Political ideology among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by political ideology

% of adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged who are…

Metro areaConservativeModerateLiberalDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area61%25%7%8%174
Chicago Metro Area48%27%19%7%210
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area63%23%10%4%240
Detroit Metro Area54%21%19%7%121
Houston Metro Area50%27%17%6%189
Los Angeles Metro Area50%25%21%5%225
Miami Metro Area55%17%21%7%113
New York City Metro Area45%29%17%8%361
Philadelphia Metro Area39%26%27%8%145
Phoenix Metro Area65%18%11%6%102
Riverside, CA Metro Area50%37%7%6%106
Washington, DC Metro Area48%28%16%8%192
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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