Importance of religion in one's life among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by importance of religion

% of adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged who say religion is…

StateVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Alabama90%7%2%1%< 1%270
Arizona73%16%9%1%1%176
Arkansas82%11%2%2%2%149
California74%18%4%4%< 1%865
Colorado80%14%4%2%< 1%124
Florida76%16%4%4%< 1%580
Georgia87%11%1%1%< 1%377
Idaho79%15%< 1%6%< 1%112
Illinois73%18%5%3%< 1%386
Indiana75%18%3%4%1%234
Iowa68%21%7%4%< 1%122
Kansas70%17%12%1%< 1%112
Kentucky81%11%4%4%< 1%206
Louisiana88%11%1%1%< 1%175
Maryland72%23%4%1%1%164
Michigan75%18%5%2%1%307
Minnesota71%19%4%4%1%178
Mississippi86%9%2%2%2%168
Missouri77%16%3%3%1%231
Montana73%12%8%7%< 1%107
Nebraska75%16%7%< 1%2%107
New Jersey77%15%2%6%< 1%194
New York68%17%7%7%< 1%419
North Carolina81%13%3%2%< 1%364
North Dakota73%11%11%5%< 1%132
Ohio82%14%2%2%< 1%375
Oklahoma80%11%4%4%1%178
Oregon78%15%1%4%2%109
Pennsylvania79%15%4%3%< 1%401
South Carolina88%6%2%3%1%206
South Dakota70%14%6%8%1%104
Tennessee89%8%1%1%1%350
Texas85%11%3%2%< 1%962
Utah88%8%3%< 1%< 1%126
Virginia86%10%3%1%1%288
Washington79%14%4%3%1%182
West Virginia81%10%6%1%1%142
Wisconsin67%23%7%3%< 1%188
Wyoming68%20%9%3%< 1%126
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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