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…

StateThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama35%63%2%< 1%194
Alaska25%74%1%< 1%191
Arizona33%63%2%2%337
Arkansas24%73%3%< 1%122
California23%75%1%1%2,288
Colorado25%72%2%1%311
Connecticut27%73%< 1%< 1%262
Delaware18%82%< 1%< 1%176
District of Columbia14%82%2%1%223
Florida25%73%1%1%1,153
Georgia25%74%1%< 1%469
Hawaii21%79%< 1%< 1%213
Idaho32%67%1%< 1%154
Illinois22%77%1%< 1%760
Indiana23%76%1%1%301
Iowa22%78%< 1%< 1%164
Kansas25%75%< 1%< 1%148
Kentucky25%74%< 1%1%164
Louisiana30%66%2%2%190
Maine20%79%1%< 1%199
Maryland24%74%1%1%424
Massachusetts20%77%2%1%524
Michigan30%69%1%< 1%537
Minnesota20%79%1%< 1%303
Mississippi24%76%< 1%< 1%110
Missouri28%71%1%< 1%305
Montana28%69%2%< 1%169
Nebraska25%75%< 1%< 1%144
Nevada20%78%2%1%198
New Hampshire24%74%2%< 1%195
New Jersey21%77%1%1%539
New Mexico28%70%1%1%173
New York21%77%1%1%1,287
North Carolina30%69%1%< 1%525
North Dakota21%79%< 1%< 1%157
Ohio23%77%< 1%< 1%558
Oklahoma22%76%1%1%192
Oregon25%74%1%< 1%266
Pennsylvania26%73%1%< 1%713
Rhode Island24%71%3%2%198
South Carolina25%72%3%< 1%219
South Dakota23%77%1%< 1%149
Tennessee27%70%1%2%267
Texas26%71%2%1%1,164
Utah19%79%2%< 1%140
Vermont21%78%1%1%218
Virginia26%72%1%1%502
Washington22%77%1%< 1%437
West Virginia27%73%< 1%< 1%118
Wisconsin21%78%1%< 1%311
Wyoming25%73%1%1%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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