Parent of children under 18 among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by parental status

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

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alabama25%75%268
Arizona23%77%175
Arkansas32%68%149
California34%66%861
Colorado24%76%123
Florida25%75%578
Georgia34%66%376
Idaho28%72%110
Illinois30%70%385
Indiana24%76%233
Iowa31%69%122
Kansas29%71%111
Kentucky26%74%206
Louisiana35%65%174
Maryland26%74%164
Michigan25%75%305
Minnesota30%70%178
Mississippi29%71%168
Missouri33%67%229
Montana17%83%106
Nebraska21%79%107
New Jersey29%71%192
New York25%75%417
North Carolina25%75%361
North Dakota26%74%132
Ohio30%70%373
Oklahoma24%76%178
Oregon25%75%108
Pennsylvania26%74%400
South Carolina25%75%205
South Dakota23%77%104
Tennessee35%65%349
Texas35%65%954
Utah44%56%126
Virginia26%74%287
Washington28%72%182
West Virginia23%77%142
Wisconsin27%73%187
Wyoming34%66%126
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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