Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults who say homosexuality should be accepted who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

StateReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Alabama36%7%50%6%1%197
Alaska14%9%54%17%6%192
Arizona20%13%51%13%3%411
Arkansas24%10%56%8%1%137
California18%17%48%14%2%2,580
Colorado16%20%51%11%1%337
Connecticut14%16%57%11%1%291
Delaware18%13%57%10%2%209
District of Columbia18%20%43%15%4%231
Florida20%13%54%10%2%1,283
Georgia30%12%46%10%2%522
Hawaii15%17%55%11%1%214
Idaho17%13%59%11%1%185
Illinois18%15%51%14%2%850
Indiana21%12%53%12%1%359
Iowa22%16%54%5%3%184
Kansas22%14%54%7%2%170
Kentucky20%19%49%8%3%186
Louisiana29%13%49%8%1%247
Maine11%14%63%10%1%218
Maryland20%12%51%15%2%435
Massachusetts11%13%57%18%2%574
Michigan18%10%59%11%3%595
Minnesota13%16%56%12%3%362
Mississippi26%13%45%13%3%121
Missouri20%15%53%8%4%371
Montana15%15%57%11%2%186
Nebraska22%14%53%10%2%188
Nevada16%13%54%14%3%207
New Hampshire7%16%63%12%2%218
New Jersey18%13%56%11%2%627
New Mexico19%13%46%15%6%189
New York15%17%55%10%2%1,396
North Carolina25%13%52%9%1%551
North Dakota24%9%51%13%3%183
Ohio20%14%55%9%1%660
Oklahoma18%13%54%12%3%180
Oregon16%15%54%14%1%278
Pennsylvania21%12%51%14%2%858
Rhode Island20%13%54%11%2%224
South Carolina32%13%46%8%1%251
South Dakota24%16%52%7%2%181
Tennessee25%14%53%6%1%262
Texas25%12%49%12%2%1,366
Utah21%12%57%11%< 1%169
Vermont7%17%60%15%1%238
Virginia23%15%49%10%3%538
Washington15%18%51%15%2%497
West Virginia33%9%52%4%2%143
Wisconsin20%16%49%11%2%383
Wyoming17%18%48%11%6%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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