Views about homosexuality among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by views about homosexuality

% of adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services who say homosexuality…

Metro areaShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area61%33%3%2%192
Baltimore Metro Area75%21%3%1%109
Boston Metro Area86%13%1%1%206
Chicago Metro Area71%24%3%3%377
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area68%28%2%2%251
Detroit Metro Area72%24%3%1%151
Houston Metro Area58%37%2%3%195
Los Angeles Metro Area73%20%3%4%507
Miami Metro Area71%24%3%2%253
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area76%23%2%< 1%125
New York City Metro Area73%21%3%3%925
Philadelphia Metro Area74%22%1%2%304
Phoenix Metro Area80%15%5%1%123
Providence Metro Area85%12%1%2%139
Riverside, CA Metro Area69%24%3%4%165
San Diego Metro Area75%22%2%1%140
San Francisco Metro Area81%14%1%4%260
Seattle Metro Area90%9%< 1%< 1%142
St. Louis Metro Area75%19%1%5%104
Tampa Metro Area82%15%2%1%131
Washington, DC Metro Area77%19%3%1%483
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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