Racial and ethnic composition among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by race/ethnicity

% of adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged who identify as…

StateWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Alabama77%19%< 1%1%3%267
Arizona62%4%2%25%7%170
Arkansas78%14%1%3%3%148
California38%9%12%37%4%848
Colorado73%2%2%20%3%123
Florida58%19%1%19%3%570
Georgia58%34%< 1%4%4%371
Idaho94%1%1%3%1%111
Illinois63%18%3%14%3%379
Indiana88%6%1%4%2%230
Iowa93%3%1%3%< 1%122
Kansas83%5%< 1%10%2%109
Kentucky88%9%< 1%1%1%204
Louisiana62%30%1%4%4%173
Maryland51%32%2%9%5%161
Michigan75%17%1%3%3%303
Minnesota84%8%3%3%3%174
Mississippi62%32%< 1%3%2%166
Missouri86%8%1%2%3%229
Montana90%1%2%3%4%106
Nebraska91%1%< 1%6%1%107
New Jersey56%18%4%17%5%188
New York51%22%5%17%5%416
North Carolina73%19%1%4%4%362
North Dakota89%1%1%3%6%129
Ohio82%12%1%2%3%369
Oklahoma77%10%< 1%1%12%176
Oregon80%1%3%7%10%108
Pennsylvania80%9%3%6%2%394
South Carolina70%25%1%3%2%204
South Dakota91%< 1%1%4%4%103
Tennessee80%17%< 1%2%1%346
Texas51%16%3%27%3%951
Utah86%< 1%< 1%11%3%124
Virginia72%17%4%3%3%280
Washington81%3%3%8%4%180
West Virginia95%2%< 1%< 1%3%139
Wisconsin85%10%< 1%3%2%186
Wyoming89%1%< 1%9%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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