These are the topline results of a YouGov/Huffington Post survey of 1000 US adults interviewed January 3 - 4, 2014 on law forecasts. The results show that most people think that marijuana and gay marriage laws will grow more liberal in coming years, but abortion and gun laws won't change much. The margin of error is 3.8%.
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Marijuana is currently legal for recreational use by adults in two states. By the end of 2014, do you expect recreational marijuana to be legal in more states, in fewer states, or in the same number of states?
More states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64%
Same number of states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17%
Fewer states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15%
It is currently legal for gay and lesbian couples to marry in 18 states. By the end of 2014, do you expect gay and lesbian couples to be allowed to marry in more states, in fewer states, or in the same number of states?
More states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62%
Same number of states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18%
Fewer states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14%
By the end of 2014, do you think more states will have tightened restrictions on abortion, more will have loosened restrictions on abortion, or do you expect abortion restrictions to stay about the same on average?
More will have tightened restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21%
Restrictions will stay about the same on average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51%
More will have loosened restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18%
By the end of 2014, do you think gun control laws will be more strict, less strict, or about the same as they are now?
More strict . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32%
About the same . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52%
Less strict . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6%
Not sure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10%
