Views about abortion 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 abortion

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

Metro areaLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area62%33%4%242
Baltimore Metro Area63%36%1%133
Boston Metro Area83%13%4%294
Chicago Metro Area70%29%2%489
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area60%38%2%296
Detroit Metro Area69%27%3%186
Houston Metro Area53%42%5%239
Los Angeles Metro Area62%35%3%609
Miami Metro Area66%29%5%262
Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro Area60%36%5%196
New York City Metro Area68%28%4%1,021
Philadelphia Metro Area68%29%3%409
Phoenix Metro Area61%38%1%167
Pittsburgh Metro Area63%32%4%119
Providence Metro Area76%21%3%195
Riverside, CA Metro Area56%37%7%189
San Diego Metro Area60%33%6%169
San Francisco Metro Area76%23%1%338
Seattle Metro Area74%23%2%207
St. Louis Metro Area55%39%6%138
Tampa Metro Area68%29%3%159
Washington, DC Metro Area76%21%3%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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