Views about government aid to the poor 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 views about government aid to the poor

% of who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage who say government aid to the poor…

Metro areaDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area53%42%3%1%225
Chicago Metro Area48%48%4%< 1%246
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area55%35%6%3%296
Detroit Metro Area58%36%3%2%152
Houston Metro Area54%43%1%2%243
Los Angeles Metro Area48%45%4%3%297
Miami Metro Area46%46%4%3%162
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area62%35%3%1%105
New York City Metro Area49%45%3%3%528
Philadelphia Metro Area40%56%3%< 1%214
Phoenix Metro Area75%19%2%3%148
Riverside, CA Metro Area58%41%1%< 1%131
St. Louis Metro Area60%39%2%< 1%104
Tampa Metro Area59%34%5%2%113
Washington, DC Metro Area48%44%6%2%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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