Views about human evolution 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 human evolution

% of who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage 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 Area13%28%1%54%3%225
Chicago Metro Area20%26%2%47%5%246
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area12%25%2%55%6%296
Detroit Metro Area18%22%2%52%7%152
Houston Metro Area11%24%2%59%3%243
Los Angeles Metro Area25%16%3%49%7%297
Miami Metro Area23%30%1%42%3%162
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area11%19%2%59%9%105
New York City Metro Area18%27%6%42%8%528
Philadelphia Metro Area16%21%3%53%6%214
Phoenix Metro Area14%29%4%47%5%148
Riverside, CA Metro Area11%21%1%62%5%131
St. Louis Metro Area14%34%2%47%4%104
Tampa Metro Area19%24%3%51%3%113
Washington, DC Metro Area14%33%3%46%4%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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