Homosexuals in the Military (Demographic Patterns)

Do you think homosexuals should be allowed to serve in the United States Armed Forces or don't you think so?

Homosexuals in the Military by Gender (American National Election Studies, 2004)

	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
ALLOWED	72.6% 368	83.2% 465	78.1% 833
NOT ALLWED	23.1% 117	13.6% 76	18.1% 193
DON'T KNOW	3.6% 18	2.1% 12	2.8% 30
REFUSED	0.8% 4	1.1% 6	0.9% 10
Missing	59	87	146
TOTAL	100% 507	100% 559	1066

Homosexuals in the Military by Age (American National Election Studies, 2004)

	18-30	31-45	46-60	61+	TOTAL
ALLOWED	80.8% 177	81.0% 222	79.7% 239	71.4% 195	78.1% 833
NOT ALLWED	16.9% 37	15.3% 42	17.3% 52	22.7% 62	18.1% 193
DON'T KNOW	2.3% 5	2.2% 6	2.0% 6	4.8% 13	2.8% 30
REFUSED	0.0% 0	1.5% 4	1.0% 3	1.1% 3	0.9% 10
Missing	35	44	42	25	146
TOTAL	100% 219	100% 274	100% 300	100% 273	1066

Homosexuals in the Military by Denomination (American National Election Studies, 2004)

	Protestant	Catholic	Jewish	Other	Missing	TOTAL
ALLOWED	69.6% 211	79.6% 152	95.7% 22	78.7% 148	300	75.6% 533
NOT ALLWED	25.4% 77	18.3% 35	4.3% 1	16.5% 31	49	20.4% 144
DON'T KNOW	4.0% 12	2.1% 4	0.0% 0	3.2% 6	8	3.1% 22
REFUSED	1.0% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.6% 3	4	0.9% 6
Missing	27	24	7	39	49	146
TOTAL	100% 303	100% 191	100% 23	100% 188	410	705

Homosexuals in the Military by Region (American National Election Studies, 2004)

	NORTHEAST	NORTH CENT	SOUTH	WEST	TOTAL
ALLOWED	85.9% 158	74.2% 210	73.6% 271	84.0% 194	78.1% 833
NOT ALLWED	10.9% 20	23.0% 65	20.7% 76	13.9% 32	18.1% 193
DON'T KNOW	3.3% 6	1.1% 3	4.6% 17	1.7% 4	2.8% 30
REFUSED	0.0% 0	1.8% 5	1.1% 4	0.4% 1	0.9% 10
Missing	34	31	49	32	146
TOTAL	100% 184	100% 283	100% 368	100% 231	1066

Homosexuals in the Military by Church attendance (American National Election Studies, 2004)

	Yes	No	Missing	TOTAL
ALLOWED	75.5% 536	83.6% 296	1	78.2% 832
NOT ALLWED	20.4% 145	13.3% 47	1	18.0% 192
DON'T KNOW	3.2% 23	2.0% 7	0	2.8% 30
REFUSED	0.8% 6	1.1% 4	0	0.9% 10
Missing	97	47	2	146
TOTAL	100% 710	100% 354	4	1064

Notes

American National Election Studies, 2004: From the ANES website (http://www.umich.edu/~nes/studypages/2004prepost/2004prepost.htm): The study, in part, maintains and extends the core of the NES time-series by collecting data on Americans’ basic political beliefs, allegiances, and behaviors. It contains special instrumentation on American’s views on foreign policy, the war on terrorism, and the Iraq War and its consequences. It extends the experiment on the measurement of voter turnout begun in 2002, and carries expanded instrumentation on inflation, immigration, gender politics, and gay and lesbian politics. It also includes the Comparative Studies of Electoral System’s Module 2, which focuses on representation and accountability. The data also contains several religion variables, including questions about prayer frequency, importance of religion, attendance at religious services, and belief in the Bible.