Generational cohort among adults who say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases by generational group

% of adults who say abortion should be illegal in all or most cases who are…

Metro areaYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Atlanta Metro Area16%13%32%29%9%< 1%209
Boston Metro Area11%16%27%30%9%8%105
Chicago Metro Area17%12%34%24%12%1%280
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area14%20%32%25%7%2%290
Detroit Metro Area17%14%27%31%11%< 1%138
Houston Metro Area12%15%37%26%9%< 1%230
Los Angeles Metro Area12%17%31%29%10%1%335
Miami Metro Area13%9%39%29%8%2%154
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area13%15%29%27%15%< 1%132
New York City Metro Area14%14%28%30%12%2%517
Philadelphia Metro Area13%14%24%32%14%2%225
Phoenix Metro Area16%18%27%28%10%1%175
Pittsburgh Metro Area4%9%29%43%15%< 1%100
Providence Metro Area18%10%19%38%13%2%103
Riverside, CA Metro Area18%15%32%22%13%< 1%153
San Diego Metro Area21%15%24%26%12%3%108
St. Louis Metro Area15%10%28%33%13%1%115
Tampa Metro Area18%8%22%28%23%1%115
Washington, DC Metro Area13%21%37%20%8%< 1%212
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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