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
State | Religion | Philosophy/reason | Common sense | Science | Don't know | Sample size |
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Alabama | 36% | 7% | 50% | 6% | 1% | 197 |
Alaska | 14% | 9% | 54% | 17% | 6% | 192 |
Arizona | 20% | 13% | 51% | 13% | 3% | 411 |
Arkansas | 24% | 10% | 56% | 8% | 1% | 137 |
California | 18% | 17% | 48% | 14% | 2% | 2,580 |
Colorado | 16% | 20% | 51% | 11% | 1% | 337 |
Connecticut | 14% | 16% | 57% | 11% | 1% | 291 |
Delaware | 18% | 13% | 57% | 10% | 2% | 209 |
District of Columbia | 18% | 20% | 43% | 15% | 4% | 231 |
Florida | 20% | 13% | 54% | 10% | 2% | 1,283 |
Georgia | 30% | 12% | 46% | 10% | 2% | 522 |
Hawaii | 15% | 17% | 55% | 11% | 1% | 214 |
Idaho | 17% | 13% | 59% | 11% | 1% | 185 |
Illinois | 18% | 15% | 51% | 14% | 2% | 850 |
Indiana | 21% | 12% | 53% | 12% | 1% | 359 |
Iowa | 22% | 16% | 54% | 5% | 3% | 184 |
Kansas | 22% | 14% | 54% | 7% | 2% | 170 |
Kentucky | 20% | 19% | 49% | 8% | 3% | 186 |
Louisiana | 29% | 13% | 49% | 8% | 1% | 247 |
Maine | 11% | 14% | 63% | 10% | 1% | 218 |
Maryland | 20% | 12% | 51% | 15% | 2% | 435 |
Massachusetts | 11% | 13% | 57% | 18% | 2% | 574 |
Michigan | 18% | 10% | 59% | 11% | 3% | 595 |
Minnesota | 13% | 16% | 56% | 12% | 3% | 362 |
Mississippi | 26% | 13% | 45% | 13% | 3% | 121 |
Missouri | 20% | 15% | 53% | 8% | 4% | 371 |
Montana | 15% | 15% | 57% | 11% | 2% | 186 |
Nebraska | 22% | 14% | 53% | 10% | 2% | 188 |
Nevada | 16% | 13% | 54% | 14% | 3% | 207 |
New Hampshire | 7% | 16% | 63% | 12% | 2% | 218 |
New Jersey | 18% | 13% | 56% | 11% | 2% | 627 |
New Mexico | 19% | 13% | 46% | 15% | 6% | 189 |
New York | 15% | 17% | 55% | 10% | 2% | 1,396 |
North Carolina | 25% | 13% | 52% | 9% | 1% | 551 |
North Dakota | 24% | 9% | 51% | 13% | 3% | 183 |
Ohio | 20% | 14% | 55% | 9% | 1% | 660 |
Oklahoma | 18% | 13% | 54% | 12% | 3% | 180 |
Oregon | 16% | 15% | 54% | 14% | 1% | 278 |
Pennsylvania | 21% | 12% | 51% | 14% | 2% | 858 |
Rhode Island | 20% | 13% | 54% | 11% | 2% | 224 |
South Carolina | 32% | 13% | 46% | 8% | 1% | 251 |
South Dakota | 24% | 16% | 52% | 7% | 2% | 181 |
Tennessee | 25% | 14% | 53% | 6% | 1% | 262 |
Texas | 25% | 12% | 49% | 12% | 2% | 1,366 |
Utah | 21% | 12% | 57% | 11% | < 1% | 169 |
Vermont | 7% | 17% | 60% | 15% | 1% | 238 |
Virginia | 23% | 15% | 49% | 10% | 3% | 538 |
Washington | 15% | 18% | 51% | 15% | 2% | 497 |
West Virginia | 33% | 9% | 52% | 4% | 2% | 143 |
Wisconsin | 20% | 16% | 49% | 11% | 2% | 383 |
Wyoming | 17% | 18% | 48% | 11% | 6% | 164 |
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