Importance of religion in one's life 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 importance of religion

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

StateVery importantSomewhat importantNot too importantNot at all importantDon't knowSample size
Alabama63%15%12%9%1%194
Alaska22%35%19%24%1%191
Arizona33%27%21%19%< 1%337
Arkansas57%20%13%10%< 1%122
California30%30%19%20%1%2,288
Colorado30%34%16%20%< 1%311
Connecticut34%30%21%15%< 1%262
Delaware31%35%17%16%2%176
District of Columbia38%23%20%18%< 1%223
Florida40%29%15%15%1%1,153
Georgia49%25%13%13%1%469
Hawaii32%34%19%15%< 1%213
Idaho29%29%18%24%< 1%154
Illinois34%34%18%14%< 1%760
Indiana35%31%17%17%< 1%301
Iowa38%30%16%16%< 1%164
Kansas34%36%19%12%< 1%148
Kentucky45%28%14%13%< 1%164
Louisiana55%24%9%12%< 1%190
Maine20%31%19%29%1%199
Maryland40%28%15%16%1%424
Massachusetts24%31%20%25%1%524
Michigan36%32%15%15%1%537
Minnesota26%36%18%19%< 1%303
Mississippi53%24%12%11%< 1%110
Missouri34%37%16%12%< 1%305
Montana28%31%19%20%2%169
Nebraska36%29%20%13%2%144
Nevada33%33%10%23%2%198
New Hampshire21%29%29%22%< 1%195
New Jersey37%33%17%13%< 1%539
New Mexico42%26%9%22%1%173
New York34%32%15%19%1%1,287
North Carolina48%28%12%13%< 1%525
North Dakota37%27%19%16%1%157
Ohio40%30%13%17%< 1%558
Oklahoma48%32%5%14%< 1%192
Oregon31%28%16%24%1%266
Pennsylvania33%31%18%17%< 1%713
Rhode Island33%32%12%23%< 1%198
South Carolina55%24%14%7%< 1%219
South Dakota47%31%9%13%< 1%149
Tennessee54%26%12%8%1%267
Texas46%29%11%14%< 1%1,164
Utah32%22%23%18%4%140
Vermont20%24%25%30%1%218
Virginia45%28%13%13%< 1%502
Washington26%26%23%25%< 1%437
West Virginia44%32%11%11%2%118
Wisconsin30%34%18%18%< 1%311
Wyoming29%37%21%14%< 1%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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