Views about homosexuality among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by views about homosexuality

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally who say homosexuality…

Metro areaShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area34%60%2%4%158
Chicago Metro Area44%53%< 1%3%163
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area40%51%3%5%232
Houston Metro Area31%63%2%4%169
Los Angeles Metro Area52%37%4%7%232
Miami Metro Area45%41%8%6%122
New York City Metro Area52%42%3%3%355
Philadelphia Metro Area41%50%5%4%133
Phoenix Metro Area51%39%7%3%100
Riverside, CA Metro Area40%48%7%5%111
Washington, DC Metro Area49%43%5%3%181
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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