Belief in Hell 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 hell

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StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama83%14%3%270
Arizona71%23%6%176
Arkansas83%8%9%149
California69%23%8%865
Colorado77%18%5%124
Florida73%18%9%580
Georgia81%12%7%377
Idaho78%17%6%112
Illinois77%16%8%386
Indiana78%15%7%234
Iowa80%16%5%122
Kansas73%13%14%112
Kentucky89%8%2%206
Louisiana82%13%4%175
Maryland77%18%5%164
Michigan76%17%7%307
Minnesota71%18%11%178
Mississippi86%9%4%168
Missouri85%9%7%231
Montana69%24%7%107
Nebraska76%16%8%107
New Jersey74%17%9%194
New York67%24%9%419
North Carolina81%11%8%364
North Dakota77%19%3%132
Ohio80%15%5%375
Oklahoma79%15%6%178
Oregon74%21%5%109
Pennsylvania77%16%6%401
South Carolina83%8%9%206
South Dakota75%16%9%104
Tennessee91%6%3%350
Texas82%14%5%962
Utah68%27%5%126
Virginia89%7%4%288
Washington68%26%6%182
West Virginia87%11%2%142
Wisconsin78%15%7%188
Wyoming65%27%7%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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