Views about homosexuality among adults who meditate at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who meditate at least once a week by views about homosexuality

% of adults who meditate at least once a week who say homosexuality…

StateShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama34%57%6%4%264
Alaska59%32%7%2%111
Arizona55%32%6%7%302
Arkansas34%58%4%3%130
California60%32%4%4%1,559
Colorado61%30%2%7%199
Connecticut69%27%2%2%140
Delaware59%34%1%6%111
District of Columbia56%35%3%6%129
Florida57%35%6%3%897
Georgia47%45%4%3%452
Hawaii57%33%4%5%140
Idaho52%38%9%1%141
Illinois59%32%5%5%573
Indiana45%45%4%5%266
Iowa46%47%5%2%114
Kansas47%39%11%2%121
Kentucky34%58%6%2%185
Louisiana47%45%4%5%221
Maine68%25%4%3%105
Maryland56%39%3%3%271
Massachusetts73%18%4%5%234
Michigan53%36%8%3%400
Minnesota55%41%2%2%221
Mississippi30%63%7%1%158
Missouri50%43%3%5%251
Montana52%34%7%7%107
Nebraska51%44%2%3%128
Nevada62%33%2%3%130
New Hampshire65%27%3%5%107
New Jersey65%30%2%3%333
New Mexico57%36%6%2%144
New York60%31%4%5%778
North Carolina48%40%7%5%497
North Dakota46%46%7%1%114
Ohio50%43%3%4%487
Oklahoma44%47%6%3%204
Oregon57%35%7%1%168
Pennsylvania52%37%5%6%567
Rhode Island66%20%4%9%133
South Carolina40%53%5%3%252
South Dakota54%40%5%1%118
Tennessee32%62%3%3%334
Texas48%44%4%4%1,204
Utah46%44%4%6%149
Virginia54%40%4%2%364
Washington58%37%3%2%297
West Virginia27%63%4%6%121
Wisconsin59%38%2%1%190
Wyoming45%47%4%4%140
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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