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Survey on the jurisdiction of federal or state governments regarding same-sex marriage 2013

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 26, 2013

This statistic shows the results of a survey among adult Americans on whether federal government or each individual state government should decide if same-sex marriage is legal or not. The survey was conducted in March 2013, and 62 percent of respondents stated that the state governments should determine the legality of same-sex marriage individually.

Do you think the legality of same-sex marriage should be determined by the federal government or by each individual state government?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Federal government	26%
State governments	62%

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Release date

March 2013

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Region

United States

Survey time period

March 20-24, 2013

Number of respondents

1,181 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The source poses the question as follows: "Do you think laws regarding whether same-sex marriage is legal or not should be determined by the federal government or left to each individual state government to decide?"

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