Survey

ESL 5301-001                     

Gay Marriage & Issues  Survey – answer them as you wish.

Thank you for filling out our survey!

1. ___ Male             ___ Female

2. Age:    ___ <20    ___ 20-29     ___ 30-39    ___ 40-49    ___ 50-59    ___ 60-69    ___70 & older

3. Where are you from?
___ Texas                ___ USA, not Texas             ___ international

4. How do you identify yourself politically?
___ Republican      ___ Democrat     ___ other (specify)     ___ independent

5. Do you consider yourself religious?

___ Yes, very           ___ Yes, slightly                 ___ No       ___ dislike religion           ___ other: explain

6. Do you have family members who are gay?
___ Yes                     ___ No

7. Do you agree with the Supreme Court’s decision legalizing gay marriage? 5 = strongly agree, 1 = strongly disagree

1               2               3               4               5

8. Did you change your mind on the issue of gay marriage over the past few years? If so, what changed your mind?

9. How do you think the decision will affect the lives of LGBT people? Check the ones you feel are true.

___ they will be healthier and have less stress

___ they will be happier

___ they will be less likely to hide their status

___ they will be more likely to participate in civic and religious activities

10. Do you agree that gay couples should be able to adopt children? 5 = strongly agree,

1 = strongly disagree

1               2               3               4               5

11. What matters most when finding an adoptive home for a child or children? Put 1 as most important, 2, 3, & 4, least important

___ income, financial security                                          ___ having two parents that love each other

___ parental love for children                                          ___ having appropriate gender role models

12. Do you think children raised in a gay family are more likely to be gay than other children?

___ Yes    ___ Yes slightly     ___ No difference     ___ Less likely

13. Do you think gay couples are more stable or less stable than heterosexual couples?

___ More stable                    ___ No difference     ___ Less stable      ____ don’t know

14. How will it affect children to be raised by gay parents? What difference is there, if any?

15. Do you support Kim Davis’ refusal to issue marriage licenses to gay couples?
___ Yes (she should follow her conscience)                             

___ No (she should do her job)

___ No opinion/other opinion

16. Do you feel that the bakers had a right to refuse to bake a cake for gay couples?

___ Yes, they have religious freedom to refuse to do that

___ No, they should not be allowed to discriminate in who they serve

___ other (specify)

17. Which of the following, if any, do you feel have the right to refuse to serve gays? (check as many as you wish, or none)

___ pastors who don’t want to officiate a wedding

___ doctors/emergency responders

___ bakers who feel that their cakes are expression of their art

___ artists who don’t want to create a picture for a gay wedding

___ religious adoption agency which doesn’t want to place children in gay families