NYS Adults
Which of the following comes closest to your view:
Gay or lesbian couples should be allowed to legally marry Gay or lesbian couples should be allowed to legally form civil unions, but not marry There should be no legal recognition of the relationship between gay or lesbian couples
Row % Row % Row %
NYS Adults 50% 25% 25%
NYS Registered Voters 51% 28% 21%
Party Registration Democrat 57% 26% 16%
Republican 30% 37% 32%
Non-enrolled 56% 28% 16%
Tea Party Supporters 29% 35% 36%
Political Ideology Liberal 69% 21% 10%
Moderate 55% 29% 16%
Conservative 22% 41% 36%
Marriage Should be Only Between a Man and Woman Yes 8% 42% 50%
No 92% 8% <1%
Region New York City 56% 23% 21%
Suburbs 53% 39% 8%
Upstate 41% 21% 38%
Income Less than $50,000 41% 24% 36%
$50,000 or more 58% 27% 16%
Education Not college graduate 38% 25% 37%
College graduate 61% 27% 12%
Age Under 45 51% 21% 27%
45 or older 49% 29% 23%
Race White 57% 26% 17%
Non White 40% 24% 35%
Gender Men 44% 25% 31%
Women 55% 26% 19%
Interview Type Landline 47% 28% 25%
Cell Phone 58% 18% 24%
NY1/YNN-Marist Poll NYS Adults Split Sample: Interviews conducted April 25th through 29th, 2011, N=502 MOE +/- 4.5%. Totals may not add to 100 due to rounding.