Views about government aid to the poor among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by views about government aid to the poor

% of adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama64%32%3%1%270
Arizona60%36%3%1%176
Arkansas59%37%1%2%149
California50%44%3%3%865
Colorado62%36%2%< 1%124
Florida58%36%3%2%580
Georgia54%41%3%1%377
Idaho61%29%9%1%112
Illinois54%42%3%1%386
Indiana71%24%3%1%234
Iowa60%37%3%< 1%122
Kansas58%35%7%< 1%112
Kentucky62%28%7%3%206
Louisiana55%40%4%1%175
Maryland52%44%3%1%164
Michigan57%38%2%2%307
Minnesota59%35%3%3%178
Mississippi56%40%2%3%168
Missouri63%31%3%3%231
Montana75%22%< 1%3%107
Nebraska71%27%1%1%107
New Jersey45%46%2%7%194
New York48%45%5%3%419
North Carolina54%40%3%2%364
North Dakota71%23%1%4%132
Ohio57%36%4%2%375
Oklahoma61%33%1%5%178
Oregon57%37%3%2%109
Pennsylvania64%30%4%1%401
South Carolina52%38%7%2%206
South Dakota64%31%4%1%104
Tennessee56%39%3%2%350
Texas53%40%4%3%962
Utah72%25%1%1%126
Virginia63%34%2%1%288
Washington56%41%2%1%182
West Virginia57%40%2%1%142
Wisconsin66%30%3%1%188
Wyoming80%16%3%1%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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