Sorry. Call me a mad empiricist but, I ask you... really... percentages...?
100% of me thinks these statistics are worth fuck all unless someone shows me what the sample is. And, gee, can we compare 90% of fish to 74% of Greenland? Yeah I did look. I'm not saying it's not buried somewhere in their site but it's not in the damned report and so I don't care. Around 99% of my CD rack is gay, according to 50% of my next door neighbour's kids.
Catherine
At 09:30 PM 08/10/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>GLAAD News Pop
>October 8, 2002
>
>NEW GALLUP POLL SAYS AMERICANS THINK 1 IN 5 ARE GAY
>
>In its Oct. 8th "Tuesday Briefing," the Gallup Organization released the
>results of its August 2002 poll revealing that Americans estimate that
>approximately 20% of the general population is gay or lesbian. Over the 25
>years that the Gallup Organization has monitored public opinion of gays and
>lesbians, they have found a continual rise in public acceptance of the LGBT
>community.
>
>Gallup, one of the most respected polling organizations in the world, asked
>Americans for their own estimate of the percentage of American men and women
>who are gay or lesbian. The average responses were that 21% of men are gay
>and 22% of women are lesbians. In fact, roughly a quarter of the public
>thinks more than 25% of men and 25% of women are gay. Gallup also noted that
>male respondents tended to give lower estimates of both the gay and lesbian
>populations than female respondents did, and that both sexes believe there
>are more gays of the opposite sex than of their own sex. At least one in six
>respondents did not offer an estimate.
>
>"The growing visibility of gays and lesbians in our country naturally leads
>to questions about the size of our community." said Cathy Renna, GLAAD's
>news media director. "When you look at the recent Kaiser Family Foundation
>report and the attempts to count gay couples in the 2000 Census, we're
>seeing a growing desire to arrive at a more representative number. The
>Gallup numbers will certainly spur more debate and discussion, but the
>important message is that no matter what the numbers say, we are deserving
>of equal treatment and civil rights protections."
>
>"While clearly not a scientifically accurate 'count,' the Gallup numbers
>demonstrate that the public realizes we are a significant part of the
>population," Renna said. "People are getting to know real gay men and
>lesbians as we come out in our communities and as the media more accurately
>represent us. This number is a guess -- but a much more informed guess than
>the public has been able to make in the past."
>
>In November 2001, the Kaiser Family Foundation conducted a similar poll with
>similar results. Their survey of fifteen metropolitan areas found that 18%
>of those polled identified as gay, lesbian or bisexual. "It's very difficult
>to say why these numbers are so much higher than previous studies," noted
>Renna. "Clearly, the public realizes that the gay, lesbian, bisexual and
>transgender community is sizable. Our hope is that this represents a better
>understanding of the complex nature of sexual orientation and a growing
>trend of respect and acceptance for our community and our lives."
>
>
>ARICLES & RESOURCES:
>
>The Gallup Organization - September 2002
>"In-Depth Analysis: Homosexuality" by Frank Newport
>http://www.gallup.com/poll/analysis/ia020911vii.asp
>
>Kaiser Family Foundation - Nov. 11, 2001
>Inside-Out: A Report on the Experiences of Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals in
>America and the Public's Views on Issues and Policies Related to Sexual
>Orientation
>http://www.kff.org/content/2001/3193/LGBToplines.pdf
>
>Cathy Renna
>GLAAD News Media Director
>(212) 629-3322, ext. 108
>(917) 239-0783 (cell)
>renna at glaad.org
>
>Steve Crabtree
>Editor in Chief
>Gallup Poll Tuesday Briefing
>Steve_crabtree at gallup.com
>(202) 715-3170
>
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