Views about homosexuality among adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation by views about homosexuality

% of adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation who say homosexuality…

StateShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama48%44%4%3%268
Alaska75%20%3%2%193
Arizona71%19%4%5%374
Arkansas53%39%4%3%180
California75%18%4%3%2,431
Colorado80%13%4%3%299
Connecticut80%15%2%3%257
Delaware78%18%2%1%199
District of Columbia77%18%3%3%222
Florida70%23%4%3%1,303
Georgia64%28%3%4%571
Hawaii67%26%3%4%215
Idaho77%14%9%< 1%178
Illinois70%23%4%2%860
Indiana64%28%4%4%398
Iowa66%27%3%3%213
Kansas67%24%7%2%187
Kentucky58%31%7%4%251
Louisiana63%29%5%3%268
Maine79%14%3%3%213
Maryland74%21%4%1%417
Massachusetts85%10%2%3%506
Michigan72%22%4%2%601
Minnesota76%21%3%< 1%357
Mississippi51%42%6%1%181
Missouri66%30%2%3%394
Montana75%17%6%2%170
Nebraska68%27%3%2%180
Nevada75%19%3%3%210
New Hampshire81%13%3%2%192
New Jersey78%17%2%3%596
New Mexico76%20%2%2%194
New York75%19%3%3%1,357
North Carolina60%29%6%5%624
North Dakota67%24%7%2%196
Ohio69%24%3%4%728
Oklahoma62%28%5%5%244
Oregon80%14%3%3%270
Pennsylvania73%22%3%2%836
Rhode Island83%11%4%1%195
South Carolina62%32%3%4%282
South Dakota65%28%5%1%187
Tennessee54%39%4%3%354
Texas64%29%4%3%1,509
Utah77%16%2%4%179
Vermont85%10%3%2%217
Virginia74%22%3%1%529
Washington81%15%2%2%454
West Virginia58%35%5%2%165
Wisconsin73%24%1%2%389
Wyoming66%23%7%4%162
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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