Has violence decreased since the legalization of gay marriage

Americans generally believe that women continue to face obstacles that make it more difficult for them to get ahead than men. While there are sizable gender differences in these opinions, the partisan divide is even more pronounced. Sincethere has been a modest increase in the share of the public that says there are still obstacles that make it harder for women to get ahead than men.

Sincethe shares of both Democratic women and men expressing this view have increased by 9 percentage points.

5. Gender, family and marriage, same-sex marriage and religion

Among Republicans, there are stark differences in these views by ideology. However, these gender differences are much less pronounced than partisan and ideological differences on this question. Among both Republican men and women, conservatives are much more likely than their moderate and liberal counterparts to say this.

Among Democrats, there are no significant gender differences in these views. A majority of U. Views of the effect of same-sex marriage on our society have grown more positive over the past year. Over the past two decadespublic support for allowing gays and lesbians to marry legally has increased dramatically.

As with support for same-sex marriage, opinions about its impact on our society differ by age, race, education, religion and partisanship. Opinions about the effect of same-sex marriage have become more positive among members of both parties over the past year.

There are stark differences in views of same-sex marriage among Republicans, with relatively modest age differences in these views among Democrats. However, there are educational divides among Democrats in these views, as well as a wide gap between the views of white and black Democrats.

However, views among Democrats vary by education and race. Majorities of adults across all age groups say that morality is not reliant on belief in God. Although a majority of Americans say belief in God is not necessary for a person to be moral, there are sizable differences of opinion by partisanship and ideology.

Liberal Democrats particularly stand out for this view. Among Democrats, there are stark racial and ethnic differences in the importance of belief in God for morality. The public is evenly divided in opinions about whether the Islamic religion is more likely than others to encourage violence among its believers.

As in the past, partisanship is a major factor in these attitudes. There are also wide ideological divisions within partisan groups. These views also differ by age, level of educational attainment and religion. In recent years, Pew Research Center has transitioned from probability-based telephone surveys to the American Trends Panela probability-based online panel.

The transition from phone surveys conducted with an interviewer to online self-administered surveys has violence decreased since the legalization of gay marriage with it the possibility of mode differences — differences arising from the method of interviewing. This section includes opinion measures on whether Islam is more likely than other religions to encourage violence and whether it is necessary to believe in God to be a moral person.

Both questions, which have long-standing telephone trends, were included on a survey conducted in September on the American Trends Panel ATPon which this report is largely based, and a contemporaneous telephone survey. There are wide partisan differences evident in both modes.

The telephone trend shows that these differences have increased substantially since the question was first asked in The partisan gap in the shares in each party saying Islam is more likely to encourage violence is similar on the ATP 44 percentage points and the contemporaneous phone survey 46 points.

Partisan differences on this question also have widened in recent years. This partisan gap was much narrower a decade ago. December 17, Table of Contents.