Views about abortion among college graduates by state (2014) Switch to: State among college graduates by views about abortion

% of college graduates who say abortion should be…

StateLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Alabama40%56%4%109
Arizona53%41%6%157
California69%27%4%1,000
Colorado63%31%6%146
Connecticut71%29%< 1%104
Florida63%34%3%479
Georgia51%46%3%224
Illinois64%33%3%351
Indiana51%46%3%134
Louisiana47%52%1%115
Maryland76%23%1%173
Massachusetts81%16%3%215
Michigan61%36%3%227
Minnesota56%41%2%182
Missouri56%42%2%160
New Jersey69%28%3%227
New York72%25%2%499
North Carolina60%38%2%250
Ohio58%39%3%264
Oregon78%20%2%119
Pennsylvania58%37%5%319
South Carolina57%37%6%111
Tennessee48%48%4%146
Texas52%45%4%609
Virginia58%40%2%291
Washington66%30%4%207
Wisconsin60%38%2%141
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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