Views about same-sex marriage among parents by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among parents by views about same-sex marriage

% of parents who …same-sex marriage

Metro areaStrongly favor/favorOppose/strongly opposeDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area39%52%10%140
Boston Metro Area71%21%8%106
Chicago Metro Area66%27%7%202
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area50%41%9%191
Houston Metro Area33%59%8%150
Los Angeles Metro Area61%34%5%253
Miami Metro Area51%40%9%131
New York City Metro Area62%31%6%418
Philadelphia Metro Area63%28%10%174
Riverside, CA Metro Area55%40%5%109
San Francisco Metro Area62%37%1%101
Washington, DC Metro Area63%30%7%257
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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