Interpreting scripture among who strongly favor or favor gay marriage by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among who strongly favor or favor gay marriage by interpretation of scripture
% of who strongly favor or favor gay marriage who say the holy scripture is…
Metro area | Word of God; should be taken literally | Word of God; not everything taken literally | Word of God; other/don't know | Not the word of God | Other/don't know | Sample size |
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Atlanta Metro Area | 17% | 31% | 1% | 45% | 6% | 248 |
Baltimore Metro Area | 13% | 26% | 1% | 56% | 5% | 153 |
Boston Metro Area | 8% | 19% | 2% | 64% | 7% | 366 |
Chicago Metro Area | 15% | 29% | < 1% | 48% | 7% | 551 |
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area | 17% | 30% | 2% | 46% | 6% | 315 |
Detroit Metro Area | 16% | 23% | 3% | 49% | 9% | 194 |
Houston Metro Area | 15% | 29% | < 1% | 49% | 7% | 234 |
Los Angeles Metro Area | 16% | 23% | 1% | 53% | 7% | 713 |
Miami Metro Area | 19% | 20% | 3% | 51% | 6% | 275 |
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area | 2% | 24% | 4% | 55% | 15% | 213 |
New York City Metro Area | 15% | 21% | 2% | 55% | 8% | 1,124 |
Philadelphia Metro Area | 12% | 26% | 1% | 57% | 5% | 456 |
Phoenix Metro Area | 16% | 24% | < 1% | 49% | 10% | 216 |
Pittsburgh Metro Area | 21% | 29% | < 1% | 47% | 3% | 130 |
Providence Metro Area | 10% | 25% | < 1% | 63% | 2% | 226 |
Riverside, CA Metro Area | 16% | 28% | 1% | 46% | 8% | 218 |
San Diego Metro Area | 11% | 21% | 1% | 59% | 8% | 199 |
San Francisco Metro Area | 7% | 17% | 2% | 66% | 8% | 372 |
Seattle Metro Area | 8% | 18% | 1% | 67% | 6% | 243 |
St. Louis Metro Area | 9% | 35% | 3% | 45% | 7% | 146 |
Tampa Metro Area | 12% | 27% | 1% | 51% | 9% | 183 |
Washington, DC Metro Area | 14% | 21% | 2% | 53% | 9% | 608 |
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