Views about same-sex marriage 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 same-sex marriage

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm who …same-sex marriage

Metro areaStrongly favor/favorOppose/strongly opposeDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area54%39%7%242
Baltimore Metro Area70%27%3%133
Boston Metro Area82%14%4%294
Chicago Metro Area69%25%6%489
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area61%34%6%296
Detroit Metro Area66%28%6%186
Houston Metro Area45%48%7%239
Los Angeles Metro Area73%22%5%609
Miami Metro Area65%30%5%262
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area75%21%5%196
New York City Metro Area68%25%7%1,021
Philadelphia Metro Area67%27%5%409
Phoenix Metro Area81%16%3%167
Pittsburgh Metro Area66%25%9%119
Providence Metro Area78%13%10%195
Riverside, CA Metro Area67%31%2%189
San Diego Metro Area67%28%5%169
San Francisco Metro Area81%17%2%338
Seattle Metro Area81%13%6%207
St. Louis Metro Area63%31%6%138
Tampa Metro Area71%22%7%159
Washington, DC Metro Area72%23%5%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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