Views about abortion among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by views about abortion

% of adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week who say abortion should be…

StateLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Alabama34%61%5%380
Alaska55%40%4%178
Arizona41%54%5%404
Arkansas31%66%3%202
California50%45%5%2,151
Colorado53%45%2%288
Connecticut58%34%7%188
Delaware47%47%6%167
District of Columbia71%24%5%153
Florida50%45%5%1,255
Georgia42%55%3%648
Hawaii63%33%4%195
Idaho35%57%8%207
Illinois50%47%3%749
Indiana36%58%7%388
Iowa41%56%3%185
Kansas45%53%2%195
Kentucky31%62%7%278
Louisiana32%62%5%307
Maine57%41%2%148
Maryland59%36%4%368
Massachusetts67%27%7%324
Michigan48%49%3%575
Minnesota43%54%3%328
Mississippi32%64%4%219
Missouri37%58%5%386
Montana50%46%4%171
Nebraska43%52%5%188
Nevada56%42%3%195
New Hampshire60%35%5%147
New Jersey52%43%4%507
New Mexico45%52%3%192
New York59%37%4%1,019
North Carolina43%51%6%684
North Dakota43%54%3%189
Ohio41%54%5%683
Oklahoma43%53%5%259
Oregon56%40%3%238
Pennsylvania43%51%6%781
Rhode Island53%41%6%168
South Carolina37%56%6%352
South Dakota44%54%2%195
Tennessee36%60%4%476
Texas39%57%4%1,633
Utah37%62%1%221
Vermont67%30%3%153
Virginia47%49%4%512
Washington51%43%5%406
West Virginia31%62%7%204
Wisconsin42%55%3%323
Wyoming41%57%2%193
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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