Views about homosexuality 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 homosexuality

% of who strongly favor or favor gay marriage who say homosexuality…

Metro areaShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area92%7%1%1%248
Baltimore Metro Area93%6%1%1%153
Boston Metro Area96%2%1%< 1%366
Chicago Metro Area94%4%1%1%551
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area93%5%1%1%315
Detroit Metro Area93%4%2%1%194
Houston Metro Area91%5%2%1%234
Los Angeles Metro Area93%5%1%1%713
Miami Metro Area90%7%2%1%275
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area94%3%3%< 1%213
New York City Metro Area93%4%2%1%1,124
Philadelphia Metro Area93%6%1%< 1%456
Phoenix Metro Area91%5%4%< 1%216
Pittsburgh Metro Area98%1%1%< 1%130
Providence Metro Area94%5%1%< 1%226
Riverside, CA Metro Area90%5%2%3%218
San Diego Metro Area96%4%< 1%< 1%199
San Francisco Metro Area95%2%1%1%372
Seattle Metro Area96%2%2%1%243
St. Louis Metro Area92%3%1%3%146
Tampa Metro Area95%3%2%< 1%183
Washington, DC Metro Area96%3%1%< 1%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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