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More Prop 8 Re-hashing

With all of the discussion about Prop 8 on N&B thus far, I figured at least a few of you may find this new study more than a little interesting.

A commonly cited fact since the election is that black and Hispanic voters overwhelmingly supported Prop 8. However, this study has found education and income may have been confounding variables.

From the article:

"...while a majority of non-white voters backed a ban on gay marriage, the key finding in the new survey was that voters' position on Proposition 8 was determined more by their level of education and income than their race or ethnicity, said PPIC president Mark Baldassare. Among Californians with a high school diploma or less, 69 percent voted for Proposition 8. Among college graduates, 57 percent voted against it."

Check out the rest of the article. Worth a read - especially when you're avoiding [insert your class subject here].

Full post as published by Nuts & Boalts on December 04, 2008 (boomark / email).