Views about abortion among Christians by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among Christians by views about abortion

% of Christians who say abortion should be…

Metro areaLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area46%51%3%400
Baltimore Metro Area48%47%5%172
Boston Metro Area68%26%6%280
Chicago Metro Area55%42%3%621
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area42%54%4%516
Detroit Metro Area53%44%4%268
Houston Metro Area37%58%5%366
Los Angeles Metro Area49%47%4%671
Miami Metro Area51%44%6%319
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area48%48%4%248
New York City Metro Area55%40%5%1,065
Philadelphia Metro Area57%39%5%501
Phoenix Metro Area46%52%2%278
Pittsburgh Metro Area45%46%9%199
Providence Metro Area58%37%5%272
Riverside, CA Metro Area34%60%6%272
San Diego Metro Area50%42%8%219
San Francisco Metro Area58%38%4%212
Seattle Metro Area50%45%5%185
St. Louis Metro Area40%57%4%203
Tampa Metro Area52%43%5%216
Washington, DC Metro Area62%34%4%574
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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