Refusal of Services to Gays and Lesbians (June 2015)

Refusal of Services to Gays and Lesbians (June 2015)

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    Respondents were asked, "Do you think businesses should be allowed to refuse services to gays and lesbians for religious reasons, or do you think that businesses should be required to provide services to gays and lesbians?"

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Should be allowed to refuse services41%
Should be required to provide services45%
Don't know/No opinion14%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you think businesses should be allowed to refuse services to gays and lesbians for religious reasons, or do you think that businesses should be required to provide services to gays and lesbians?" Measurement of Party ID for this figure is based on two questions. First, respondents were asked whether they consider themselves to be a Democrats, Republicans, independents, other, or not sure. Those who responded that they are independents or "other" were then asked if they lean toward either the Democrats or Republicans. If they indicated that they lean toward one party or the other, they are considered Democrats or Republicans for the purposes of this figure. Only "pure" independents or members of a third party who indicate that they have no preference for Democrats vis-a-vis Republicans are considered independents. Respondents who answered that they are "not sure" for either of the two aforementioned questions are not incorporated into this figure.
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categoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Should be allowed to refuse services14%36%64%
Should be required to provide services73%46%23%
Don't know/No opinion13%19%13%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you think businesses should be allowed to refuse services to gays and lesbians for religious reasons, or do you think that businesses should be required to provide services to gays and lesbians?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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categoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Should be allowed to refuse services69%39%75%
Should be required to provide services17%43%16%
Don't know/No opinion15%18%8%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you think businesses should be allowed to refuse services to gays and lesbians for religious reasons, or do you think that businesses should be required to provide services to gays and lesbians?" Party identification is calculated according to the PID7 variable, a seven point scale of party identification.
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categoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Should be allowed to refuse services17%14%12%
Should be required to provide services70%71%76%
Don't know/No opinion13%15%13%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you think businesses should be allowed to refuse services to gays and lesbians for religious reasons, or do you think that businesses should be required to provide services to gays and lesbians?" Ideology is measured on a scale of 1-7, with 1 corresponding to "extremely liberal", 7 corresponding to "extremely conservative, and 4 corresponding to "in the middle." For the purposes of this table, respondents who placed themselves at or between points 1 and 3 on the scale are considered "liberal," respondents who placed themselves at point 4 on the scale are considered "moderate," and respondents who placed themselves at or between points 5 and 7 on the scale are considered conservative.
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categoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Should be allowed to refuse services10%19%67%
Should be required to provide services82%58%21%
Don't know/No opinion8%22%12%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you think businesses should be allowed to refuse services to gays and lesbians for religious reasons, or do you think that businesses should be required to provide services to gays and lesbians?" The ideology measure is based on respondent self-placement in response to the following question: "On a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is extremely liberal, 7 is extremely conservative, and 4 is exactly in the middle, where would you place yourself?" The placements are further classified such that 1 is extremely liberal, 2 is very liberal, 3 is somewhat liberal, 4 is moderate, 5 is somewhat conservative, 6 is very conservative, and 7 is extremely conservative.
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categoryLeaning conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Should be allowed to refuse services51%64%85%
Should be required to provide services31%21%12%
Don't know/No opinion18%15%3%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you think businesses should be allowed to refuse services to gays and lesbians for religious reasons, or do you think that businesses should be required to provide services to gays and lesbians?" The ideology measure is based on respondent self-placement in response to the following question: "On a scale from 1 to 7, where 1 is extremely liberal, 7 is extremely conservative, and 4 is exactly in the middle, where would you place yourself?" The placements are further classified such that 1 is extremely liberal, 2 is very liberal, 3 is somewhat liberal, 4 is moderate, 5 is somewhat conservative, 6 is very conservative, and 7 is extremely conservative.
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categoryLeaning liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Should be allowed to refuse services18%6%8%
Should be required to provide services72%85%88%
Don't know/No opinion10%8%4%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you think businesses should be allowed to refuse services to gays and lesbians for religious reasons, or do you think that businesses should be required to provide services to gays and lesbians?" Tea Party identification is based on the following question, also asked in the survey: "Suppose the Tea Party movement organized itself as a political party. When thinking about the next election for Congress, would you vote for the Republican candidate from your district, the Democratic candidate from your district, or the Tea Party candidate from your district?" Those who responded "Republican candidate" are considered Republicans (non-Tea Party movement) and those who responded "Tea Party candidate" are considered Tea Party Republicans.
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categoryDemocratRepublicanTea Party
Should be allowed to refuse services12%54%78%
Should be required to provide services78%33%15%
Don't know/No opinion9%13%7%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you think businesses should be allowed to refuse services to gays and lesbians for religious reasons, or do you think that businesses should be required to provide services to gays and lesbians?" Race is calculated according to the race variable.
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categoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Should be allowed to refuse services51%20%22%
Should be required to provide services37%56%61%
Don't know/No opinion12%23%17%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you think businesses should be allowed to refuse services to gays and lesbians for religious reasons, or do you think that businesses should be required to provide services to gays and lesbians?" Gender is calculated according to the GENDER variable.
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categoryMaleFemale
Should be allowed to refuse services52%31%
Should be required to provide services37%52%
Don't know/No opinion11%17%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you think businesses should be allowed to refuse services to gays and lesbians for religious reasons, or do you think that businesses should be required to provide services to gays and lesbians?" Community is based on the following question, "Would you say that you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community?"
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categoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Should be allowed to refuse services28%44%51%
Should be required to provide services56%44%32%
Don't know/No opinion16%12%17%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you think businesses should be allowed to refuse services to gays and lesbians for religious reasons, or do you think that businesses should be required to provide services to gays and lesbians?" Age is calculated according to the AGEG variable.
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category18-2930-4445-6465+
Should be allowed to refuse services27%32%47%48%
Should be required to provide services54%51%42%39%
Don't know/No opinion19%17%11%14%
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    Respondents were asked, "Do you think businesses should be allowed to refuse services to gays and lesbians for religious reasons, or do you think that businesses should be required to provide services to gays and lesbians?" Education is calculated according to the EDUC variable.
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categoryNo high schoolHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Should be allowed to refuse services25%36%37%37%52%52%
Should be required to provide services53%46%48%48%39%40%
Don't know/No opinion22%17%15%15%9%9%

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