Gallup Poll: Record-High 86% Approve of Black-White Marriages

[pampango]

http://www.gallup.com/poll/149390/Record-High-Approve-Black-White-Marriages.aspx

Americans are approaching unanimity in their views of marriages between blacks and whites, with 86% now approving of such unions. Americans' views on interracial marriage have undergone a major transformation in the past five decades. When Gallup first asked about black-white marriages in 1958, 4% approved. More Americans disapproved than approved until 1983, and approval did not exceed the majority level until 1997.



Approval of black-white marriages is at a record high among blacks and whites. Blacks have always been more approving than whites of interracial marriage, going back to 1968 when Gallup first was able to report reliable estimates on each group's opinions. However, the gap in approval ratings has narrowed considerably, averaging 13 percentage points since 1997 but 32 points from 1968-1994.



Wide Generation Gap in Views of Black-White Marriage

Approval of black-white marriage is well above the majority level among all key subgroups, though slightly lower among Southerners, Republicans, conservatives, and those with no college education. Senior citizens are the least approving of black-white marriage among major subgroups, at 66%.



The 14% that still disapprove probably constitute the majority of the tea party.

[FLAprogressive]

1. ew, unbelievable. It should be 100%.

[PassingFair]

2. Evolution.

Our children are SO much better than we are!

And WE are so much more tolerant than OUR parents were.

Yay Humans!

[ScreamingMeemie]

Hey,...fellow human.

I miss you.

[PassingFair]

6. Fighting natural human tendency towards SLOTH today....

can't seem to kick it into gear....

Miss you guys, too.

:cry:

[edhopper]

3. How many of that 14%

are Republicans?

[Raschel]

7. We have to remember the teaparty hateful receive propping up from the media. They are a minority.

A hateful big-mouthed minority with reps in congress.

[0rganism]

9. about half, going by the demographics

approval by party:
88% Dem
89% Ind
77% Rep

assuming about equal (or weighted-to-equal) samples of the three groups, margins of error being what they are, I wouldn't try to take it further than "about half"

[Bucky]

4. Uh oh.

I hope a certain girl I'm dating doesn't see this.

[Raschel]

5. This is very encouraging.

[LadyInAZ]

8. O.o approval?

does it matter? not really. if 2 people want to get married who are we to say otherwise they shouldn't. or even take a poll on it.

[Yo_Mama]

18. I know

In a way I find it insulting that this poll was even taken. It jolted me. I would have thought the number would be higher, being from the south and seeing how things there have changed.

[thereismore]

10. Jeysus, only 4% approved back in 1959 - the golden age of America. WTF? nt

[Aerows]

11. The first thing you learn in life

is that there is a certain percentage of the population that makes a hobby of disapproving. Of everything.

Eat spinach? They disapprove because it's too green.

Make your bed every morning? They disapprove because you are too neat and "rigid".

Like ice cream? You are too indulgent.

That's the way it goes with folks like that. They delight in being negative. Let them, and don't give them another thought.

[thereismore]

12. Look at South and Republican. There it is, folks. nt

[Aerows]

13. I'm from the south

and yes, we have more than our share of ignorant Republicans, but please don't stereotype us all. I've lived in the South all of my life.

[thereismore]

19. Of course I am not lumping you in with them! nt

[LeftyMom]

14. zomg I can't believe you're stereotyping Southerners!

*link to article about something stupid somebody did north of the Mason-Dixon*

[thereismore]

20. I didn't say anything about Southerners, but there is more racist trash in that region.

That's all. Keep up the good fight.

[dtexdem]

15. How nice that only 14% oppose a basic and long-acknowledged human right.

And it's nearly one-fourth of admitted Repukes.

[kelly1mm]

17. Even sadder that one-eighth of Democrats oppose it. At least the

repubs are expected to be out of the norm for race relations, but one in eight Democrats?!?

[KamaAina]

16. So 14 percent of 'Merkins think wood is a food group

h/t to SalmonChantedEvening. :rofl:

That's about half of the 28 percent that approved of Boosh* right up until the end. Hmmm.....

[Odin2005]

21. Hah, us young folks are at 97%!

I find it interesting the sharp drop in support in folks older that 65. Currently age 65 is where the Silent generation ends and the Boomers begin.

[Shagbark Hickory]

22. It's because of the same sex marriage coming into the spotlight. Allow me to explain.

See now the teabigots are like "anything's better than two {slur} getting married".

As long as the sex organs are not the same, they'll accept it now.

[Bake]

23. I thought America got over this decades ago.

Geez. I used to see it even in Mississippi, and nobody gave a damn. Publicly, at least. Ah, that's the point.

Bake