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Do you favor or oppose laws to protect [homosexuals/gays and lesbians] against job discrimination? Do you favor/oppose such laws strongly or not strongly?
Gay job discrimination laws, with strength of opinion · Asked in 10 waves, 1988–2024 · 31,500 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Codes that include 'no Pre/Post IW' were dropped for respondents without that interview. Kept and flagged: 7 (dk), 9 (no_answer). Codebook notes: GENERAL NOTE: See notes VCF0876.
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 strongly | Favor not strongly | Oppose not strongly | Oppose strongly | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANES 2024 Time Series Study Source variable: V241377. | 2024-08-03 to 2025-02-17 | mixed | 5,521 | 5,464 |
| ANES 2020 Time Series Study Source variable: V201413. | 2020-08-18 to 2021-01-04 | mixed | 8,280 | 8,258 |
| ANES 2016 Time Series Study Source variable: V161229x,V161229,V161229a. | 2016-09-07 to 2017-01-09 | mixed | 4,270 | 4,257 |
| ANES 2012 Time Series Study Source variable: gayrt_discstd_x,gayrt_discstd. | 2012-09-09 to 2013-01-13 | mixed | 5,914 | 3,022 |
| ANES 2008 Time Series Study Source variable: V083211x. | 2008-09-02 to 2008-12-30 | face to face | 2,322 | 2,314 |
| ANES 2004 Time Series Study Source variable: V045156,V045156a. | 2004-09-07 to 2004-12-19 | face to face | 1,212 | 1,066 |
| ANES 2000 Time Series Study Source variable: V001481. | 2000-09-05 to 2000-12-22 | mixed | 1,807 | 1,555 |
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.
| 67% |
| 16% |
| 7% |
| 10% |
| 5464 |
| ±2 |
| Democrats | 84% | 8% | 3% | 5% | 1915 | ±3 |
| Independents (incl. leaners) | 68% | 17% | 7% | 8% | 1791 | ±3 |
| Republicans | 47% | 23% | 13% | 17% | 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.
| ANES 1996 Time Series Study Source variable: V961194. |
| 1996-09-03 to 1997-01-02 |
| mixed |
| 1,714 |
| 1,534 |
| ANES 1992 Time Series Study Source variable: V923426. | 1992-09-02 to 1993-01-16 | mixed | 2,485 | 2,255 |
| ANES 1988 Time Series Study Source variable: V880853. | 1988-09-06 to 1989-01-23 | face to face | 2,040 | 1,775 |