Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases by sources of guidance on right and wrong
% of adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong
Metro area | Religion | Philosophy/reason | Common sense | Science | Don't know | Sample size |
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Atlanta Metro Area | 26% | 14% | 45% | 13% | 2% | 278 |
Baltimore Metro Area | 19% | 12% | 50% | 15% | 4% | 147 |
Boston Metro Area | 12% | 12% | 55% | 20% | 2% | 364 |
Chicago Metro Area | 16% | 14% | 54% | 14% | 2% | 556 |
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area | 27% | 11% | 50% | 11% | 2% | 330 |
Detroit Metro Area | 15% | 9% | 60% | 15% | 2% | 219 |
Houston Metro Area | 22% | 12% | 50% | 15% | < 1% | 252 |
Los Angeles Metro Area | 14% | 16% | 52% | 15% | 3% | 684 |
Miami Metro Area | 20% | 13% | 52% | 15% | 1% | 295 |
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area | 9% | 16% | 62% | 13% | 1% | 200 |
New York City Metro Area | 16% | 16% | 55% | 10% | 3% | 1,182 |
Philadelphia Metro Area | 17% | 15% | 52% | 16% | 1% | 458 |
Phoenix Metro Area | 19% | 14% | 54% | 13% | < 1% | 209 |
Pittsburgh Metro Area | 15% | 10% | 59% | 15% | 1% | 128 |
Providence Metro Area | 13% | 11% | 58% | 16% | 2% | 231 |
Riverside, CA Metro Area | 17% | 14% | 56% | 12% | < 1% | 192 |
San Diego Metro Area | 16% | 24% | 49% | 11% | < 1% | 191 |
San Francisco Metro Area | 9% | 24% | 51% | 12% | 4% | 381 |
Seattle Metro Area | 7% | 19% | 54% | 18% | 2% | 224 |
St. Louis Metro Area | 15% | 11% | 62% | 9% | 2% | 139 |
Tampa Metro Area | 12% | 16% | 58% | 11% | 3% | 195 |
Washington, DC Metro Area | 21% | 13% | 46% | 16% | 4% | 653 |
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