Generational cohort among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by generational group

% of adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged who are…

StateYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Alabama9%12%25%37%15%2%262
Arizona8%15%27%32%18%1%174
Arkansas10%7%31%37%15%< 1%144
California10%12%30%32%15%1%843
Colorado9%11%26%36%15%2%120
Florida6%9%22%38%21%4%569
Georgia7%13%31%35%13%1%366
Idaho13%7%32%31%16%< 1%110
Illinois7%9%31%33%17%3%378
Indiana9%9%25%37%17%2%231
Iowa10%10%27%32%20%2%121
Kansas7%10%27%44%10%3%111
Kentucky9%9%27%40%14%2%205
Louisiana10%12%22%41%15%1%174
Maryland8%6%33%32%19%2%159
Michigan7%9%26%40%16%2%298
Minnesota8%13%20%38%20%1%174
Mississippi12%9%30%34%16%1%168
Missouri5%13%23%36%21%2%226
Montana6%11%13%47%23%< 1%104
Nebraska4%9%27%38%20%3%107
New Jersey12%14%23%31%17%3%189
New York8%13%26%34%17%2%405
North Carolina7%12%27%38%14%2%358
North Dakota6%14%21%40%13%6%128
Ohio6%10%23%39%19%2%363
Oklahoma4%8%29%37%18%5%176
Oregon6%13%20%41%20%< 1%107
Pennsylvania7%9%25%37%19%2%398
South Carolina12%6%31%35%17%< 1%202
South Dakota9%10%27%31%20%2%101
Tennessee5%13%31%35%15%1%342
Texas10%12%29%33%14%1%930
Utah18%12%30%29%10%1%123
Virginia6%15%22%38%18%1%276
Washington10%13%26%31%16%4%174
West Virginia10%4%23%43%18%2%141
Wisconsin7%7%20%40%22%4%179
Wyoming6%14%27%41%9%3%124
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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