NOM NY 2011 Survey on Marriage

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JUNE 2011FLASH SURVEY

OF REGISTERED AND ACTIVE VOTERS IN NEWYORK

SURVEYRESULTS

Sample: 302 registered voters with voting history, randomly selected from voter registrationfile.

VARIABLES DERIVED FROM SAMPLE FILE:

A. MSA

B. Media Market

C. FIPS

D. Zip Code

E. Voting History

F. Party Affiliation

INCLUDE ALL VARIABLES FROM SAMPLE FILE ON COMPLETED DATA FILE

RECORD: DATE OF INTERVIEW

TIME OF INTERVIEW

TELEPHONE NUMBER DIALED

[ASK FOR LISTED INDIVIDUAL]

Hello, this is (interviewer name), and I'm calling from the New York Survey Research Center.

Were calling to learn your opinions regarding some important issues of the day. This is not

a sales call; we wont ask you to buy or do anything, and we are not calling on behalf of a

candidate or political party. My questions should take only about 5 minutes.

1. We are looking to speak today with people who are registered to vote in the state of

New York. Are you currently registered to vote in New York?

100% YES (CONTINUE)

0% NO (ASK IF THERE IS ANYONE ELSE AT HOME WHO IS REGISTERED TO VOTE)

0% DONT KNOW/NO RESPONSE (THANK AND TERMINATE)

2. Are you, or is anyone in your household, employed with an advertising agency,

newspaper, television or radio station, or political campaign?

0% YES (THANK AND TERMINATE)

100% NO (CONTINUE)

0% DONT KNOW/NO RESPONSE (THANK AND TERMINATE)


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3. How are things going in the state of New York today: would you say New York is

generally headed in the right direction, or have things gotten off on the wrong track?

30% RIGHT DIRECTION

55% WRONG TRACK

16% DONT KNOW/NO RESPONSE

4. Have you seen or heard anything in the news recently about the issue of same-sex

marriage in New York state?

91% YES

8% NO


5. The New York state legislature is considering a proposal to change the definition of

marriage so that same-sex couples can marry in New York. Regardless of your personalopinion about marriage, is this an issue that should be decided by legislators in Albany,

or is this an issue that should be decided directly by the voters of New York?

26% LEGISLATORS IN ALBANY

59% BY THE VOTERS


6. Do you agree or disagree that marriage should only be between a man and a woman?

57% AGREE32% DISAGREE


Now, just a few final questions for statistical purposes only.

7. May I know your age, please? [RECORD ACTUAL AGE]

7% 18-39

15% 40-49

31% 50 5938% 60+

9% NO RESPONSE

8. What is the highest level of education you have completed?

* SOME GRADE SCHOOL (1-8)

3% SOME HIGH SCHOOL (9-11)


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18% GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL (12)

2% TECHNICAL/VOCATIONAL (12)

17% SOME COLLEGE (13-15)

32% GRADUATED COLLEGE (16)

26% GRADUATE/PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL (16 OR MORE)


9. Are you currently married or are you single? [IF SINGLE] Have you ever been married?

67% MARRIED

17% SINGLE, PREVIOUSLY MARRIED

15% SINGLE, NOT PREVIOUSLY MARRIED

1% NO RESPONSE

10. Do you have children under the age of 18 living at home?

18% YES

81% NO

1% DONT KNOW/REFUSED [DO NOT READ]

11. Which of the following best describes your religious preference: are you [READ

OPTIONS]

35% CATHOLIC;

32% A CHRISTIAN OTHER THAN CATHOLIC;

17% OF ANOTHER FAITH, OR13% NOT A MEMBER OF A RELIGIOUS FAITH?

2% DONT KNOW/REFUSED [DO NOT READ]

12. And in a typical month, how often do you attend Church or a religious service?

[RECORD ACTUAL RESPONSE]

37% 0

20% 1 3

32% 4

11% 5+

13. Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a Republican, a Democrat, an

Independent, or as something other than these?

IF REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT, ASK: Would you call yourself a strong or a not very

strong (Republican/ Democrat)?


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IF INDEPENDENT OR ANYTHING ELSE, ASK: Do you think of yourself as closer to the

Republican or Democrat Party?

18% REPUBLICAN/STRONG

10% REPUBLICAN/NOT STRONG

6% INDEPENDENT LEAN REPUBLICAN

12% INDEPENDENT NO LEAN

8% INDEPENDENT LEAN DEMOCRAT

12% DEMOCRAT/NOT STRONG

26% DEMOCRAT/STRONG


14. When thinking about fiscal issues, like taxes and government spending, do you

consider yourself to be

26% VERY CONSERVATVE26% SOMEWHAT CONSERVATIVE

29% MODERATE

9% SOMEWHAT LIBERAL

7% VERY LIBERAL


15. When thinking about social issues, like abortion and gay marriage, do you consider

yourself to be

27% VERY CONSERVATIVE13% SOMEWHAT CONSERVATIVE

18% MODERATE

16% SOMEWHAT LIBERAL

18% VERY LIBERAL


16. Respondent Sex [by Observation]

48% MALE

52% FEMALE

That's the last of my questions. Thank you very much for your time and participation in this

research.

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