Parent of children under 18 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 parental status

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

Metro areaParentsNon-parentsSample size
Atlanta Metro Area25%75%246
Baltimore Metro Area22%78%151
Boston Metro Area24%76%365
Chicago Metro Area28%72%550
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area39%61%315
Detroit Metro Area32%68%194
Houston Metro Area26%74%234
Los Angeles Metro Area27%73%709
Miami Metro Area31%69%275
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area24%76%213
New York City Metro Area28%72%1,121
Philadelphia Metro Area26%74%455
Phoenix Metro Area33%67%215
Pittsburgh Metro Area31%69%130
Providence Metro Area22%78%226
Riverside, CA Metro Area35%65%218
San Diego Metro Area29%71%198
San Francisco Metro Area23%77%370
Seattle Metro Area23%77%243
St. Louis Metro Area23%77%146
Tampa Metro Area23%77%183
Washington, DC Metro Area30%70%607
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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