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Respondents were asked: "What is your opinion on gay marriage or civil unions?"
- Gays and lesbians should have the right to marry
- Gays and lesbians should have the right to civil unions but not marriage
- Gays and lesbians should not have the right to civil unions or marriage
- Don't know
Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, where respondents who consider themselves to be "strong," "weak" or "lean" Democrat are considered Democrats, voters who consider themselves to be "strong," "weak" or "lean" Republican are conisdered Republicans, and only those voters who do not indicate a partisan preference are considered political independents.