Gender composition among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by gender

% of adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged who are…

Metro areaMenWomenSample size
Atlanta Metro Area50%50%174
Chicago Metro Area61%39%210
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area48%52%240
Detroit Metro Area55%45%121
Houston Metro Area46%54%189
Los Angeles Metro Area50%50%225
Miami Metro Area53%47%113
New York City Metro Area55%45%361
Philadelphia Metro Area54%46%145
Phoenix Metro Area61%39%102
Riverside, CA Metro Area54%46%106
Washington, DC Metro Area53%47%192
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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