Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of adults who say homosexuality should be accepted who say…

StateThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama34%65%1%< 1%197
Alaska23%74%< 1%3%192
Arizona31%65%1%2%411
Arkansas27%70%3%1%137
California24%74%1%1%2,580
Colorado27%70%1%2%337
Connecticut28%71%1%< 1%291
Delaware20%80%1%< 1%209
District of Columbia17%80%2%1%231
Florida27%72%1%< 1%1,283
Georgia28%71%1%< 1%522
Hawaii24%75%< 1%1%214
Idaho23%76%1%< 1%185
Illinois23%74%2%1%850
Indiana23%74%2%1%359
Iowa22%77%1%< 1%184
Kansas25%75%< 1%< 1%170
Kentucky22%77%< 1%< 1%186
Louisiana26%70%1%2%247
Maine19%79%1%1%218
Maryland22%76%1%< 1%435
Massachusetts22%75%2%1%574
Michigan26%72%2%< 1%595
Minnesota20%79%1%< 1%362
Mississippi21%76%< 1%3%121
Missouri27%72%1%< 1%371
Montana32%67%1%< 1%186
Nebraska31%68%< 1%< 1%188
Nevada23%74%1%1%207
New Hampshire24%75%2%< 1%218
New Jersey22%77%1%1%627
New Mexico18%77%3%2%189
New York21%77%1%1%1,396
North Carolina29%69%1%1%551
North Dakota27%73%< 1%< 1%183
Ohio23%76%< 1%< 1%660
Oklahoma22%77%< 1%1%180
Oregon22%77%1%1%278
Pennsylvania27%73%1%< 1%858
Rhode Island24%71%3%2%224
South Carolina26%70%3%1%251
South Dakota32%66%2%< 1%181
Tennessee24%75%1%< 1%262
Texas27%72%1%1%1,366
Utah21%78%1%< 1%169
Vermont23%74%1%2%238
Virginia23%74%1%1%538
Washington22%76%1%1%497
West Virginia27%69%3%2%143
Wisconsin22%75%1%1%383
Wyoming29%69%1%1%164
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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