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Do you favor or oppose laws to protect [homosexuals/gays and lesbians] against job discrimination?
Laws protecting gays and lesbians from job discrimination · Asked in 10 waves, 1988–2024 · 31,504 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Kept and flagged: 8 (dk), 9 (no_answer). Codebook notes: 1988 NOTE: ‘Depends’ was a coding option in 1988 only. 2012 NOTE: This question was asked of a random 1/2 sample of respondents (the remaining 1/2 sample was asked a different version of the question).
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2012).
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Favor | Oppose | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 83% | 17% | 5465 | ±2 | |
| Democrats | 92% | 8% |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 2024 Time Series Study Source variable: V241376. | 2024-08-03 to 2025-02-17 | mixed | 5,521 | 5,465 |
| ANES 2020 Time Series Study Source variable: V201412. | 2020-08-18 to 2021-01-04 | mixed | 8,280 | 8,260 |
| ANES 2016 Time Series Study Source variable: V161229. | 2016-09-07 to 2017-01-09 | mixed | 4,270 | 4,258 |
| ANES 2012 Time Series Study Source variable: gayrt_discstd. | 2012-09-09 to 2013-01-13 | mixed | 5,914 | 3,022 |
| ANES 2008 Time Series Study Source variable: V083211. | 2008-09-02 to 2008-12-30 | face to face | 2,322 | 2,314 |
| ANES 2004 Time Series Study Source variable: V045156. | 2004-09-07 to 2004-12-19 | face to face | 1,212 | 1,066 |
| ANES 2000 Time Series Study Source variable: V001478. | 2000-09-05 to 2000-12-22 | mixed | 1,807 | 1,555 |
| ANES 1996 Time Series Study |
Dashed lines mark changes in how interviews were done, which can shift answers: 1. → mixed mode (2012).
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| 1915 |
| ±3 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 85% | 15% | 1792 | ±3 |
| Republicans | 70% | 30% | 1723 | ±3 |
ANES 2024 Time Series Study · US citizens 18+ (face-to-face samples: contiguous 48 states and DC; web samples: 50 states and DC). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| 1996-09-03 to 1997-01-02 |
| mixed |
| 1,714 |
| 1,534 |
| ANES 1992 Time Series Study Source variable: V925923. | 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 | mixed | 2,485 | 2,255 |
| ANES 1988 Time Series Study Source variable: V880852. | 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 | face to face | 2,040 | 1,775 |