Views about human evolution among adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases by views about human evolution

% of adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases who say humans…

Metro areaEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area42%28%2%23%5%278
Baltimore Metro Area61%21%1%14%3%147
Boston Metro Area56%19%6%15%4%364
Chicago Metro Area50%25%3%19%3%556
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area36%31%4%25%3%330
Detroit Metro Area41%22%2%31%4%219
Houston Metro Area46%22%1%29%1%252
Los Angeles Metro Area51%23%5%19%2%684
Miami Metro Area41%29%6%21%3%295
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area49%24%9%17%2%200
New York City Metro Area50%22%4%21%3%1,182
Philadelphia Metro Area49%25%3%21%2%458
Phoenix Metro Area48%27%2%22%1%209
Pittsburgh Metro Area55%21%4%18%1%128
Providence Metro Area52%23%3%20%2%231
Riverside, CA Metro Area46%22%7%22%3%192
San Diego Metro Area59%17%5%13%5%191
San Francisco Metro Area66%17%3%12%1%381
Seattle Metro Area68%16%5%10%1%224
St. Louis Metro Area45%24%4%23%4%139
Tampa Metro Area45%21%4%27%3%195
Washington, DC Metro Area47%27%5%19%2%653
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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