Generational cohort 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 generational group

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

StateYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Alabama14%12%24%37%13%< 1%188
Alaska17%17%30%26%8%2%188
Arizona12%16%27%30%14%< 1%332
Arkansas10%15%25%38%11%1%121
California17%15%27%30%10%1%2,229
Colorado14%17%31%28%9%1%306
Connecticut14%12%31%35%7%1%250
Delaware19%11%24%31%13%1%173
District of Columbia11%28%28%26%8%< 1%215
Florida13%12%27%33%13%2%1,133
Georgia16%14%33%30%7%< 1%461
Hawaii17%13%22%38%7%2%209
Idaho13%12%24%32%18%< 1%152
Illinois16%14%27%32%9%1%746
Indiana11%19%29%30%10%1%297
Iowa16%15%26%29%13%1%162
Kansas17%14%25%29%13%3%147
Kentucky17%14%25%35%7%1%162
Louisiana14%18%27%34%7%< 1%190
Maine12%9%27%35%14%3%199
Maryland12%19%32%29%8%< 1%415
Massachusetts16%15%30%30%8%1%513
Michigan12%11%29%37%10%1%527
Minnesota16%15%28%29%10%1%299
Mississippi14%19%32%28%7%< 1%109
Missouri15%15%28%31%10%1%299
Montana11%12%30%36%11%< 1%165
Nebraska20%19%24%28%8%1%143
Nevada18%15%27%32%8%1%195
New Hampshire17%11%28%34%9%1%192
New Jersey14%14%28%34%8%2%520
New Mexico11%15%24%37%13%< 1%171
New York14%16%27%31%10%1%1,251
North Carolina12%15%31%31%10%1%520
North Dakota14%15%30%32%9%1%156
Ohio13%14%29%32%11%1%552
Oklahoma11%17%32%31%9%< 1%190
Oregon11%18%28%31%11%2%264
Pennsylvania16%12%27%33%11%1%707
Rhode Island7%15%34%32%11%1%195
South Carolina14%11%27%38%9%< 1%213
South Dakota9%20%26%37%8%1%144
Tennessee11%18%28%31%11%1%265
Texas17%17%29%28%9%< 1%1,146
Utah15%28%28%24%5%< 1%135
Vermont13%12%27%39%9%1%215
Virginia13%18%29%30%9%< 1%489
Washington12%16%28%33%9%2%436
West Virginia11%20%29%32%7%1%117
Wisconsin13%14%31%32%9%1%304
Wyoming13%19%25%32%10%2%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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