Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong 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 belief in existence of standards for right and wrong
% of adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases who say…
State | There are clear standards for what is right and wrong | Right or wrong depends on the situation | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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Alabama | 35% | 63% | 2% | < 1% | 194 |
Alaska | 25% | 74% | 1% | < 1% | 191 |
Arizona | 33% | 63% | 2% | 2% | 337 |
Arkansas | 24% | 73% | 3% | < 1% | 122 |
California | 23% | 75% | 1% | 1% | 2,288 |
Colorado | 25% | 72% | 2% | 1% | 311 |
Connecticut | 27% | 73% | < 1% | < 1% | 262 |
Delaware | 18% | 82% | < 1% | < 1% | 176 |
District of Columbia | 14% | 82% | 2% | 1% | 223 |
Florida | 25% | 73% | 1% | 1% | 1,153 |
Georgia | 25% | 74% | 1% | < 1% | 469 |
Hawaii | 21% | 79% | < 1% | < 1% | 213 |
Idaho | 32% | 67% | 1% | < 1% | 154 |
Illinois | 22% | 77% | 1% | < 1% | 760 |
Indiana | 23% | 76% | 1% | 1% | 301 |
Iowa | 22% | 78% | < 1% | < 1% | 164 |
Kansas | 25% | 75% | < 1% | < 1% | 148 |
Kentucky | 25% | 74% | < 1% | 1% | 164 |
Louisiana | 30% | 66% | 2% | 2% | 190 |
Maine | 20% | 79% | 1% | < 1% | 199 |
Maryland | 24% | 74% | 1% | 1% | 424 |
Massachusetts | 20% | 77% | 2% | 1% | 524 |
Michigan | 30% | 69% | 1% | < 1% | 537 |
Minnesota | 20% | 79% | 1% | < 1% | 303 |
Mississippi | 24% | 76% | < 1% | < 1% | 110 |
Missouri | 28% | 71% | 1% | < 1% | 305 |
Montana | 28% | 69% | 2% | < 1% | 169 |
Nebraska | 25% | 75% | < 1% | < 1% | 144 |
Nevada | 20% | 78% | 2% | 1% | 198 |
New Hampshire | 24% | 74% | 2% | < 1% | 195 |
New Jersey | 21% | 77% | 1% | 1% | 539 |
New Mexico | 28% | 70% | 1% | 1% | 173 |
New York | 21% | 77% | 1% | 1% | 1,287 |
North Carolina | 30% | 69% | 1% | < 1% | 525 |
North Dakota | 21% | 79% | < 1% | < 1% | 157 |
Ohio | 23% | 77% | < 1% | < 1% | 558 |
Oklahoma | 22% | 76% | 1% | 1% | 192 |
Oregon | 25% | 74% | 1% | < 1% | 266 |
Pennsylvania | 26% | 73% | 1% | < 1% | 713 |
Rhode Island | 24% | 71% | 3% | 2% | 198 |
South Carolina | 25% | 72% | 3% | < 1% | 219 |
South Dakota | 23% | 77% | 1% | < 1% | 149 |
Tennessee | 27% | 70% | 1% | 2% | 267 |
Texas | 26% | 71% | 2% | 1% | 1,164 |
Utah | 19% | 79% | 2% | < 1% | 140 |
Vermont | 21% | 78% | 1% | 1% | 218 |
Virginia | 26% | 72% | 1% | 1% | 502 |
Washington | 22% | 77% | 1% | < 1% | 437 |
West Virginia | 27% | 73% | < 1% | < 1% | 118 |
Wisconsin | 21% | 78% | 1% | < 1% | 311 |
Wyoming | 25% | 73% | 1% | 1% | 151 |
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