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April 17, 2015 Issue Date:
May 2, 2015

What do you believe?

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Lifeway Research conducted a phone survey of 2,000 Americans between September and October of 2014

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‘I believe that gay marriage should be legal.’

Southerners (45%) are least likely to agree Those age 18-24 (66%) and 25-34 (66%) are most likely to agree African-Americans (42%) are least likely to agree Whites (51%) are less likely to agree than Hispanics (57%) Catholics (56%) are more likely to agree than Protestants (40%) Evangelicals are less likely to agree (30% vs. 59%)

‘I believe that sex between people of the same gender is sinful, regardless of its legality.’

African-Americans (57%) are most likely to agree Those with a graduate degree (32%) are least likely to agree Christians (52%) are more likely to agree than Other Religious (44%), who are more likely than Nonreligious (24%) Catholics (42%) are less likely to agree than Protestants (57%) Evangelicals are more likely to agree (66% vs. 38%)

Do you have any gay and/or lesbian friends?

Women are more likely to select Yes (67% vs. 60%) Those age 45-54 (61%), 55-64 (60%), and 65+ (47%) are less likely to select Yes than those age 18-24 (69%), 25-34 (76%), and 35-44 (69%) Those with a high-school degree or less are least likely to select Yes (54%) Catholics (67%) are more likely to select Yes than Protestants (59%) Evangelicals are less likely to select Yes (57% vs. 67%)

Methodology: Random Sample, Weighted by Age, Gender, Region, Ethnicity, and Education. 95% confidence that sampling error does not exceed +/-2.4%. Margins of error higher in sub-groups.

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