Gender composition 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 gender

% of who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage who are…

Metro areaMenWomenSample size
Atlanta Metro Area46%54%225
Chicago Metro Area58%42%246
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area47%53%296
Detroit Metro Area52%48%152
Houston Metro Area48%52%243
Los Angeles Metro Area50%50%297
Miami Metro Area51%49%162
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area52%48%105
New York City Metro Area54%46%528
Philadelphia Metro Area55%45%214
Phoenix Metro Area53%47%148
Riverside, CA Metro Area54%46%131
St. Louis Metro Area55%45%104
Tampa Metro Area48%52%113
Washington, DC Metro Area58%42%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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