Views about abortion among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services by views about abortion

% of adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who say abortion should be…

StateLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Alabama30%67%4%314
Alaska55%43%2%183
Arizona46%51%3%410
Arkansas36%62%1%172
California56%39%5%1,784
Colorado48%47%5%278
Connecticut61%33%6%196
Delaware57%39%3%146
Florida51%45%4%1,035
Georgia43%54%3%528
Hawaii67%29%4%160
Idaho41%52%7%209
Illinois48%50%2%721
Indiana37%58%5%383
Iowa37%60%3%201
Kansas45%54%1%204
Kentucky36%59%5%245
Louisiana36%62%2%262
Maine59%38%3%180
Maryland58%38%4%298
Massachusetts68%29%3%325
Michigan49%48%3%545
Minnesota46%52%3%331
Mississippi31%64%5%178
Missouri39%57%4%402
Montana48%46%6%215
Nebraska42%55%3%202
Nevada56%40%4%194
New Hampshire61%33%6%180
New Jersey59%39%3%437
New Mexico48%47%6%153
New York62%36%2%882
North Carolina42%54%4%559
North Dakota45%53%2%233
Ohio44%53%4%682
Oklahoma44%52%3%240
Oregon54%43%3%228
Pennsylvania47%50%3%793
Rhode Island58%39%3%155
South Carolina37%59%4%271
South Dakota39%58%3%212
Tennessee35%60%5%407
Texas42%55%3%1,330
Utah33%65%2%222
Vermont64%32%4%143
Virginia50%47%3%516
Washington53%42%5%386
West Virginia34%60%6%188
Wisconsin44%54%2%369
Wyoming43%55%2%230
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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