Religion and Public Life Survey, 2006

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GAYCONST (Weighted by WEIGHT) There has been a proposal to change the U.S. Constitution to ban gay marriage. Do you think amending the Constitution to ban gay marriage is a good idea or a bad idea? [Answered only if GAYMAR = 3 or 4 (if the respondent opposes gay marriage). See variable at end named GAYMAR_C for combined responses.]   1) Good idea / favor Constitutional amendment   2) Bad idea / oppose Constitutional amendment   9) Don't know/Refused/L

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Good idea / favor Constitutional amendment	605	53.7%	53.7%
Bad idea / oppose Constitutional amendment	479	42.5%	96.2%
Don't know/Refused/L	43	3.8%	100%
Missing	877	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Age Church attendance Education Gender Household income Marital status

Age (I-AGE)

	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-64	65+	Missing	TOTAL
Good idea / favor Constitutional amendment	56.4% 53	59.3% 86	59.5% 131	51.0% 203	49.2% 127	5	53.8% 600
Bad idea / oppose Constitutional amendment	43.6% 41	39.3% 57	37.3% 82	43.2% 172	46.9% 121	6	42.4% 473
Don't know/Refused/L	0.0% 0	1.4% 2	3.2% 7	5.8% 23	3.9% 10	1	3.8% 42
Missing	142	196	168	269	93	0	868
TOTAL	100.0% 94	100.0% 145	100.0% 220	100.0% 398	100.0% 258	12	1115

Church attendance (I-ATTEND)

	More than once a week	Once a week	Once or twice a month	A few times a year	Seldom	Never	Missing	TOTAL
Good idea / favor Constitutional amendment	61.6% 151	53.4% 188	51.5% 85	51.2% 87	43.4% 49	54.3% 38	6	53.6% 598
Bad idea / oppose Constitutional amendment	35.1% 86	41.5% 146	45.5% 75	47.1% 80	52.2% 59	40.0% 28	4	42.5% 474
Don't know/Refused/L	3.3% 8	5.1% 18	3.0% 5	1.8% 3	4.4% 5	5.7% 4	0	3.9% 43
Missing	55	142	138	195	180	164	0	874
TOTAL	100.0% 245	100.0% 352	100.0% 165	100.0% 170	100.0% 113	100.0% 70	10	1115

Education (I-EDUC)

	None, or grade 1-8	High school incomplete (Grades 9-11)	High school graduate (Grade 12 or GED certificate)	Some college, no 4-year degree (or Vocational or Technical degree AFTER high school)	College graduate (B.S., B.A., or other 4-year degree)	Post-graduate training or professional schooling after college (e.g., toward a master's Degree or Ph.D.; law or medical school	Missing	TOTAL
Good idea / favor Constitutional amendment	47.4% 18	63.7% 93	58.8% 261	48.8% 122	44.7% 72	43.0% 34	4	53.7% 600
Bad idea / oppose Constitutional amendment	42.1% 16	35.6% 52	36.9% 164	48.4% 121	49.1% 79	53.2% 42	4	42.4% 474
Don't know/Refused/L	10.5% 4	0.7% 1	4.3% 19	2.8% 7	6.2% 10	3.8% 3	0	3.9% 44
Missing	12	80	261	222	170	124	0	869
TOTAL	100.0% 38	100.0% 146	100.0% 444	100.0% 250	100.0% 161	100.0% 79	8	1118

Gender (I-GENDER)

	Male	Female	TOTAL
Good idea / favor Constitutional amendment	56.5% 336	50.5% 268	53.6% 604
Bad idea / oppose Constitutional amendment	40.5% 241	44.6% 237	42.5% 478
Don't know/Refused/L	3.0% 18	4.9% 26	3.9% 44
Missing	369	508	877
TOTAL	100.0% 595	100.0% 531	1126

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Less than $20,000	20 to under $30,000	30 to under $50,000	50 to under $75,000	75 to under $100,000	$100,000 or more	Missing	TOTAL
Good idea / favor Constitutional amendment	58.9% 113	61.0% 83	47.2% 117	58.8% 100	54.6% 65	45.2% 56	71	54.0% 534
Bad idea / oppose Constitutional amendment	37.5% 72	37.5% 51	49.6% 123	38.8% 66	37.0% 44	52.4% 65	56	42.6% 421
Don't know/Refused/L	3.6% 7	1.5% 2	3.2% 8	2.4% 4	8.4% 10	2.4% 3	10	3.4% 34
Missing	134	78	170	122	119	138	0	761
TOTAL	100.0% 192	100.0% 136	100.0% 248	100.0% 170	100.0% 119	100.0% 124	137	989

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Married	Divorced	Separated	Widowed	Never been married	Missing	TOTAL
Good idea / favor Constitutional amendment	54.0% 368	61.5% 83	50.0% 16	43.5% 50	53.2% 83	5	53.6% 600
Bad idea / oppose Constitutional amendment	41.3% 281	35.6% 48	46.9% 15	52.2% 60	45.5% 71	3	42.4% 475
Don't know/Refused/L	4.7% 32	3.0% 4	3.1% 1	4.3% 5	1.3% 2	0	3.9% 44
Missing	423	115	27	49	253	0	867
TOTAL	100.0% 681	100.0% 135	100.0% 32	100.0% 115	100.0% 156	8	1119