Portraits of American Life Study | Results & Summaries

The next questions are about your opinions on social and political issues. For each statement, please indicate whether you strongly disagree, somewhat disagree, neither agree nor disagree, somewhat agree, or strongly agree. The only legal marriage should be a marriage between one man and one woman. (AMA_1)

Variable Comparisons

Age

	18 to 29 years old	30 to 44 years old	45 to 59 years old	60 to 74 years old	75 years and older	TOTAL
Refused	0.5% 3	0.7% 5	1.6% 12	3.2% 13	2.1% 3	1.4% 36
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.3% 2	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.2% 4
Strongly disagree	27.3% 152	22.9% 171	23.5% 177	11.2% 46	11.4% 16	21.6% 562
Somewhat disagree	10.1% 56	10.0% 75	8.5% 64	4.6% 19	2.9% 4	8.4% 218
Neither agree nor disagree	17.8% 99	11.4% 85	9.6% 72	13.2% 54	5.0% 7	12.2% 317
Somewhat agree	7.2% 40	6.0% 45	6.3% 47	2.2% 9	4.3% 6	5.6% 147
Strongly agree	37.1% 206	48.9% 365	50.3% 378	65.3% 267	74.3% 104	50.7% 1320
Missing	0	1	1	2	1	5
TOTAL	100.0% 556	100.0% 747	100.0% 752	100.0% 409	100.0% 140	2604

Gender

	Female	Male	TOTAL
Refused	1.6% 21	1.1% 14	1.3% 35
Don't know	0.2% 3	0.1% 1	0.2% 4
Strongly disagree	21.4% 288	21.8% 274	21.6% 562
Somewhat disagree	8.2% 110	8.7% 109	8.4% 219
Neither agree nor disagree	13.0% 175	11.4% 143	12.2% 318
Somewhat agree	6.5% 88	4.7% 59	5.6% 147
Strongly agree	49.2% 663	52.3% 657	50.7% 1320
Missing	5	1	6
TOTAL	100.0% 1348	100.0% 1257	2605

Political ideology

	Very liberal	Somewhat liberal	Middle of the road	Somewhat conservative	Very conservative	Haven't thought much about it	Missing	TOTAL
Refused	0.6% 1	0.3% 1	0.3% 2	0.8% 4	1.3% 3	3.0% 20	4	1.2% 31
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.3% 1	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.3% 2	0	0.2% 4
Strongly disagree	54.8% 92	30.2% 114	20.3% 128	18.5% 93	12.9% 29	15.0% 101	5	21.6% 557
Somewhat disagree	9.5% 16	15.6% 59	12.4% 78	6.5% 33	2.2% 5	3.9% 26	1	8.4% 217
Neither agree nor disagree	8.3% 14	14.6% 55	15.5% 98	8.3% 42	4.4% 10	14.7% 99	0	12.3% 318
Somewhat agree	2.4% 4	7.9% 30	7.8% 49	6.3% 32	0.9% 2	4.4% 30	0	5.7% 147
Strongly agree	24.4% 41	31.2% 118	43.6% 275	59.5% 300	78.2% 176	58.8% 397	13	50.6% 1307
Missing	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3
TOTAL	100.0% 168	100.0% 378	100.0% 631	100.0% 504	100.0% 225	100.0% 675	23	2581

Race

	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	Pacific Islander	Other	TOTAL
Refused	1.2% 21	1.8% 5	1.9% 6	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	3.7% 3	1.3% 35
Don't know	0.1% 1	0.7% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 3
Strongly disagree	23.1% 417	17.6% 49	18.8% 60	13.0% 14	0.0% 0	25.6% 21	21.6% 561
Somewhat disagree	9.7% 175	4.7% 13	5.0% 16	6.5% 7	0.0% 0	8.5% 7	8.4% 218
Neither agree nor disagree	11.4% 205	10.8% 30	13.8% 44	25.9% 28	0.0% 0	13.4% 11	12.2% 318
Somewhat agree	6.0% 109	4.0% 11	5.6% 18	3.7% 4	33.3% 3	2.4% 2	5.6% 147
Strongly agree	48.6% 878	60.4% 168	54.9% 175	50.9% 55	66.7% 6	46.3% 38	50.7% 1320
Missing	4	0	1	0	0	0	5
TOTAL	100.0% 1806	100.0% 278	100.0% 319	100.0% 108	100.0% 9	100.0% 82	2602

Religion

	Black Protestant	Evangelical Protestant	Mainline Protestant	Catholic	Unaffiliated	Other	TOTAL
Refused	0.7% 1	2.0% 14	1.4% 5	1.9% 13	0.2% 1	0.3% 1	1.3% 35
Don't know	0.7% 1	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.3% 1	0.2% 4
Strongly disagree	16.6% 24	14.0% 97	25.2% 91	21.2% 147	34.9% 143	19.5% 59	21.6% 561
Somewhat disagree	4.8% 7	4.3% 30	6.9% 25	10.4% 72	12.9% 53	9.9% 30	8.3% 217
Neither agree nor disagree	9.0% 13	7.2% 50	10.0% 36	13.3% 92	18.5% 76	16.9% 51	12.2% 318
Somewhat agree	3.4% 5	4.2% 29	6.6% 24	6.8% 47	7.1% 29	4.6% 14	5.7% 148
Strongly agree	64.8% 94	68.0% 470	49.9% 180	46.5% 322	26.1% 107	48.3% 146	50.7% 1319
Missing	0	3	1	1	0	2	7
TOTAL	100.0% 145	100.0% 691	100.0% 361	100.0% 693	100.0% 410	100.0% 302	2602

Region

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	TOTAL
Refused	0.9% 4	1.9% 12	1.1% 10	1.5% 10	1.4% 36
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.3% 2	0.2% 4
Strongly disagree	23.2% 102	16.6% 103	23.1% 203	23.1% 154	21.6% 562
Somewhat disagree	10.0% 44	7.1% 44	6.0% 53	11.7% 78	8.4% 219
Neither agree nor disagree	16.9% 74	10.8% 67	10.6% 93	12.4% 83	12.2% 317
Somewhat agree	6.2% 27	4.0% 25	5.1% 45	7.5% 50	5.6% 147
Strongly agree	42.8% 188	59.5% 369	53.7% 471	43.6% 291	50.7% 1319
Missing	0	0	3	2	5
TOTAL	100.0% 439	100.0% 620	100.0% 877	100.0% 668	2604

Education

	No high school diploma	GED or high school diploma	Vocational/technical diploma or Associate's degree	Bachelor's degree	Graduate degree	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Refused	6.5% 20	1.0% 11	0.4% 2	0.2% 1	0.4% 1	1.4% 1	0	1.4% 36
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.2% 2	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.1% 3
Strongly disagree	14.4% 44	19.6% 207	18.5% 89	28.0% 118	30.7% 82	27.8% 20	2	21.5% 560
Somewhat disagree	5.2% 16	6.3% 67	8.1% 39	14.3% 60	13.1% 35	4.2% 3	0	8.5% 220
Neither agree nor disagree	9.2% 28	13.5% 143	12.1% 58	9.5% 40	15.4% 41	8.3% 6	3	12.1% 316
Somewhat agree	5.2% 16	5.0% 53	5.2% 25	7.8% 33	5.6% 15	6.9% 5	0	5.6% 147
Strongly agree	59.5% 182	54.3% 573	55.4% 266	40.1% 169	34.8% 93	51.4% 37	0	50.7% 1320
TOTAL	100.0% 306	100.0% 1056	100.0% 480	100.0% 421	100.0% 267	100.0% 72	5	2602