Views about homosexuality among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by views about homosexuality

% of adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men who say homosexuality…

StateShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alaska82%12%6%< 1%141
Arizona88%7%2%3%223
California87%9%2%2%1,621
Colorado89%7%4%< 1%221
Connecticut85%13%1%1%180
Delaware92%8%< 1%< 1%115
District of Columbia94%3%3%< 1%142
Florida84%11%2%3%731
Georgia89%8%1%2%232
Hawaii77%17%2%4%141
Idaho80%9%6%6%104
Illinois86%10%3%1%472
Indiana81%11%4%4%171
Kentucky71%18%8%3%112
Louisiana81%15%4%< 1%104
Maine85%13%1%1%142
Maryland88%7%4%1%255
Massachusetts95%4%< 1%1%391
Michigan86%11%1%1%321
Minnesota86%12%1%< 1%211
Missouri82%12%5%1%196
Montana85%10%2%2%118
Nevada83%13%2%3%137
New Hampshire87%9%3%1%146
New Jersey88%8%2%2%341
New Mexico91%5%2%1%121
New York86%9%3%2%847
North Carolina82%14%3%1%289
North Dakota76%16%6%2%100
Ohio83%10%2%4%314
Oklahoma73%21%2%4%100
Oregon88%7%4%1%180
Pennsylvania90%8%2%1%471
Rhode Island91%6%3%< 1%133
Tennessee85%15%< 1%< 1%129
Texas82%12%3%2%663
Vermont97%1%2%< 1%176
Virginia90%8%2%< 1%298
Washington92%7%< 1%1%314
Wisconsin89%9%1%< 1%206
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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