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

% of adults who say homosexuality should be accepted who have completed…

StateHigh school or lessSome collegeCollegePost-graduate degreeSample size
Alabama41%36%15%8%196
Alaska32%36%17%15%191
Arizona38%34%17%11%409
Arkansas48%30%11%11%137
California36%33%19%12%2,560
Colorado25%36%23%17%336
Connecticut36%27%19%18%288
Delaware39%32%15%14%209
District of Columbia23%19%32%27%228
Florida39%32%17%12%1,279
Georgia39%31%17%14%519
Hawaii31%34%21%13%213
Idaho38%37%16%9%184
Illinois33%33%21%13%846
Indiana41%34%16%10%359
Iowa30%40%20%10%184
Kansas37%33%15%15%170
Kentucky40%33%14%12%183
Louisiana46%29%18%7%247
Maine39%28%24%10%217
Maryland32%28%20%20%432
Massachusetts34%27%22%17%571
Michigan38%35%16%11%593
Minnesota28%36%24%11%362
Mississippi45%33%18%5%121
Missouri39%31%18%11%371
Montana37%33%21%10%185
Nebraska29%40%20%11%186
Nevada44%36%12%8%207
New Hampshire32%31%21%16%215
New Jersey34%28%20%17%624
New Mexico41%30%17%12%188
New York33%29%22%15%1,389
North Carolina34%34%18%15%551
North Dakota28%40%22%10%183
Ohio41%33%16%11%658
Oklahoma43%34%14%9%180
Oregon32%33%24%11%278
Pennsylvania39%29%18%13%854
Rhode Island29%37%23%12%222
South Carolina39%30%19%11%251
South Dakota38%34%16%11%181
Tennessee40%31%19%10%261
Texas42%32%17%10%1,362
Utah42%32%17%9%169
Vermont34%28%22%16%237
Virginia32%30%20%18%537
Washington31%36%21%12%496
West Virginia42%34%15%8%142
Wisconsin37%32%21%10%382
Wyoming36%39%16%9%163
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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