Age distribution among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by age group

% of adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged who are ages…

State18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Alabama15%31%32%22%262
Arizona15%35%26%24%174
Arkansas15%32%29%23%144
California16%36%28%20%843
Colorado19%28%29%25%120
Florida11%26%31%32%569
Georgia14%37%28%21%366
Idaho16%37%28%20%110
Illinois11%37%29%24%378
Indiana13%30%31%26%231
Iowa14%33%26%27%121
Kansas8%35%35%22%111
Kentucky12%33%31%25%205
Louisiana16%28%35%22%174
Maryland9%37%30%24%159
Michigan11%31%32%26%298
Minnesota15%26%33%26%174
Mississippi17%33%28%22%168
Missouri12%28%32%27%226
Montana11%20%35%35%104
Nebraska8%31%34%27%107
New Jersey20%29%26%25%189
New York16%31%27%26%405
North Carolina14%33%29%24%358
North Dakota13%29%30%29%128
Ohio12%27%33%28%363
Oklahoma8%33%31%29%176
Oregon16%23%36%25%107
Pennsylvania12%29%30%29%398
South Carolina15%34%27%25%202
South Dakota13%34%28%25%101
Tennessee12%36%29%23%342
Texas16%35%30%19%930
Utah23%37%23%17%123
Virginia15%28%31%26%276
Washington14%34%26%26%174
West Virginia13%24%38%26%141
Wisconsin10%24%35%31%179
Wyoming14%32%35%18%124
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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