Parent of children under 18 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 parental status

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

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alabama20%80%192
Alaska36%64%190
Arizona28%72%336
Arkansas30%70%122
California26%74%2,282
Colorado28%72%311
Connecticut25%75%259
Delaware36%64%176
District of Columbia19%81%222
Florida24%76%1,149
Georgia29%71%467
Hawaii27%73%213
Idaho27%73%154
Illinois24%76%758
Indiana29%71%301
Iowa32%68%164
Kansas26%74%148
Kentucky20%80%163
Louisiana32%68%190
Maine23%77%199
Maryland26%74%421
Massachusetts26%74%521
Michigan28%72%536
Minnesota24%76%303
Mississippi26%74%109
Missouri29%71%304
Montana21%79%169
Nebraska32%68%143
Nevada23%77%196
New Hampshire21%79%194
New Jersey30%70%535
New Mexico17%83%173
New York24%76%1,286
North Carolina27%73%523
North Dakota23%77%157
Ohio30%70%557
Oklahoma28%72%192
Oregon30%70%266
Pennsylvania27%73%712
Rhode Island22%78%198
South Carolina27%73%218
South Dakota22%78%149
Tennessee26%74%267
Texas33%67%1,160
Utah30%70%138
Vermont26%74%218
Virginia29%71%500
Washington21%79%436
West Virginia23%77%118
Wisconsin27%73%310
Wyoming26%74%149
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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