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APPENDIX D: GGRD Issue Category Descriptions
APPENDIX E: Chapter 4 Graphed Poll Questions
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APPENDIX C: GGRD – Questions by Year

YEAR	FREQUENCY	PERCENT	CUM FREQ	CUM PER
1971	1	0.15	1	0.15
1974	1	0.15	2	0.29
1977	21	3.05	23	3.34
1978	6	0.87	29	4.21
1979	1	0.15	30	4.35
1980	2	0.29	32	4.64
1981	1	0.15	33	4.79
1982	10	1.45	43	6.24
1983	8	1.16	51	7.4
1985	23	3.34	74	10.74
1986	10	1.45	84	12.19
1987	20	2.9	104	15.09
1988	6	0.87	110	15.97
1989	16	2.32	126	18.29
1990	5	0.73	131	19.01
1991	13	1.89	144	20.9
1992	29	4.21	173	25.11
1993	60	8.71	233	33.82
1994	33	4.79	266	38.61
1995	7	1.02	273	39.62
1996	38	5.52	311	45.14
1997	22	3.19	333	48.33
1998	44	6.39	377	54.72
1999	16	2.32	393	57.04
2000	54	7.84	447	64.88
2001	9	1.31	456	66.18
2002	15	2.18	471	68.36
2003	50	7.26	521	75.62
2004	76	11.03	597	86.65
2005	40	5.81	637	92.45
2006	30	4.35	667	96.81
2007	22	3.19	689	100

APPENDIX D: GGRD Issue Category Descriptions

ISSUE TYPE	ISSUE CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS
GAY RIGHTS	Attitudes towards homosexuality, gay rights, homosexual relations, bars, etc.
OFFSPRING	Attitudes on homosexual contact / interaction with own children and gay progeny
CHRISTIAN	Whether homosexuals can be good Christians
JOBS	Whether homosexuals should have equal right to job opportunities, specific jobs
LEGALITY	Whether homosexual sexual activity should be legal
CANDIDATE	Is the homosexuality of a candidate important; is it information the public should know or a private matter
COMFORT	How comfortable the respondent feels with and around homosexuals
MORALITY	Does the respondent think that homosexuality is immoral, moral, or not a moral issue
TEACH	Any questions that involves teaching by homosexuals, schools with homosexuals, and school officials who are homosexuals.
BORN / IMPORT	If respondent thinks that homosexuals are born that way
MILITARY	Whether the respondent thinks gays should be allowed to serve openly in the military and the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy
AIDS	Attitudes towards homosexuals in light of the AIDS epidemic
FRIENDS	Whether the respondent has friends, acquaintances, relatives or associates who are gay
VOTE	Would the respondent vote for a candidate they knew to be homosexual or a party that supported gay rights
MOVEMENT	Attitudes towards the gay rights movement, gay rights organizations
PRIVACY	Is homosexuality or homosexual relations a private matter
GAY MARRIAGE	Does the respondent support the legalization of gay marriage
ADOPTION	Whether the respondent supports or opposes gay adoptions
CHURCH	Attitudes towards gay religious leaders and whether the respondent would remain in a church with an openly gay minister
T.V.	Do gays receive too much attention on television, should Ellen’s character be openly gay, are sympathetic portrayals of gays on television a problem
SPEECH	Should gays be permitted to give a speech
BENEFITS	Should gays be allowed to receive job benefits, social security benefits, and other benefits that normally accrue to heterosexual couples
HOMOSEXUALS	Attitudes towards homosexuals as a group / community
HOUSING	Should discrimination against gays in housing be permitted
INHERITANCE	Should gays enjoy inheritance rights should their partner die
PARTIES	Does respondent support / associated with one of the parties due to their gay rights position
CIVIL UNIONS	Whether gays should be able to form legal unions that convey marriage-like benefits but are not legally defined as marriage
DOCTOR	Should gays be permitted to serve as doctors
READ	Should kids read a book that portrays homosexuals sympathetically
DENTIST	Should gays be permitted to serve as doctors
SHOP	Would respondent be comfortable with shopping at an establishment that employed homosexuals
PARENTS	Can gays be just good parents, as good as heterosexuals
LIFESTYLE	How acceptable is the gay lifestyle to respondent
JUROR	Should gays be permitted to serve as jurors
BOY SCOUTS	Does respondent believe the Boy Scouts should be permitted to exclude gay boy scouts / gay scoutmasters, does respondent agree with USSC decision allowing the Boy Scouts to exclude gays
AMENDMENT	Should the respondent’s state amend their constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman
CONSTITUTION	Should the U.S. Constitution be amended to define marriage as between a man and a woman

APPENDIX E: Chapter 4 Graphed Poll Questions

Virginia Slims American Women's Poll* Question on Acceptability of Daughters Homosexual Relationship, April 1974

Question: (Now, here is a list of things some young people find acceptable today. Would you read down that list, and for each one, tell me for a daughter of yours who had just finished her schooling whether you would find it acceptable, or accept it but be unhappy about it, or not accept it and have the relationship very much strained as a result?) Having a homosexual relationship.

Category	Percent
Find it Acceptable	1
Accept, but Unhappy	19
Not Acceptable	75

* Virginia Slims American Women's Poll. Conducted by Roper. April, 1974. Sample N: 3880 respondents.

Harris Survey* Question on Jobs & Homosexuals, June 1977

Question: If qualified in every other way, do you feel a person who admits to being a homosexual should be allowed to hold down a job as... An [insert profession]...or not?

Profession	Should Be Allowed	Should Not Be Allowed
Artist	86	7
Factory worker	85	7
Clerk	80	12
TV News Commentator	72	19
Company President	67	22
Congressman	53	37
Doctor	48	40
Social Worker	43	48
School Principal	33	58
Counselor	27	63
School Teacher	34	55
Minister / Priest / Rabbi	40	50
Psychiatrist	40	48
Policeman	48	42

* Harris Survey. Conducted by Roper Organization. June, 1977. Sample N: 1947 respondents.
Newsweek / PSRA Poll* Question on Gay Marriage Constitutional Amendment, January 2004
Question: (Please tell me how much you approve or disapprove of each of the following Bush administration policies and proposals.) What about...passing a Constitutional amendment, if necessary, to ban gay marriage in all states? Do you strongly approve, somewhat approve, somewhat disapprove, or strongly disapprove of this Bush administration policy or proposal?

Categories	Percent
strongly approve	36
somewhat approve	10
somewhat disapprove	13
strongly disapprove	33

* PSRA / Newsweek Poll. Conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. January, 2004. Sample N: 1233 respondents.
ABC News / Washington Post Poll * Question on Legality of Gay Marriage, March 2004
Question: Do you think it should be legal or illegal for homosexual couples to get married? (If Legal/Illegal, ask:) (Is that strongly or somewhat)?

Categories	Percent
legal strongly	24
legal somewhat	14
illegal somewhat	11
illegal strongly	48

* Poll conducted by ABC News / Washington Post. March, 2004. Sample N: 1202 respondents.

Los Angeles Times Poll* Question on Approval of Gay Adoption, March 2004
Question: Do you favor or oppose gay couples legally adopting children? (If Favor/Oppose, ask:) Do you strongly favor/oppose gay couples adopting children or only somewhat favor/oppose gay couples adopting children?

Categories	Percent
favor strongly	21
favor somewhat	19
oppose somewhat	11
oppose strongly	41

* Poll conducted by Los Angeles Times. March, 2004. Sample N: 1616 respondents.
Los Angeles Times Poll* Question on Approval of Gay Rights, March 2004
Question: Generally speaking, do you approve or disapprove of homosexual or gay rights -- or haven't you heard enough about that yet to say? Do you approve/disapprove strongly or approve/disapprove somewhat?

Categories	Percent
favor strongly	27
favor somewhat	16
oppose somewhat	6
oppose strongly	36

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