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

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

StateThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama50%47%2%1%270
Arizona53%41%2%4%176
Arkansas51%49%< 1%< 1%149
California44%52%2%3%865
Colorado66%33%1%1%124
Florida45%53%1%1%580
Georgia53%45%2%1%377
Idaho75%24%1%< 1%112
Illinois43%55%< 1%1%386
Indiana52%48%< 1%< 1%234
Iowa48%51%1%< 1%122
Kansas54%46%< 1%< 1%112
Kentucky55%41%2%1%206
Louisiana52%47%1%< 1%175
Maryland47%51%< 1%1%164
Michigan53%45%< 1%1%307
Minnesota55%44%< 1%1%178
Mississippi52%46%1%1%168
Missouri49%51%< 1%< 1%231
Montana65%31%3%1%107
Nebraska52%46%< 1%1%107
New Jersey44%54%1%1%194
New York37%60%1%2%419
North Carolina47%50%1%2%364
North Dakota55%43%< 1%3%132
Ohio48%49%2%1%375
Oklahoma50%45%3%2%178
Oregon66%34%1%< 1%109
Pennsylvania53%46%1%1%401
South Carolina54%45%1%< 1%206
South Dakota50%49%< 1%1%104
Tennessee54%41%3%1%350
Texas46%50%2%2%962
Utah68%28%5%< 1%126
Virginia59%39%1%1%288
Washington61%37%2%1%182
West Virginia58%40%2%1%142
Wisconsin45%54%1%< 1%188
Wyoming65%33%1%1%126
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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