Gender composition among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by gender

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

StateMenWomenSample size
Alabama44%56%197
Alaska45%55%192
Arizona44%56%411
Arkansas49%51%137
California47%53%2,580
Colorado48%52%337
Connecticut45%55%291
Delaware45%55%209
District of Columbia46%54%231
Florida45%55%1,283
Georgia46%54%522
Hawaii45%55%214
Idaho44%56%185
Illinois44%56%850
Indiana46%54%359
Iowa47%53%184
Kansas44%56%170
Kentucky46%54%186
Louisiana45%55%247
Maine49%51%218
Maryland43%57%435
Massachusetts45%55%574
Michigan45%55%595
Minnesota47%53%362
Mississippi44%56%121
Missouri42%58%371
Montana43%57%186
Nebraska41%59%188
Nevada49%51%207
New Hampshire41%59%218
New Jersey46%54%627
New Mexico38%62%189
New York45%55%1,396
North Carolina44%56%551
North Dakota48%52%183
Ohio42%58%660
Oklahoma42%58%180
Oregon46%54%278
Pennsylvania43%57%858
Rhode Island39%61%224
South Carolina45%55%251
South Dakota42%58%181
Tennessee43%57%262
Texas47%53%1,366
Utah45%55%169
Vermont48%52%238
Virginia47%53%538
Washington46%54%497
West Virginia44%56%143
Wisconsin47%53%383
Wyoming47%53%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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