Belief in Heaven 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 heaven

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

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama72%21%7%194
Alaska50%41%9%191
Arizona65%29%6%337
Arkansas81%15%4%122
California54%38%8%2,288
Colorado50%39%11%311
Connecticut63%30%7%262
Delaware66%27%7%176
District of Columbia59%34%7%223
Florida63%28%9%1,153
Georgia68%27%5%469
Hawaii57%31%12%213
Idaho52%42%7%154
Illinois63%30%7%760
Indiana69%23%8%301
Iowa65%29%6%164
Kansas70%21%9%148
Kentucky67%26%7%164
Louisiana68%22%10%190
Maine49%42%9%199
Maryland64%30%6%424
Massachusetts46%42%12%524
Michigan65%27%9%537
Minnesota65%30%5%303
Mississippi81%17%2%110
Missouri70%25%5%305
Montana60%35%5%169
Nebraska65%29%6%144
Nevada57%34%9%198
New Hampshire47%41%12%195
New Jersey65%28%7%539
New Mexico56%36%8%173
New York60%33%6%1,287
North Carolina73%22%5%525
North Dakota71%23%6%157
Ohio68%27%5%558
Oklahoma71%25%4%192
Oregon51%40%9%266
Pennsylvania62%31%7%713
Rhode Island53%39%8%198
South Carolina74%16%10%219
South Dakota76%19%5%149
Tennessee75%20%5%267
Texas68%24%8%1,164
Utah61%34%5%140
Vermont46%49%6%218
Virginia71%23%6%502
Washington46%45%8%437
West Virginia74%19%7%118
Wisconsin59%31%10%311
Wyoming59%27%14%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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