Views about homosexuality 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 homosexuality

% of adults who say religion is very important who say homosexuality…

StateShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama32%61%4%4%397
Alaska40%49%7%4%124
Arizona48%38%7%7%335
Arkansas34%55%6%5%217
California53%38%4%4%1,666
Colorado49%41%4%6%230
Connecticut68%28%2%2%156
Delaware48%45%2%5%147
District of Columbia51%41%3%5%140
Florida49%40%6%5%1,058
Georgia39%51%5%5%626
Hawaii54%40%4%2%134
Idaho39%51%7%3%168
Illinois49%42%4%5%696
Indiana38%52%6%4%381
Iowa48%45%5%1%184
Kansas42%46%8%4%165
Kentucky32%56%6%6%289
Louisiana43%44%6%7%328
Maine45%45%5%5%108
Maryland50%39%9%2%327
Massachusetts66%23%4%7%251
Michigan44%46%8%3%513
Minnesota46%49%2%3%281
Mississippi31%62%6%1%233
Missouri42%50%3%6%356
Montana37%50%7%5%139
Nebraska46%49%3%3%179
Nevada52%43%3%2%133
New Hampshire50%37%7%6%107
New Jersey59%34%2%5%434
New Mexico45%47%4%4%169
New York56%34%5%5%882
North Carolina42%47%6%5%639
North Dakota43%49%5%2%197
Ohio44%47%4%4%673
Oklahoma42%51%5%2%251
Oregon45%45%7%3%174
Pennsylvania44%47%6%4%739
Rhode Island64%23%4%9%149
South Carolina41%53%4%2%346
South Dakota49%43%5%3%175
Tennessee26%67%3%4%475
Texas43%49%4%4%1,611
Utah39%53%5%2%191
Virginia45%49%4%2%503
Washington45%48%4%3%312
West Virginia33%60%3%4%197
Wisconsin50%46%1%3%279
Wyoming36%53%6%5%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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