Views about same-sex marriage among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally by views about same-sex marriage

% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally who …same-sex marriage

Metro areaStrongly favor/favorOppose/strongly opposeDon't knowSample size
Atlanta Metro Area26%67%6%158
Chicago Metro Area40%55%5%163
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area21%68%11%232
Houston Metro Area16%77%7%169
Los Angeles Metro Area41%49%10%232
Miami Metro Area36%58%6%122
New York City Metro Area35%55%11%355
Philadelphia Metro Area36%56%8%133
Phoenix Metro Area35%60%5%100
Riverside, CA Metro Area29%66%5%111
Washington, DC Metro Area37%54%9%181
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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