Views about abortion among adults who read scripture at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who read scripture at least once a week by views about abortion

% of adults who read scripture at least once a week who say abortion should be…

StateLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Alabama30%64%6%295
Arizona27%69%4%246
Arkansas25%71%4%162
California33%62%5%1,084
Colorado28%64%8%152
Florida36%58%6%702
Georgia30%66%4%473
Idaho18%72%10%132
Illinois34%63%3%409
Indiana22%72%6%247
Iowa29%68%3%104
Kansas27%72%1%109
Kentucky25%67%8%202
Louisiana27%67%6%229
Maryland46%49%5%220
Massachusetts51%37%12%110
Michigan31%64%5%332
Minnesota25%72%3%168
Mississippi26%70%4%192
Missouri22%72%6%257
Montana29%68%3%106
New Jersey39%58%3%231
New Mexico33%65%1%115
New York47%49%4%511
North Carolina34%60%6%458
Ohio30%65%6%429
Oklahoma29%66%5%193
Oregon37%60%3%121
Pennsylvania31%65%4%432
South Carolina34%61%5%252
Tennessee31%65%4%368
Texas30%67%3%1,103
Utah24%75%1%171
Virginia40%56%4%356
Washington29%67%4%218
West Virginia19%77%5%136
Wisconsin29%68%3%156
Wyoming26%74%1%115
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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