Generational cohort among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by generational group

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

StateYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Alabama22%16%29%25%7%1%194
Alaska20%16%28%30%7%< 1%188
Arizona19%15%26%26%13%< 1%407
Arkansas21%16%25%29%9%< 1%136
California18%17%28%27%9%1%2,520
Colorado13%21%29%29%8%< 1%335
Connecticut18%14%24%33%10%1%281
Delaware17%13%23%31%15%1%206
District of Columbia17%31%27%21%3%1%221
Florida17%13%27%30%12%1%1,260
Georgia23%16%27%27%7%< 1%514
Hawaii21%17%17%36%8%1%210
Idaho16%15%23%33%13%< 1%183
Illinois19%16%26%30%9%< 1%837
Indiana17%17%30%27%7%1%356
Iowa19%17%24%30%9%< 1%182
Kansas22%19%23%27%8%1%169
Kentucky17%22%29%27%6%< 1%185
Louisiana15%19%29%27%9%1%247
Maine14%15%26%32%11%1%217
Maryland15%21%28%29%7%< 1%430
Massachusetts16%16%29%30%8%1%562
Michigan17%16%26%31%10%< 1%584
Minnesota18%17%30%26%8%1%357
Mississippi17%21%28%25%6%2%120
Missouri20%15%27%32%6%< 1%366
Montana14%16%31%29%9%< 1%184
Nebraska22%17%26%26%8%1%186
Nevada17%16%31%27%10%< 1%202
New Hampshire16%13%27%34%10%< 1%214
New Jersey13%13%30%34%8%2%611
New Mexico15%16%26%31%11%< 1%186
New York17%16%27%30%9%1%1,365
North Carolina16%19%30%28%8%1%548
North Dakota20%19%25%27%7%2%182
Ohio17%17%28%30%8%1%655
Oklahoma22%20%26%23%9%< 1%178
Oregon12%16%34%25%11%2%277
Pennsylvania18%15%26%31%10%1%850
Rhode Island12%14%31%32%9%2%222
South Carolina18%16%26%33%7%< 1%247
South Dakota17%21%22%33%7%< 1%176
Tennessee22%20%26%25%6%< 1%259
Texas19%20%29%24%7%1%1,349
Utah19%24%26%25%6%< 1%167
Vermont14%13%26%38%8%1%236
Virginia16%20%31%27%7%< 1%528
Washington15%15%29%33%7%1%494
West Virginia13%21%30%27%7%1%140
Wisconsin16%17%32%28%7%< 1%378
Wyoming16%19%26%31%7%1%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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