Views about abortion among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by views about abortion

% of who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who say abortion should be…

Metro areaLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area66%31%3%183
Baltimore Metro Area55%43%2%124
Boston Metro Area76%21%3%263
Chicago Metro Area71%27%3%401
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area62%31%7%246
Detroit Metro Area70%28%2%182
Houston Metro Area56%38%6%198
Los Angeles Metro Area74%23%4%443
Miami Metro Area63%32%4%220
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area70%28%2%155
New York City Metro Area74%23%3%836
Philadelphia Metro Area71%26%3%329
Phoenix Metro Area62%34%4%178
Pittsburgh Metro Area57%35%8%112
Providence Metro Area70%27%4%180
Riverside, CA Metro Area65%32%3%160
San Diego Metro Area68%26%7%123
San Francisco Metro Area78%20%1%223
Seattle Metro Area79%19%3%142
St. Louis Metro Area67%29%4%126
Tampa Metro Area65%30%4%147
Washington, DC Metro Area81%16%3%366
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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