No.
Public opinion polls consistently show that a growing majority of Americans support same-sex marriage. Critics, however, raise the possibility that these polls are plagued by social desirability bias, and thereby may overstate public support for gay and lesbian rights. We test this proposition using a list experiment embedded in the 2013 Cooperative Congressional Election Study. List experiments afford respondents an anonymity that allows them to provide more truthful answer potentially sensitive survey items.
Our experiment finds no evidence that social desirability is affecting overall survey results. Indeed, our efforts provide new evidence that a national opinion majority favors same-sex marriage.
A new paper by Lax, Phillips and Stollwerk.
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Is popular support for same sex marriage a charade? Spoiler alert–> No. http://t.co/UraZbng3vE #marriageequality
Popular support for marriage equality is real and here to stay. http://t.co/nBN4JsMemK
RT @viewfromthecave: Actual evidence, for any doubters, that support for same sex marriage is increasing in the US http://t.co/7VHFv2PACT v…
Actual evidence, for any doubters, that support for same sex marriage is increasing in the US http://t.co/7VHFv2PACT via @cblatts
RT @ryanbedwards: New list experiment suggests popular support for same-sex marriage is genuine http://t.co/e8EP0dS3uv HT @cblatts
RT @ryanbedwards: New list experiment suggests popular support for same-sex marriage is genuine http://t.co/e8EP0dS3uv HT @cblatts
RT @ryanbedwards: New list experiment suggests popular support for same-sex marriage is genuine http://t.co/e8EP0dS3uv HT @cblatts
@ryanbedwards @cblatts haha! Good point! Sometimes I wonder if research is being produced fast enough…I’m not patient :)
@CarovonMX @cblatts Indeed. Research has just about reached a point where I don’t think I’ll ever get bored if I get an academic job. Ever.
@ryanbedwards @cblatts Very interesting…
RT @ryanbedwards: New list experiment suggests popular support for same-sex marriage is genuine http://t.co/e8EP0dS3uv HT @cblatts
New list experiment suggests popular support for same-sex marriage is genuine http://t.co/e8EP0dS3uv HT @cblatts
@cblatts which invalidates the Judge Feldman democratic argument http://t.co/PHGhTSHAKn
Which is another devastating argument against the “democratic” argument to defend same sex marriage ban laws
RT @cblatts: Are Americans lying when they say they support same sex marriage? http://t.co/JJgyfl1pMk
Spoiler: No. But read the paper anyway RT @cblatts Are Americans lying when they say they support same sex marriage? http://t.co/r4aX7usyo1
RT @cblatts: Are Americans lying when they say they support same sex marriage? http://t.co/JJgyfl1pMk
Are Americans lying when they say they support same sex marriage? http://t.co/JJgyfl1pMk
RT @cblatts: Is popular support for same sex marriage a charade? http://t.co/Pj5W9e4ISK
RT @cblatts: Is popular support for same sex marriage a charade? http://t.co/Pj5W9e4ISK
Is popular support for same sex marriage a charade?: No. Public opinion polls consistently show that a growing… http://t.co/o802c5CAny