Sources of guidance on right and wrong 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 sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

Metro areaReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area65%2%27%6%1%225
Chicago Metro Area48%6%39%5%2%246
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area63%7%25%4%1%296
Detroit Metro Area48%6%37%7%3%152
Houston Metro Area58%7%28%6%1%243
Los Angeles Metro Area49%7%31%9%3%297
Miami Metro Area45%6%41%7%1%162
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area49%4%42%2%2%105
New York City Metro Area46%7%35%9%2%528
Philadelphia Metro Area53%5%33%6%1%214
Phoenix Metro Area57%4%32%6%1%148
Riverside, CA Metro Area64%1%30%4%2%131
St. Louis Metro Area53%7%29%8%3%104
Tampa Metro Area41%3%47%9%< 1%113
Washington, DC Metro Area59%4%30%5%3%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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