Views about abortion among Mainline Protestants by state (2014) Switch to: State among Mainline Protestants by views about abortion

% of Mainline Protestants who say abortion should be…

StateLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
California66%28%6%452
Florida67%30%4%338
Georgia62%33%5%146
Illinois63%34%3%241
Indiana44%49%7%119
Iowa55%43%2%102
Maryland67%27%6%128
Michigan63%35%3%185
Minnesota60%35%5%172
Missouri59%39%2%118
New Jersey74%22%4%124
New York68%29%3%256
North Carolina58%37%5%231
North Dakota65%32%3%105
Ohio51%45%4%226
Pennsylvania58%38%4%344
Tennessee42%52%6%103
Texas59%34%7%391
Virginia62%36%2%185
Washington69%29%2%108
Wisconsin59%40%1%126
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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