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These bar graphs illustrate opinions about the acceptability of gay marriage among a representative sample of U.S. adults surveyed in 2003 and another sample surveyed in 2013. Assume that the survey was correctly administered in both years and that any differences in the samples does not account for differences in the data.


Source: http://www.people-press.org/2013/03/20/growing-support-for-gay-marriage-changed-minds-and-changing-demographics/ (Links to an external site.)
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Responding to the following prompts:

-Summarize the information presented in these two bar graphs.
-Some people make the argument that older U.S. adults will never approve of marriage between same-sex partners. To what extent does this data support that argument? Explain.
-Recall that the Obergefell vs Hodges Supreme Court decision in 2015 made same sex marriage legal in the US, and 37 states had already legalized same-sex marriage by then. Would you have predicted that outcome based on the data presented above? Explain. [NOTE: You should explore the more detailed data in the post on People Press, at the source linked above.]