Belief in Hell 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 hell

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

StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama60%32%8%194
Alaska41%53%7%191
Arizona45%48%8%337
Arkansas67%29%3%122
California40%53%7%2,288
Colorado34%57%9%311
Connecticut44%48%8%262
Delaware44%44%12%176
District of Columbia37%54%9%223
Florida48%43%8%1,153
Georgia54%41%6%469
Hawaii45%47%9%213
Idaho34%57%9%154
Illinois43%47%10%760
Indiana54%39%7%301
Iowa40%49%11%164
Kansas51%41%8%148
Kentucky57%37%6%164
Louisiana53%36%11%190
Maine32%57%11%199
Maryland45%47%8%424
Massachusetts29%60%10%524
Michigan48%43%9%537
Minnesota40%53%7%303
Mississippi68%28%3%110
Missouri54%41%6%305
Montana39%55%6%169
Nebraska45%46%9%144
Nevada39%52%9%198
New Hampshire36%55%9%195
New Jersey46%46%9%539
New Mexico39%53%8%173
New York42%51%7%1,287
North Carolina59%35%6%525
North Dakota47%48%5%157
Ohio50%44%6%558
Oklahoma61%34%4%192
Oregon33%57%10%266
Pennsylvania43%49%8%713
Rhode Island36%53%11%198
South Carolina58%31%11%219
South Dakota50%38%11%149
Tennessee67%28%5%267
Texas54%38%8%1,164
Utah33%62%5%140
Vermont28%64%7%218
Virginia53%38%9%502
Washington31%63%7%437
West Virginia63%31%6%118
Wisconsin46%46%8%311
Wyoming44%45%10%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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