Immigrant status 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 immigrant status

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

StateImmigrantsSecond generationThird generation or higherSample size
Alabama3%5%92%194
Alaska6%5%89%189
Arizona14%12%74%333
Arkansas1%5%94%120
California26%19%55%2,263
Colorado9%11%81%310
Connecticut16%14%70%254
Delaware14%6%80%175
District of Columbia15%10%76%220
Florida19%15%66%1,134
Georgia6%6%88%465
Hawaii18%15%67%210
Idaho2%5%92%153
Illinois12%14%74%751
Indiana5%6%89%300
Iowa4%4%92%163
Kansas9%7%84%148
Kentucky4%< 1%96%161
Louisiana5%5%90%187
Maine2%14%84%199
Maryland13%10%77%414
Massachusetts12%16%72%519
Michigan6%9%85%534
Minnesota4%6%90%303
Mississippi1%1%98%109
Missouri5%6%90%301
Montana1%7%92%167
Nebraska12%5%83%141
Nevada16%14%69%195
New Hampshire6%11%84%194
New Jersey18%18%65%526
New Mexico11%9%81%172
New York20%17%63%1,265
North Carolina9%5%86%520
North Dakota3%5%92%155
Ohio6%9%85%554
Oklahoma4%4%92%191
Oregon8%11%81%265
Pennsylvania6%8%85%706
Rhode Island13%20%67%195
South Carolina7%6%87%218
South Dakota3%4%93%146
Tennessee5%7%89%265
Texas17%13%70%1,149
Utah9%10%81%140
Vermont4%15%81%215
Virginia12%9%79%492
Washington10%10%80%434
West Virginia4%5%92%118
Wisconsin6%9%86%307
Wyoming3%6%91%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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