Belief in Heaven among who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by belief in heaven

% of who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage who …in heaven

Metro areaBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area87%7%6%225
Chicago Metro Area82%13%5%246
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area83%10%7%296
Detroit Metro Area84%9%8%152
Houston Metro Area85%9%6%243
Los Angeles Metro Area81%13%6%297
Miami Metro Area81%10%9%162
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area78%16%5%105
New York City Metro Area84%11%5%528
Philadelphia Metro Area82%12%6%214
Phoenix Metro Area88%5%8%148
Riverside, CA Metro Area85%9%7%131
St. Louis Metro Area92%3%5%104
Tampa Metro Area82%11%6%113
Washington, DC Metro Area86%10%4%247
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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