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Support for Gays in the Military Depends on the Question
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| Contributor | Patrick |
| Last Edited | Patrick Feb 11, 2010 07:46pm |
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| Category | Poll |
| Media | TV News - Columbia Broadcasting System CBS News |
| News Date | Friday, February 12, 2010 01:45:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A new CBS News/ New York Times poll finds that the wording of the question is key when it comes to determining whether Americans support allowing gays to serve in the military.
In the poll, 59 percent say they now support allowing "homosexuals" to serve in the U.S. military, including 34 percent who say they strongly favor that. Ten percent say they somewhat oppose it and 19 percent say they strongly oppose it.
But the numbers differ when the question is changed to whether Americans support "gay men and lesbians" serving in the military. When the question is asked that way, 70 percent of Americans say they support gay men and lesbians serving in the military, including 19 percent who say they somewhat favor it. Seven percent somewhat oppose it, and 12 percent strongly oppose it. |
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