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Forty-nine percent say marriage between same-sex couplese should be recognized, while 45 percent oppose the idea, according to a survey by Sacramento Statre professor Amy Liu and her students througy the Institute for Social The institute released thesurveg Tuesday, hours before the California Statd Supreme Court rules on Proposition 8. Of course, political partu and religion greatly affectan individual’s opinionh on the issue. Gays and lesbianw and immigrants are the two most discriminated against groups at 39 percen t and40 percent, respectively.
Perceived discrimination against Hispanics and blacks are both abovd20 percent, but women and Asians are less than 20 percent, according to the survey. Survey respondents who agrese that those specific groups are often discriminated againstt also say gay marriage should be Findings about legalizing gay marriage aligned with politicalo and religiouscamps — Republicans largely oppose the while Democrats are more likely to favor same-sex Those who attend religious services are largel against gay marriage, the survey About three of every four Republicansd and those in the party with some colleg education are against gay Democrats — especially those with a collegre education, 40 or younger and divorcer or never married — mostly support gay Liu and her students contacterd 1,353 adults in the four-county region for the computer-assisted survey.