Age distribution among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by age group

% of adults who say homosexuality should be accepted who are ages…

State18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Alabama31%36%23%10%194
Alaska31%32%28%8%188
Arizona27%33%22%17%407
Arkansas30%32%23%15%136
California28%35%23%13%2,520
Colorado25%38%24%13%335
Connecticut25%31%28%15%281
Delaware22%31%27%20%206
District of Columbia36%39%20%5%221
Florida25%32%24%19%1,260
Georgia31%35%23%11%514
Hawaii29%26%26%19%210
Idaho27%28%27%19%183
Illinois28%33%25%14%837
Indiana27%38%25%11%356
Iowa29%32%27%13%182
Kansas35%29%21%15%169
Kentucky30%37%23%10%185
Louisiana27%36%22%15%247
Maine23%32%26%19%217
Maryland28%35%25%11%430
Massachusetts25%36%25%14%562
Michigan27%32%26%15%584
Minnesota27%38%23%13%357
Mississippi31%35%23%10%120
Missouri27%34%26%12%366
Montana25%37%27%12%184
Nebraska31%34%21%14%186
Nevada25%38%21%16%202
New Hampshire24%32%27%17%214
New Jersey20%36%29%15%611
New Mexico25%33%24%18%186
New York26%34%26%14%1,365
North Carolina28%36%23%13%548
North Dakota32%32%24%11%182
Ohio26%35%24%14%655
Oklahoma35%33%21%11%178
Oregon21%41%20%18%277
Pennsylvania26%32%26%15%850
Rhode Island22%35%25%18%222
South Carolina29%31%27%13%247
South Dakota30%30%26%14%176
Tennessee35%33%20%12%259
Texas31%37%21%11%1,349
Utah31%37%20%11%167
Vermont20%33%32%15%236
Virginia27%38%23%11%528
Washington25%34%28%13%494
West Virginia23%42%20%15%140
Wisconsin26%38%24%11%378
Wyoming25%36%26%12%164
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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