Educational distribution among who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by state (2014) Switch to: State among who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage by educational group

% of who oppose or strongly oppose gay marriage who have completed…

StateHigh school or lessSome collegeCollegePost-graduate degreeSample size
Alabama48%30%14%8%300
Alaska41%41%10%7%112
Arizona42%34%13%11%243
Arkansas54%28%14%4%170
California49%31%12%7%1,111
Colorado43%30%19%9%161
Florida47%33%13%7%770
Georgia47%31%13%10%469
Idaho37%37%17%9%135
Illinois53%26%15%7%458
Indiana51%33%11%5%292
Iowa46%34%12%8%148
Kansas33%40%19%8%142
Kentucky61%26%6%7%236
Louisiana52%32%13%3%233
Maryland45%28%14%13%203
Massachusetts49%27%14%10%133
Michigan43%36%14%7%395
Minnesota42%31%20%8%198
Mississippi44%38%13%5%193
Missouri48%35%13%4%276
Montana32%40%19%8%123
Nebraska44%31%17%8%139
Nevada49%30%15%6%115
New Jersey49%24%13%15%287
New Mexico46%39%13%2%125
New York53%26%12%9%572
North Carolina52%30%12%7%463
North Dakota38%34%20%7%166
Ohio51%29%12%8%490
Oklahoma44%36%14%6%207
Oregon47%36%9%8%144
Pennsylvania55%27%12%6%513
South Carolina51%32%12%5%265
South Dakota49%30%14%7%135
Tennessee52%29%11%9%388
Texas47%31%15%7%1,193
Utah25%43%23%9%155
Virginia47%30%17%7%369
Washington39%39%17%5%210
West Virginia64%23%9%4%153
Wisconsin51%33%12%4%231
Wyoming36%35%23%6%142
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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