Racial and ethnic composition 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 race/ethnicity

% of adults who say homosexuality should be accepted who identify as…

Metro areaWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Atlanta Metro Area59%24%1%10%5%301
Baltimore Metro Area64%26%3%3%4%165
Boston Metro Area80%3%2%7%7%388
Chicago Metro Area61%15%4%16%4%599
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area53%12%2%28%5%368
Detroit Metro Area75%17%< 1%4%4%219
Houston Metro Area46%12%4%34%4%279
Los Angeles Metro Area37%6%16%39%2%773
Miami Metro Area40%13%1%43%3%325
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area85%4%3%4%4%232
New York City Metro Area53%13%10%21%2%1,270
Philadelphia Metro Area72%16%2%7%3%529
Phoenix Metro Area64%4%3%25%3%252
Pittsburgh Metro Area86%8%2%1%2%169
Providence Metro Area82%5%< 1%9%3%264
Riverside, CA Metro Area44%6%9%37%4%232
San Diego Metro Area55%5%11%27%2%216
San Francisco Metro Area48%5%23%19%4%398
Seattle Metro Area69%5%13%8%5%260
St. Louis Metro Area74%18%3%3%2%174
Tampa Metro Area71%8%2%16%3%219
Washington, DC Metro Area54%18%8%14%6%672
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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