Party Identification and Attitudes towards Homosexuals in Great Britain

In: International journal of public opinion research, Band 7, Heft 1, S. 23-39

Abstract

In light of increases in GB over the past decades in legislative activity & controversy concerning homosexual rights & practices, explored here is public opinion on these issues, focusing on the influence of party identification. Analysis of data from the 1987-1990 British Social Attitudes Surveys suggests that although party identification exerts an independent & statistically significant effect on attitudes toward homosexuals, these effects are both secondary & variable. Other equally, if not more salient, determinants include: gender, education, age, occupation, & type of homosexual relationship; of these, both age & education stand out as having the strongest & most consistent effect; antihomosexual views are most prevalent among older individuals & the lesser educated. 4 Tables, 27 References. Adapted from the source document.