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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. |
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