Views about same-sex marriage 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 same-sex marriage

% of adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services who …same-sex marriage

Metro areaStrongly favor/favorOppose/strongly opposeDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area49%44%7%192
Baltimore Metro Area75%22%4%109
Boston Metro Area82%15%3%206
Chicago Metro Area68%25%7%377
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area56%37%7%251
Detroit Metro Area70%26%4%151
Houston Metro Area39%54%7%195
Los Angeles Metro Area67%27%6%507
Miami Metro Area63%32%5%253
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area77%23%< 1%125
New York City Metro Area64%29%7%925
Philadelphia Metro Area68%27%5%304
Phoenix Metro Area76%20%4%123
Providence Metro Area75%18%7%139
Riverside, CA Metro Area62%35%2%165
San Diego Metro Area68%27%6%140
San Francisco Metro Area76%20%4%260
Seattle Metro Area78%13%9%142
St. Louis Metro Area59%35%5%104
Tampa Metro Area73%24%3%131
Washington, DC Metro Area68%25%7%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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