Belief in Heaven 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 heaven

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

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama90%5%5%270
Arizona88%9%3%176
Arkansas85%4%10%149
California81%14%5%865
Colorado81%10%9%124
Florida81%13%6%580
Georgia89%7%4%377
Idaho84%9%7%112
Illinois84%8%8%386
Indiana86%7%7%234
Iowa83%13%5%122
Kansas77%5%18%112
Kentucky90%6%4%206
Louisiana92%5%3%175
Maryland85%11%3%164
Michigan84%7%9%307
Minnesota82%9%8%178
Mississippi92%3%5%168
Missouri86%8%6%231
Montana83%10%7%107
Nebraska88%6%6%107
New Jersey87%8%5%194
New York77%14%9%419
North Carolina85%7%8%364
North Dakota91%6%4%132
Ohio88%8%4%375
Oklahoma90%6%4%178
Oregon82%10%7%109
Pennsylvania86%7%8%401
South Carolina86%5%8%206
South Dakota75%11%14%104
Tennessee90%4%6%350
Texas86%8%6%962
Utah96%1%3%126
Virginia89%7%5%288
Washington83%14%3%182
West Virginia92%4%5%142
Wisconsin85%8%7%188
Wyoming76%11%13%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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