Views about abortion among adults who say religion is very important by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say religion is very important by views about abortion

% of adults who say religion is very important who say abortion should be…

StateLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Alabama31%64%5%397
Alaska34%63%3%124
Arizona31%64%5%335
Arkansas31%66%3%217
California37%57%6%1,666
Colorado38%56%6%230
Connecticut54%41%6%156
Delaware37%56%8%147
District of Columbia54%39%7%140
Florida43%51%6%1,058
Georgia36%60%4%626
Hawaii48%49%4%134
Idaho26%68%7%168
Illinois38%60%3%696
Indiana28%66%5%381
Iowa36%63%1%184
Kansas33%66%1%165
Kentucky26%68%6%289
Louisiana30%66%5%328
Maine38%59%3%108
Maryland50%45%5%327
Massachusetts54%39%7%251
Michigan39%56%5%513
Minnesota30%67%4%281
Mississippi26%69%5%233
Missouri28%66%6%356
Montana36%60%4%139
Nebraska33%64%3%179
Nevada47%49%5%133
New Hampshire42%52%7%107
New Jersey45%51%4%434
New Mexico37%60%3%169
New York48%47%5%882
North Carolina38%55%7%639
North Dakota33%64%3%197
Ohio35%61%4%673
Oklahoma39%57%4%251
Oregon44%53%2%174
Pennsylvania34%62%5%739
Rhode Island44%48%9%149
South Carolina33%61%6%346
South Dakota39%58%2%175
Tennessee31%66%4%475
Texas33%62%5%1,611
Utah26%72%2%191
Virginia42%55%3%503
Washington35%60%5%312
West Virginia24%69%7%197
Wisconsin36%61%3%279
Wyoming28%70%2%166
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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