Parent of children under 18 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 parental status

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

Metro areaParentsNon-parentsSample size
Atlanta Metro Area37%63%224
Chicago Metro Area25%75%246
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area35%65%294
Detroit Metro Area29%71%151
Houston Metro Area40%60%240
Los Angeles Metro Area35%65%297
Miami Metro Area38%62%159
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area40%60%105
New York City Metro Area27%73%523
Philadelphia Metro Area26%74%214
Phoenix Metro Area21%79%147
Riverside, CA Metro Area38%62%131
St. Louis Metro Area26%74%103
Tampa Metro Area25%75%112
Washington, DC Metro Area30%70%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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