Age distribution among adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases by age group

% of adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases who are ages…

State18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Alabama18%32%32%18%188
Alaska28%36%25%11%188
Arizona21%34%24%20%332
Arkansas22%28%30%20%121
California26%34%25%15%2,229
Colorado25%38%24%13%306
Connecticut20%37%31%13%250
Delaware23%31%28%18%173
District of Columbia27%39%25%9%215
Florida20%32%26%22%1,133
Georgia22%41%26%12%461
Hawaii24%29%27%20%209
Idaho22%28%25%25%152
Illinois24%33%28%14%746
Indiana22%37%26%15%297
Iowa24%34%24%18%162
Kansas26%30%24%21%147
Kentucky26%31%29%14%162
Louisiana26%33%28%13%190
Maine16%32%29%23%199
Maryland23%39%25%12%415
Massachusetts25%36%25%14%513
Michigan19%32%31%18%527
Minnesota23%37%25%14%299
Mississippi28%37%25%10%109
Missouri23%35%25%16%299
Montana20%34%30%16%165
Nebraska31%32%24%13%143
Nevada25%35%25%15%195
New Hampshire22%34%29%16%192
New Jersey21%35%29%15%520
New Mexico24%25%29%21%171
New York23%35%26%17%1,251
North Carolina21%37%25%17%520
North Dakota24%34%29%13%156
Ohio21%35%27%17%552
Oklahoma23%37%27%14%190
Oregon23%34%24%19%264
Pennsylvania23%32%28%17%707
Rhode Island17%39%25%19%195
South Carolina20%33%31%16%213
South Dakota19%34%31%15%144
Tennessee22%35%26%17%265
Texas26%37%23%14%1,146
Utah32%38%19%10%135
Vermont18%34%33%15%215
Virginia25%35%26%14%489
Washington22%34%28%16%436
West Virginia24%36%24%16%117
Wisconsin21%37%27%15%304
Wyoming22%34%26%17%151
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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