Importance of religion in one's life among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by importance of religion

% of adults who say homosexuality should be accepted who say religion is…

Metro areaVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area43%29%15%12%1%305
Baltimore Metro Area36%25%17%22%< 1%168
Boston Metro Area28%29%16%26%1%399
Chicago Metro Area38%30%18%14%< 1%607
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area48%32%9%11%1%372
Detroit Metro Area38%31%15%15%1%220
Houston Metro Area45%29%13%13%< 1%282
Los Angeles Metro Area38%30%15%15%1%782
Miami Metro Area42%28%13%16%1%328
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area28%30%23%19%1%236
New York City Metro Area39%32%13%15%1%1,298
Philadelphia Metro Area35%28%19%18%< 1%535
Phoenix Metro Area40%28%16%16%1%257
Pittsburgh Metro Area40%31%14%16%< 1%170
Providence Metro Area35%35%15%14%< 1%265
Riverside, CA Metro Area43%25%15%16%1%233
San Diego Metro Area42%24%15%19%< 1%220
San Francisco Metro Area28%25%24%22%1%403
Seattle Metro Area28%24%21%26%< 1%264
St. Louis Metro Area47%27%13%12%< 1%175
Tampa Metro Area37%30%18%15%< 1%222
Washington, DC Metro Area41%26%15%18%< 1%675
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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