Views about abortion among adults who say humans always existed in present form by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say humans always existed in present form by views about abortion

% of adults who say humans always existed in present form who say abortion should be…

Metro areaLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area35%63%2%186
Chicago Metro Area42%55%3%206
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area31%66%3%248
Detroit Metro Area52%46%3%127
Houston Metro Area33%62%5%191
Los Angeles Metro Area39%56%5%277
Miami Metro Area46%49%6%123
New York City Metro Area48%48%4%436
Philadelphia Metro Area44%53%3%196
Phoenix Metro Area37%60%3%120
Riverside, CA Metro Area28%67%5%130
Tampa Metro Area45%53%2%112
Washington, DC Metro Area51%47%2%202
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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