FUSsa-talk Mailing List: Fw: June 1, 2008 poll shows the country is moving quickly to marriage equality!

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From: "Ralph Wyman" <rwmuusja [at] gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 14:14:12 -0500
Subject: June 1, 2008 poll shows the country is moving quickly to
marriage equality!
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POLL RESULTS

In a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll, respondents were asked whether the decision
to marry should strictly be a private decision between the two people who
want to marry (or if) the government has the right to pass laws to
prohibit or allow such marriages between two people who are:
  Strictly a private decision Government has right to pass laws     No
opinion 

Two people of different religions 97 2 1 

Two people of different races 95 4 1 

Two people of the same sex 63 33 4 

One or both people practicing polygamy30 66 4 

One or both people under the age of 16 18 78 4 


In a marriage involving a two people of the same sex, the decision to
marry should be ? (views by age):
  Strictly a private decision Government has right to pass laws     No
opinion 

Ages 18 to 29 79 20 1 

Ages 30 to 49 65 30 5 

Ages 50 to 64 62 36 2 

Ages 65 and older 44 50 6 


The decision to marry should strictly be a private decision between the
two people who want to marry (or) the government has the right to pass
laws to prohibit or allow such marriages. Views by region:
  Strictly a private decision Government has right to pass laws     No
opinion 

East 71 23 6 

West 64 34 2 

Midwest 63 33 4 

South 56 40 4 


Do you have any friends or relatives or co-workers who have told you,
personally, that they are gay or lesbian?
  Yes No No opinion 

May 30-June 1 2008 57 42 1 

Jan. 9-11 2004 58 42 * 

July 18-20 2003 56 43 1 

July 17-19 19981 37 62 1 

Dec 5-12 19852 24 75 1 


1 -- Harris Poll
2 -- Los Angeles Times Poll
SOURCE: The USA TODAY/Gallup Poll of 1,012 adults, conducted May 30-June
1, 2008. Margin of sampling error: +/- plus or minus 3 percentage points.