AP: New Poll: Half in N.J. Back Gay Unions [View All]

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Nov 6, 11:25 AM EST

New Poll: Half in N.J. Back Gay Unions

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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- While half of New Jersey voters agree with the state Supreme Court that homosexual couples should receive the same rights as heterosexuals, just one in four think gay unions should be called marriages, according to a new poll.

"People in New Jersey are very supportive of equal rights, but the concept of marriage is more complicated," said Mickey Blum, whose firm, Blum & Weprin Associates, performed the telephone survey for The Star-Ledger of Newark.

The poll, conducted Nov. 1-2 and published in the newspaper Monday, questioned 777 registered voters and had a sampling error margin of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.

Fifty percent support the high court's recent ruling that granted gay couples equal rights but gave the Legislature 180 days to define those rights. Overall, 23 percent of respondents favored allowing gays to marry in New Jersey..

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