Views about homosexuality among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by views about homosexuality

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm who say homosexuality…

Metro areaShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area61%31%3%5%242
Baltimore Metro Area72%21%6%1%133
Boston Metro Area85%11%1%3%294
Chicago Metro Area75%21%2%3%489
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area68%27%2%3%296
Detroit Metro Area68%24%5%2%186
Houston Metro Area55%39%2%4%239
Los Angeles Metro Area77%17%3%2%609
Miami Metro Area72%22%4%3%262
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area76%19%3%2%196
New York City Metro Area76%18%3%3%1,021
Philadelphia Metro Area78%19%1%2%409
Phoenix Metro Area80%17%2%1%167
Pittsburgh Metro Area83%16%1%1%119
Providence Metro Area83%11%2%4%195
Riverside, CA Metro Area71%21%4%4%189
San Diego Metro Area75%22%1%2%169
San Francisco Metro Area87%11%1%1%338
Seattle Metro Area89%11%< 1%< 1%207
St. Louis Metro Area69%22%1%7%138
Tampa Metro Area81%15%4%< 1%159
Washington, DC Metro Area78%19%1%1%576
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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