Gay-bashing by the numbers

[Seth Ackerman]

> QUESTION:
> Do you feel that homosexuality should be considered acceptable or not?
> 
> RESULTS:  
>  
>  
> Yes, acceptable        - 42%
>  
> No, not acceptable     - 51
>  
> Don't know/Refused     -  6
> 
> DEMOGRAPHICS:
> 
>                  YES, A NO, NO DON'T
>                  CCEPTA T ACCE KNOW/R
>                  BLE    PTABLE EFUSED
> 485 Male             36     59      5
> 518 Female           48     45      8
> 805 White            41     53      6
> 115 Black            41     45     14
>  31 Hispanic         66     34      0
>  89 < HS grad        26     68      6
> 318 HS graduate      31     61      9
> 247 Some college     48     46      6
> 165 College grad     67     29      4
> 177 Post grad        61     34      5
> 214 East             55     38      8
> 216 Midwest          39     51     10
> 349 South            31     64      5
> 224 West             52     43      5
> 297 Republican       31     62      6
> 315 Democrat         48     49      2
> 355 Independent      48     44      8
> 125 < $ 15,000       36     60      5
>  85 $ 15,000-19,999  26     69      6
> 139 $ 20,000-29,999  44     50      5
> 234 $ 30,000-49,999  44     47      9
> 193 $ 50,000-74,999  53     45      2
> 156 $ 75,000 & over  55     39      6
> 189 Liberal          68     30      3
> 409 Moderate         50     46      4
> 373 Conservative     21     69     10
> 222 18-29 years old  60     38      2
> 216 30-39            45     48      7
> 216 40-49            49     43      9
> PAGE    3
>                       Public Opinion Online, May 16, 1997
> 
> 132 50-59            28     66      5
> 104 60-69            28     68      4
> 106 70 and over      24     63     13
> 
> ORGANIZATION CONDUCTING SURVEY: GALLUP ORGANIZATION
> 
> POPULATION: National adult
> 
> NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 1,003
> 
> INTERVIEW METHOD: Telephone
> 
> SURVEY SPONSOR: Cable News Network, U.S.A. Today
> 
> BEGINNING DATE: April 11, 1997
> 
> ENDING DATE: April 13, 1997
> 
> SOURCE DOCUMENT: GALLUP, C.N.N., U.S.A. TODAY POLL
> 
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