for him because of his position on other issues, or would you not vote for him under any circumstances?"
					.
		Still Consider	Not Vote For	No Answer/ Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/31 - 8/4/08	72	22	6
	6/18-25/08	72	22	6

Quinnipiac University Poll. July 8-13, 2008. N=1,783 registered voters nationwide. Margin of error ą 2.3.
					.
"Do you think states should give legal recognition to same-sex marriages performed in other states or not?"
					.
		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/8-13/08	44	50	6
					.
"Would you support or oppose a law in your state that would ban same-sex marriage?"
					.
		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/8-13/08	45	49	6
					.
"Would you support or oppose amending the United States Constitution to ban same-sex marriage?"
					.
		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/8-13/08	38	56	6
	11/13-19/06	43	53	4
	12/7-12/04	43	53	4
	7/18-22/04	39	55	6
	3/16-22/04	41	51	8

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. June 18-19, 2008. N=896 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 4 (for all registered voters).
						.
"There has been much talk recently about whether states should give gay and lesbian couples the legal right to marry. Which of the following comes CLOSEST to your position on this issue? Do you support FULL marriage rights for same-sex couples, OR support civil unions or partnerships for same-sex couples, BUT NOT full marriage rights, OR do you oppose ANY legal recognition for same-sex couples?"
						.
		Full Marriage Rights	Civil Unions/ Partnerships	No Legal Recognition	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL reg. voters	30	27	37	6
	Republicans	12	28	55	5
	Democrats	42	23	28	7
	Independents	30	33	32	5

Gallup Poll. May 8-11, 2008. N=1,017 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (for all adults).
						.
"As you may know, there has been considerable discussion in the news regarding the rights of homosexual men and women. In general, do you think homosexuals should or should not have equal rights in terms of job opportunities?"
						.
		Should	Should Not	Depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/8-11/08	89	8	1	1
	5/10-13/07	89	8	1	2
	5/8-11/06	89	9	1	1
	6/17-20/77	56	33	-	11
						.
"Do you feel that homosexuality should be considered an acceptable alternative lifestyle or not?"
						.
		Acceptable	Not Acceptable	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/8-11/08	57	40	3
	9/7-8/07	48	46	6
	5/10-13/07	57	39	3
	5/8-11/06	54	41	4
	5/2-5/05	51	45	4
	5/2-4/04	54	42	4
	6/25-28/82	34	51	15
						.
"Would you favor or oppose a constitutional amendment that would define marriage as being between a man and a woman, thus barring marriages between gay or lesbian couples?" N=504, MoE ą 5 (Form B)
						.
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/8-11/08	49	48	3
	5/8-11/06	50	47	3
	4/29 - 5/1/05	53	44	3
	3/18-20/05	57	37	6
	7/19-21/04	48	46	6
	5/2-4/04	51	45	4
	3/5-7/04	50	45	5
	2/9-12/04	53	44	3
	2/6-8/04	47	47	6
	7/03	50	45	5
						.
"Thinking about how the gay marriage issue might affect your vote for major offices, would you only vote for a candidate who shares your views on gay marriage, consider a candidate's position on gay marriage as just one of many important factors when voting, or would you not see gay marriage as a major issue?" Options rotated
						.
		Must Share Views	One of Many Factors	Not a Major Issue	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/8-11/08	16	49	33	2
	5/2-4/04	16	46	35	3

ABC News/Facebook poll. Dec. 16-19, 2007. N=1,142 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Do you think homosexual couples should or should not be allowed to form legally recognized civil unions, giving them the legal rights of married couples in areas such as health insurance, inheritance and pension coverage?"
					.
		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/16-19/07	54	43	4
	5/31 - 6/4/06	45	48	7
	3/4-7/04	51	46	3
	2/18-22/04	45	48	7
	1/15-18/04	46	51	4
	9/03	40	51	9

Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll. Oct. 19-22, 2007. N=1,039 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"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."
						.
		Marry	Form Civil Unions	Neither	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	10/19-22/07	30	26	38	6

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Oct. 12-14, 2007. N=1,212 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Do you think marriages between homosexuals should or should not be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages?"
					.
		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	10/12-14/07	40	56	3
	8/6-8/07	40	57	3

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Sept. 7-8, 2007. N=1,028 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Do you think that homosexual couples should be legally permitted to adopt children?"
					.
		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	9/7-8/07	46	50	4

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. Aug. 6-8, 2007. N=1,029 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Do you favor or oppose the plan in which the U.S. military does not ask new recruits whether they are homosexual, but would still prohibit homosexuals from serving if they reveal their sexual orientation?"
					.
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	8/6-8/07	38	57	6

Gallup Poll. May 10-13, 2007. N=1,003 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Now, thinking about what have been called 'hate crimes' -- those crimes committed because the criminal hates the group of people to which the victim belongs. As you may know, federal law currently allows prosecution of hate crimes committed on the basis of the victim's race, color, religion or national origin. Do you favor or oppose these laws?"
					.
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/10-13/07	78	18	4
					.
"There is a proposal to expand federal hate crime laws to include crimes committed on the basis of the victim's gender, sexual orientation or gender identity. Would you favor or oppose expanding the federal hate crime laws in this way?"
					.
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/10-13/07	68	27	5

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. May 4-6, 2007. N=1,028 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Which of the following arrangements between gay or lesbian couples do you think should be recognized as legally valid: same-sex marriages, civil unions but not same-sex marriages, or neither same-sex marriages nor civil unions?"
					.
		Same-Sex Marriages	Civil Unions	Neither	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	5/4-6/07	24	27	43	6
	10/27-29/06	24	26	45	5
					.
"Do you think people who are openly gay or homosexual should or should not be allowed to serve in the U.S. military?"
					.
		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/4-6/07	79	18	3
					.
"Do you think gay or lesbian couples should or should not have the legal right to adopt a child?"
					.
		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/4-6/07	57	40	3

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. March 14-15, 2007. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"Do you think gays and lesbians should or should NOT be able to serve openly in the military?"
						.
		Should	Should Not	Unsure	.	.
		%	%	%	.	.
	3/14-15/07	63	28	9	.	.
						.
"There has been much talk recently about whether gays and lesbians should have the legal right to marry someone of the same sex. Which of the following comes closest to your position on this issue? Do you support FULL marriage rights for same-sex couples, support civil unions or partnerships for same-sex couples BUT NOT full marriage rights, or do you oppose ANY legal recognition for same-sex couples?"
						.
		Marriage Rights	Civil Unions	No Legal Recognition	Unsure	.
		%	%	%	%	.
	3/14-15/07	26	24	44	6	.
						.
"We're interested in whether certain information about a presidential candidate would cause you to vote against the candidate, regardless of other factors. What if you found out that the candidate was a strong supporter of full marriage rights for same-sex couples? Would that ALONE cause you to vote against the candidate?"
						.
		Yes	No	Unsure		.
		%	%	%		.
	3/14-15/07	38	59	3		.

Associated Press/AOL poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. Jan. 16-18, 2007. N=1,005 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1.
					.
"Would you favor or oppose a law that would ban gay marriage, requiring that marriage should be between a man and a woman?"
					.
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/16-18/07	51	45	4

Quinnipiac University Poll. Nov. 13-19, 2006. N=1,623 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 2.4.
						.
"Would you support or oppose amending the United States Constitution to ban same-sex marriage?"
						.
		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/13-19/06	43	53	4
	12/7-12/04	43	53	4
	7/18-22/04	39	55	6
	3/16-22/04	41	51	8
						.
"The New Jersey Supreme Court recently ruled that homosexual couples are entitled to the same rights as heterosexual ones and that state legislators must rewrite New Jersey laws to make this happen. If you had to choose in your state, which would you prefer: allowing same-sex couples to form civil unions or allowing same-sex couples to get married?"
						.
		Civil Unions	Marriage	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/13-19/06	44	24	27	5

Newsweek Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. Oct. 26-27, 2006. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (for all adults).
						.
"There has been much talk recently about whether gays and lesbians should have the legal right to marry someone of the same sex. Which of the following comes closest to your position on this issue? Do you support FULL marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples; do you support gay civil unions or partnerships, BUT NOT gay marriage; or, do you oppose ANY legal recognition for gay and lesbian couples?"
						.
		Full Marriage Rights	Civil Unions/ Partnerships	No Legal Recognition	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL adults	24	26	40	10
	Republicans	9	27	58	6
	Democrats	34	23	33	10
	Independents	24	32	33	11
	Trend:
	5/13-14/04	28	23	43	6
	2/19-20/04	23	24	45	8

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey conducted by Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas (SRBI). July 6-19, 2006. Adults nationwide. (June 2006 and earlier conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International.)
					.
"Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally?" N=2,003, MoE ą 2.5
					.
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/6-19/06	35	56	9
	6/14-19/06	33	55	12
	3/06	39	51	10
	7/13-17/05	36	53	11
	12/1-16/04	32	61	7
	8/5-10/04	29	60	11
	7/04	32	56	12
	3/04	32	59	9
	2/04	30	63	7
	11/03	30	62	8
	10/03	30	58	12
					.
"And do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose allowing gays and lesbians to adopt children?" N=996, MoE ą 3.5 (Form 1)
					.
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/6-19/06	42	52	6
					.
"Do you think the question of whether gay marriage should be legal is something that should be decided at the national level, or is it something that each state should decide for itself?" N=996, MoE ą 3.5 (Form 1)
					.
		National Level	Each State	Unsure
		%	%	%
	7/6-19/06	48	46	6

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. June 13-14, 2006. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"Do you believe gays and lesbians should be allowed to get legally married, allowed a legal partnership similar to but not called marriage, or should there be no legal recognition given to gay and lesbian relationships?"
						.
		Legally Married	Legal Partnership	No Legal Recognition	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	6/13-14/06	27	25	39	8
	5/04	25	26	40	9
	3/04	20	33	40	7
						.
"Do you think the issue of whether gays and lesbians can legally marry should be decided at the state or federal level?"
						.
		State	Federal	Unsure
		%	%	%
	6/13-14/06	48	38	13

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Bill McInturff (R). June 9-12, 2006. N=1,002 adults nationwide. Results below are among registered voters.
						.
"I'm going to read you some positions that someone running for Congress could take. For each one, please tell me whether you would be more likely to vote for a candidate for Congress who takes this position, less likely to vote for this candidate, or would it not make a difference to you either way? . . ."
						.
		More Likely	Less Likely	No Difference	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	"Favors adding an amendment to the Constitution that bans gay marriages"
	6/9-12/06	37	39	22	2

ABC News Poll. May 31-June 4, 2006. N=1,001 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Would you support amending the U.S. Constitution to make it against the law for homosexual couples to get married anywhere in the U.S., or should each state make its own laws on homosexual marriage?" Options rotated
					.
		Amend Constitution	State Laws	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/31 - 6/4/06	42	51	7
					.
"If you agreed with a candidate for U.S. Congress on other issues, but not on the issue of same-sex marriage, could you still vote for him, or not?"
					.
		Could	Could Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/31 - 6/4/06	50	41	9

Gallup Poll. May 8-11, 2006. N=515 adults nationwide. MoE ą 5.
					.
"Do you think marriages between homosexuals should or should not be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages?"
					.
		Should Be Valid	Should Not Be	Unsure
		%	%	%
	5/8-11/06	39	58	4
	8/22-25/05	37	59	4
	4/29 - 5/1/05	39	56	5
	3/18-20/05	28	68	4
	7/19-21/04	32	62	6
	3/5-7/04	33	61	6
	2/16-17/04	32	64	4
	2/6-8/04	36	59	5
	12/03	31	65	4
	10/03	35	61	4
	6/03	39	55	6
	1/00	34	62	4
	2/99	35	62	3
	3/96	27	68	5

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. April 4-5, 2006. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3 (for all registered voters).
					.
"Do you favor or oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally?"
					.
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	33	55	11
	Democrats	45	43	11
	Republicans	16	77	7
	Independents	38	47	15

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. March 8-12, 2006. Adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"As I list some programs and proposals that are being discussed in this country today, please tell me whether you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose each. . . ."
						.
		Strongly Favor	Favor	Oppose	Strongly Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
						.
	"Allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military" N=695, MoE ą 4 (Form 2)
	3/8-12/06	20	40	19	13	8
						.
	"Allowing gays and lesbians to adopt children" N=1,405, MoE ą 3
	3/8-12/06	14	32	22	26	6
						.
	"Allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally" N=710, MoE ą 4 (Form 1)
	3/8-12/06	10	29	23	28	10

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. June 2-5, 2005. N=1,002 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"Who do you trust more to deal with the issue of gay marriage: your state legislature or your state courts?" Options rotated
						.
		State Legislature	State Courts	Both Equally (vol.)	Neither (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	6/2-5/05	45	40	1	11	3

*Boston Globe* Poll conducted by University of New Hampshire Survey Center. May 4-9, 2005. N=760 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.6 (for all adults).
						.
"As you may know, Massachusetts is the only state that has legalized gay marriage. If a gay or lesbian couple gets married in Massachusetts, should their marriage be recognized as legal in all 50 states?"
						.
		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	46	50	4
	Democrats	63	33	4
	Independents	46	49	5
	Republicans	27	69	4
						.
"Overall, do you approve or disapprove of gay and lesbian couples being allowed to get married?"
						.
		Approve	Neutral (vol.)	Disap- prove	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL	37	11	50	2
	Democrats	53	12	31	3
	Independents	34	15	49	2
	Republicans	21	9	70	0
						.
"Would you favor or oppose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would define marriage as being between a man and a woman, thus prohibiting marriages between gay or lesbian couples?"
						.
		Favor	Neutral (vol.)	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL	45	5	47	5
	Democrats	31	4	62	3
	Independents	41	7	48	4
	Republicans	64	3	30	3
						.
"Would you favor or oppose legislation in YOUR state that would prohibit marriages between gay or lesbian couples?"
						.
		Favor	Neutral (vol.)	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL	46	7	46	2
	Democrats	26	7	64	4
	Independents	47	13	41	0
	Republicans	67	6	26	0
						.
"What about civil unions between gay or lesbian couples that would give them some, but not all, of the legal rights of married couples? Should same-sex couples be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry in your state?"
						.
		Yes	Neutral (vol.)	No	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL	46	7	41	7
	Democrats	49	7	37	8
	Independents	42	14	39	5
	Republicans	46	4	43	6
						.
"As you may know, Massachusetts is the only state that has legalized gay marriage. Do you think in the future that all states will legalize gay marriage, that some additional states will legalize gay marriage, or that no additional states will legalize gay marriage?"
						.
		All Will	Some More Will	No More Will	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	ALL	12	64	17	8
	Democrats	13	68	13	6
	Independents	15	59	15	11
	Republicans	8	63	22	7

*ABC News/Washington Post* Poll. April 21-24, 2005. N=1,082 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"Do you think same-sex couples should be allowed legally to marry, should be allowed legally to form civil unions but not to marry, or should not be allowed to obtain legal recognition of their relationships?"
						.
		Marriage	Civil Unions	No Legal Recognition	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	4/21-24/05	27	29	40	4

CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. March 18-20, 2005. Adults nationwide.
						.
"Which of the following arrangements between gay or lesbian couples do you think should be recognized as legally valid: same-sex marriages, civil unions but not same-sex marriages, or neither same-sex marriages nor civil unions?" N=466, MoE ą 5 (Form B)
						.
		Same-sex Marriages	Civil Unions	Neither	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	3/18-20/05	20	27	45	8
	11/19-21/04	21	32	43	4

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Feb. 24-28, 2005. Adults nationwide.
						.
"Which comes closest to your view? Same-sex couples should be allowed to legally marry. OR, Same-sex couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry. OR, There should be no legal recognition of a same-sex couple's relationship." Form B (N=552 adults)
						.
		Legal Marriage	Civil Unions	No Legal Recognition	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	2/24-28/05	25	28	42	5

Los Angeles Times Poll. Jan. 15-17, 2005. N=1,033 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"As you may know, another issue that is on Bush's agenda is to reform medical liability awards. The President would like to put a $250,000 cap on jury awards for pain and suffering. The Bush Administration contends that excessive damage awards have become a burden for businesses and a drag on the nation's economy. They argue that the cost of frivolous lawsuits make it prohibitively expensive for small businesses to stay in business or for doctors to practice medicine. Opponents say the White House is exaggerating the extent of the problem of excessive damage awards, and say that caps on damages ultimately do not reduce premiums for doctors. They acknowledge the high cost of malpractice insurance, but blame it on lax regulation of the insurance industry. Do you approve or disapprove of capping damages awarded by juries to $250,000 for pain and suffering?" Options rotated
					.
		Approve	Disapprove	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/15-17/05	50	42	8

Associated Press-Ipsos poll conducted by Ipsos-Public Affairs. Nov. 19-21, 2004. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
.
"Do you strongly favor, favor, oppose, or strongly oppose allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally?"
.
		Strongly Favor	Favor	Oppose	Strongly Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%	%	%
	11/19-21/04	14	21	25	36	4

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Nov. 18-21, 2004. N=885 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"Is it possible that you would ever vote for a candidate who does not share your views on the issue of gay marriage, or is the subject so important to you that you could not vote for a candidate who disagrees with you?"
						.
		Yes, Possible	No, Could Not	Depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	11/18-21/04	57	33	5	5
						.
"Do you think defining marriage as a union only between a man and a woman is an important enough issue to be worth changing the Constitution for, or isn't it that kind of issue?"
						.
		Important Enough	Not That Kind of Issue	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/18-21/04	40	56	4
	3/10-14/04	38	56	6

University of Pennsylvania National Annenberg Election Survey. June 16-30, 2004. N=1,641 adults nationwide. MoE ą 2. Interviewing conducted by Schulman, Ronca, Bucuvalas, Inc.
.
"Would you favor or oppose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution saying that no state can allow two men to marry each other or two women to marry each other?"
.
		Favor	Oppose
		%	%
	6/16-30/04	43	48
	5/2-16/04	42	50
	2/14-23/04	41	48

NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll conducted by the polling organizations of Peter Hart (D) and Robert Teeter (R). June 25-28, 2004. N=1,025 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
						.
"Would you favor or would you oppose an amendment to the United States Constitution that defines marriage as a union only between a man and a woman and makes same-sex marriages unconstitutional?"
						.
		Favor Amendment	Oppose Amendment	Depends (vol.)	Unsure
		%	%	%	%
	6/25-28/04	51	44	2	3
	5/1-3/04	50	44	2	4

CBS News Poll. May 20-23, 2004. Nationwide:
						.
"Which comes closest to your view? Gay couples should be allowed to legally marry. OR, Gay couples should be allowed to form civil unions but not legally marry. OR There should be no legal recognition of a gay couple's relationship." N=1,113 adults, MoE ą 3 (for all adults)
						.
		Legal Marriage	Civil Unions	No Legal Recognition
		%	%	%
	ALL	28	29	40
	Republicans	13	33	53
	Democrats	32	28	36
	Independents	37	27	33
	18-29 years	43	32	25
	30-44	29	25	44
	45-64	26	29	41
	65 & older	12	32	51
	Northeast	35	31	33
	Midwest	26	23	47
	South	23	26	48
	West	31	36	28
						.
"Would you favor or oppose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would allow marriage ONLY between a man and a woman?" N=1,113 adults, MoE ą 3 (for all adults)
						.
		Favor	Oppose	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	ALL	60	37	3
	Republicans	78	20	2
	Democrats	57	39	4
	Independents	47	49	4
						.
	Trend:
	3/10-14/04	59	35	6
	2/24-27/04	59	35	6
	12/03	55	40	5
						.
"Is it possible that you would ever vote for a candidate who does not share your views on the issue of gay marriage, or is the subject so important to you that you could not vote for a candidate who disagrees with you?" N=923 registered voters, MoE ą 3 (for all registered voters)
						.
		Yes, Would	No, Would Not	Depends (vol.)	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%
	ALL	56	35	5	4
	Republicans	46	44	7	3
	Democrats	57	34	3	6
	Independents	64	27	5	4
						.
	Trend:
	3/10-14/04	45	44	3	8
	2/24-27/04	52	40	4	4
						.
"Do you think the issue of gay marriage should be part of this year's election campaign, or not?" N=923 registered voters, MoE ą 3
						.
		Should Be	Should Not Be	Don't Know
		%	%	%
	5/20-23/04	29	70	1

University of Pennsylvania National Annenberg Election Survey. May 2-16, 2004. Nationwide. Interviewing conducted by Schulman, Ronca, Bucuvalas, Inc.
.
"Would you favor or oppose a law in your state that would allow two men to marry each other or two women to marry each other?" N=1,181 adults, MoE ą 3 (total sample)
.
		Favor	Oppose
		%	%
	ALL	30	61
	18-29 years old	42	50
	30-44	32	60
	45-64	30	58
	65 & older	12	81
	Republicans	18	74
	Democrats	33	54
	Independents	36	58

CBS News/New York Times Poll. March 10-14, 2004. N=1,206 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (for total sample).
						.
"Do you think laws regarding marriages and civil unions between gay people should be determined by the federal government or by each state government?"
						.
		Federal	State	Neither (vol.)	Don't Know
		%	%	%	%
	ALL	43	44	6	7
	Republicans	55	34	4	7
	Democrats	39	47	6	8
	Independents	37	49	6	8

CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. March 5-7, 2004. N=1,005 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Would you favor or oppose a law that would allow homosexual couples to legally form civil unions, giving them some of the legal rights of married couples?"
		Favor	Oppose	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	3/5-7/04	54	42	4
	7/03	40	57	3
	5/03	49	49	2
	5/02	46	51	3
	4/02	45	46	9
	2/02	41	53	6
	5/01	44	52	4

*ABC News/Washington Post* Poll**. March 4-7, 2004. N=1,202 adults nationwide.
					.
"Would you support amending the U.S. Constitution to make it illegal for homosexual couples to get married anywhere in the U.S., or should each state make its own laws on homosexual marriage?" Options rotated. Asked of half the sample.
					.
		Amend Constitution	State Laws	Unsure
		%	%	%
	3/4-7/04	43	54	3
	2/18-22/04	46	45	9
	1/15-18/04	38	58	3

CBS News Poll. Feb. 24-27, 2004. Nationwide.
					.
"Would you favor or oppose a law that would allow homosexual couples to marry, giving them the same legal rights as other married couples?" N=1,545 adults, MoE ą 3
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/04	30	62	8
	12/03	34	61	5
	7/03	40	55	5
					.
"Would you favor or oppose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would allow marriage only between a man and a woman, and outlaw marriages between people of the same sex?" Form B (N=767 adults)
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/04	51	42	7

University of Pennsylvania National Annenberg Election Survey. Feb. 14-23, 2004. N=1,943 adults nationwide. MoE ą 2 (total sample). Interviewing conducted by Schulman, Ronca, Bucuvalas, Inc.
.
"Would you favor or oppose a law in your state that would allow gays and lesbians to marry a partner of the same sex?" Favor/Oppose rotated
		Favor	Oppose
		%	%
	ALL	30	64
	18-29 years old	41	52
	30-44	35	61
	45-64	28	66
	65 & older	12	81
	Republicans	12	83
	Democrats	40	55
	Independents	35	59

*ABC News/Washington Post* Poll**. Feb. 18-22, 2004. N=1,028 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3 (total sample).
					.
"Do you think it should be legal or illegal for homosexual couples to get married?"
		Legal	Illegal	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	ALL	39	55	6
	Republicans	24	73	3
	Democrats	47	48	5
	Independents	44	48	8
					.
"Would you support amending the U.S. Constitution to make it illegal for homosexual couples to get married anywhere in the U.S., or should each state make its own laws on homosexual marriage?" Options rotated
		Amend Constitution	State Laws	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	ALL	46	45	9
	Republicans	58	36	6
	Democrats	44	48	8
	Independents	35	56	9
					.
"Say a homosexual couple is legally married in one state, then moves to another state. Should that other state be required to recognize that marriage as legal, or not?"
		Should	Should Not	No Opinion
		%	%	%
	2/18-22/04	41	54	5

CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll. Feb. 16-17, 2004. N=1,006 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Do you think the laws regarding marriages between homosexuals should be determined by the federal government, or by individual state governments?" Options rotated
		Federal	State	Unsure
		%	%	%
	2/16-17/04	48	46	6

Time/CNN Poll conducted by Harris Interactive. Feb. 5-6, 2004. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.1 (total sample).
					.
"Do you think marriages between homosexual men or between homosexual women should be recognized as legal by the law, or not?"
		Yes	No	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	30	62	8
	Republicans	20	75	5
	Independents	30	63	7
	Democrats	38	52	10
	Trend:				.
	11/03	32	62	6
	7/03	33	60	7
	10/98	29	64	7
	9/96	26	65	9
	6/94	31	64	5
					.
"Do you favor or oppose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that legally defines marriage as a union between a man and woman only, and would prevent states from legally recognizing marriages between homosexual men or between homosexual women?"
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	ALL	47	46	7
	Republicans	57	38	5
	Independents	49	44	7
	Democrats	38	53	9

*ABC News/Washington Post* Poll**. Jan. 15-18, 2004. N=1,036 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Do you think it should or should not be a role of the federal government to promote and encourage traditional marriage between a man and a woman?"
		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	1/04	43	56	1

National Public Radio Poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies (R) and Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (D). Dec. 10-15, 2003. N=1,002 likely voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.1 (total sample).
					.
"Thinking now about gay marriage, that is, allowing a couple who are gay or lesbian to marry one another legally, do you favor or oppose gay marriage?"
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/03	30	56	13
					.
"Do you favor or oppose a law that would allow homosexual couples to legally form civil unions, giving them some of the legal rights of married couples?" Form A (N=501)
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/03	42	49	8
					.
"Do you favor or oppose a law that would allow homosexual couples to legally form civil unions, giving them the legal rights of married couples in areas such as health insurance, inheritance, pension coverage and hospital visiting privileges?" Form B (N=501)
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/03	45	45	10

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Dec. 10-13, 2003. N=1,057 adults nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Do you think homosexual relations between consenting adults should or should not be legal?"
		Should	Should Not	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/03	41	49	10
	7/03	54	39	7
					.
"Would you favor or oppose a law that would allow homosexual couples to legally form civil unions, giving them some of the legal rights of married couples?"
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	12/03	39	54	7
	11/03	39	53	8

FOX News/Opinion Dynamics Poll. Nov. 18-19, 2003. N=900 registered voters nationwide. MoE ą 3.
					.
"Do you support or oppose allowing homosexual couples to form civil unions that are not marriages, but would give gay couples rights such as inheritance, insurance and hospital visiting privileges?"
		Support	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/03	41	48	11
	9/03	46	44	10
					.
"Today / Yesterday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled in favor of gay marriage in that state. Do you favor or oppose same-sex marriage?"
		Favor	Oppose	Unsure
		%	%	%
	11/03	25	66	9

Time/CNN Poll conducted by Harris Interactive. Nov. 18-19, 2003. N=1,507 adults nationwide. MoE ą 2.5 (total sample).
					.
"If the courts in your state ruled that your state's government must legally recognize gay marriages, would you favor or oppose amending your state's constitution to legally define marriage as a union between a man and a woman only?"
		Favor	Oppose	Not Sure
		%	%	%
	ALL	53	40	7
	Republicans	62	33	5