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    Part 3: Foreign Policy, International Threats and Patriotism

    The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks profoundly affected the way Americans view national security threats and their own sense of personal safety. But for the most part, the public’s views about global engagement and the role of military power have stayed fairly stable since the Center began its values surveys 16 years ago. The public is […]

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    Part 2: Gay Marriage

    Gay Marriage Opposed By nearly two-to-one, more Americans oppose (59%) than favor (32%) legalizing gay marriage. This reflects something of a backlash from polls conducted earlier in the year, before the Supreme Court’s ruling in June that struck down state laws against sodomy. In a July survey shortly after that decision, the public opposed gay […]

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    Part 2: Gay Marriage

    In this section Gay Marriage Opposed Young People More Supportive of Gay Marriage Education a Key Among Older Americans Moral Objections Cited Most Impact on Families a Concern Seniors’ Objections to Gay Marriage: A Closer Look Civil Unions Also Opposed Long-Term Trend: Growing Tolerance Global Views on Homosexuality Back to report home Gay Marriage Opposed […]

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    Methodology

    About the 2003 Values Survey Results for the survey are based on telephone interviews conducted under the direction of Princeton Survey Research Associates among a nationwide sample of 2,528 adults, 18 years of age or older, during the period July 14 – August 5, 2003. Based on the total sample, one can say with 95% […]

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    Methodology

    This report is based on the findings of a survey on Americans’ use of the Internet, specifically the effects of spam on email use. The results in this report are based on data from telephone interviews conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates between June 10 and June 24, 2003, among a sample of 2,200 adults, […]

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    Cable and Internet Loom Large in Fragmented Political News Universe

    Summary of Findings The 2004 presidential campaign is continuing the long-term shift in how the public gets its election news. Television news remains dominant, but there has been further erosion in the audience for broadcast TV news. The Internet, a relatively minor source for campaign news in 2000, is now on par with such traditional […]

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    Part 1: Opinion of Homosexuals

    Views of Gay Men, Lesbians Roughly half of the public expresses an unfavorable opinion of gay men (50% unfavorable) and lesbians (48% unfavorable). Nearly one-in-three (29%) have a very unfavorable opinion of gay men, and 26% have a very unfavorable opinion of lesbians. In general, young people have more favorable views of homosexuals than do […]

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    Part 1: Opinion of Homosexuals

    In this section Views of Gay Men, Lesbians Seculars’ Positive Opinions of Gays Messages From the Pulpit Is Homosexuality a Sin? No Agreement on Why Some Are Gay Gays and Lesbians in Society Most Have a Gay Acquaintance or Relative Few Concerned By Being Around Gays Perceptions and Stereotypes Views of Gay Men, Lesbians Roughly […]