Views about abortion among adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation by views about abortion

% of adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation who say abortion should be…

Metro areaLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area64%32%4%306
Baltimore Metro Area59%38%3%158
Boston Metro Area80%17%3%352
Chicago Metro Area68%30%2%576
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area54%41%5%370
Detroit Metro Area67%32%2%211
Houston Metro Area51%43%6%326
Los Angeles Metro Area64%32%4%719
Miami Metro Area66%30%4%333
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area64%32%4%219
New York City Metro Area66%30%4%1,263
Philadelphia Metro Area67%29%4%474
Phoenix Metro Area56%40%5%225
Pittsburgh Metro Area62%31%7%157
Providence Metro Area71%24%5%225
Riverside, CA Metro Area57%38%5%221
San Diego Metro Area65%31%5%201
San Francisco Metro Area77%20%3%347
Seattle Metro Area72%24%4%221
St. Louis Metro Area54%42%4%170
Tampa Metro Area68%30%2%198
Washington, DC Metro Area77%20%4%621
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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