Views about government aid to the poor among who strongly favor or favor gay marriage by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among who strongly favor or favor gay marriage by views about government aid to the poor

% of who strongly favor or favor 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 Area39%54%5%3%248
Baltimore Metro Area34%62%4%< 1%153
Boston Metro Area31%67%1%1%366
Chicago Metro Area36%61%2%2%551
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area39%58%1%2%315
Detroit Metro Area35%62%1%2%194
Houston Metro Area45%49%5%1%234
Los Angeles Metro Area32%63%3%1%713
Miami Metro Area30%65%4%< 1%275
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area25%66%7%2%213
New York City Metro Area30%65%5%1%1,124
Philadelphia Metro Area36%60%1%2%456
Phoenix Metro Area39%56%5%< 1%216
Pittsburgh Metro Area36%60%4%< 1%130
Providence Metro Area35%63%1%1%226
Riverside, CA Metro Area37%58%4%1%218
San Diego Metro Area41%55%2%1%199
San Francisco Metro Area15%78%3%4%372
Seattle Metro Area26%69%3%2%243
St. Louis Metro Area33%60%5%2%146
Tampa Metro Area34%63%2%1%183
Washington, DC Metro Area27%68%3%2%608
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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