Income distribution among adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation by household income

% of adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation who have a household income of…

Metro areaLess than $30,000$30,000-$49,999$50,000-$99,999$100,000 or moreSample size
Atlanta Metro Area29%22%27%22%278
Baltimore Metro Area30%19%30%21%139
Boston Metro Area29%18%23%30%304
Chicago Metro Area31%24%26%19%502
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area39%19%26%17%342
Detroit Metro Area42%18%25%15%185
Houston Metro Area40%17%24%19%292
Los Angeles Metro Area37%16%21%26%616
Miami Metro Area39%23%22%16%285
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area19%18%31%32%196
New York City Metro Area31%18%27%24%1,078
Philadelphia Metro Area29%21%25%25%414
Phoenix Metro Area44%17%25%14%203
Pittsburgh Metro Area41%21%23%15%132
Providence Metro Area28%22%34%16%190
Riverside, CA Metro Area38%22%25%15%193
San Diego Metro Area40%16%23%21%183
San Francisco Metro Area24%18%24%33%307
Seattle Metro Area36%16%22%26%200
St. Louis Metro Area29%26%24%21%153
Tampa Metro Area36%29%19%17%170
Washington, DC Metro Area24%16%26%34%565
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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