Belief in God 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 God

% of adults who say abortion should be legal in all or most cases who say they…

StateBelieve in God; absolutely certainBelieve in God; fairly certainBelieve in God; not too/not at all certainBelieve in God; don't knowDo not believe in GodOther/don't know if they believe in GodSample size
Alabama72%17%3%1%5%2%194
Alaska37%33%7%1%18%4%191
Arizona48%23%9%< 1%16%4%337
Arkansas64%18%5%< 1%9%3%122
California43%24%10%1%19%3%2,288
Colorado43%25%10%2%15%5%311
Connecticut50%24%6%1%15%3%262
Delaware47%28%10%1%11%3%176
District of Columbia47%21%10%< 1%17%4%223
Florida54%22%6%1%14%2%1,153
Georgia60%20%7%< 1%11%2%469
Hawaii50%23%10%1%13%3%213
Idaho43%23%5%1%21%7%154
Illinois48%27%8%< 1%14%4%760
Indiana50%25%6%< 1%15%3%301
Iowa53%21%6%1%16%3%164
Kansas51%29%5%< 1%14%1%148
Kentucky54%22%6%< 1%17%1%164
Louisiana60%21%4%< 1%14%2%190
Maine34%32%8%1%22%3%199
Maryland55%20%6%< 1%15%4%424
Massachusetts33%27%12%1%22%4%524
Michigan50%26%6%< 1%14%2%537
Minnesota42%31%9%< 1%14%5%303
Mississippi69%12%4%1%11%4%110
Missouri55%21%10%1%10%2%305
Montana51%27%9%< 1%13%1%169
Nebraska51%24%3%1%15%5%144
Nevada52%20%7%< 1%19%2%198
New Hampshire34%26%12%1%21%7%195
New Jersey49%27%8%< 1%13%3%539
New Mexico45%28%7%< 1%18%2%173
New York48%22%9%1%16%4%1,287
North Carolina61%21%3%< 1%13%2%525
North Dakota52%27%5%< 1%11%4%157
Ohio54%24%6%1%12%3%558
Oklahoma59%23%4%< 1%12%2%192
Oregon46%21%9%< 1%18%6%266
Pennsylvania45%28%7%1%16%3%713
Rhode Island47%22%6%< 1%17%8%198
South Carolina62%20%4%1%9%4%219
South Dakota59%22%6%< 1%12%1%149
Tennessee64%20%6%< 1%8%1%267
Texas58%22%6%< 1%12%2%1,164
Utah41%26%16%< 1%14%3%140
Vermont32%26%6%< 1%28%7%218
Virginia54%23%8%< 1%12%3%502
Washington40%26%11%1%20%2%437
West Virginia59%21%4%1%12%3%118
Wisconsin41%27%9%< 1%19%3%311
Wyoming53%20%9%< 1%12%6%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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