Belief in God among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by belief in God

% of adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged who say they…

Metro areaBelieve in God; absolutely certainBelieve in God; fairly certainBelieve in God; not too/not at all certainBelieve in God; don't knowDo not believe in GodOther/don't know if they believe in GodSample size
Atlanta Metro Area91%6%2%< 1%1%< 1%174
Chicago Metro Area77%16%4%1%2%1%210
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area85%9%1%< 1%2%3%240
Detroit Metro Area86%8%2%1%3%< 1%121
Houston Metro Area83%14%1%1%< 1%< 1%189
Los Angeles Metro Area73%15%5%1%2%3%225
Miami Metro Area74%17%2%3%3%2%113
New York City Metro Area78%11%3%2%3%2%361
Philadelphia Metro Area78%16%< 1%< 1%4%1%145
Phoenix Metro Area82%15%2%< 1%< 1%< 1%102
Riverside, CA Metro Area86%11%< 1%2%1%< 1%106
Washington, DC Metro Area85%10%2%< 1%1%3%192
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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