Views about homosexuality among adults who seldom or never meditate by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who seldom or never meditate by views about homosexuality

% of adults who seldom or never meditate who say homosexuality…

StateShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama44%51%1%4%187
Alaska65%29%3%3%147
Arizona69%21%4%5%267
Arkansas53%39%5%3%145
California76%18%3%3%1,565
Colorado71%19%6%3%229
Connecticut81%15%< 1%4%167
Delaware69%26%3%2%148
District of Columbia83%13%3%< 1%132
Florida70%23%3%4%851
Georgia61%33%1%4%384
Hawaii67%27%3%3%127
Idaho60%32%5%4%129
Illinois72%24%3%1%575
Indiana61%33%3%3%310
Iowa63%31%3%3%178
Kansas62%28%6%4%139
Kentucky51%34%10%5%193
Louisiana56%30%7%7%188
Maine72%22%1%5%152
Maryland71%22%6%1%272
Massachusetts87%9%2%2%355
Michigan67%27%4%2%454
Minnesota66%29%3%1%264
Mississippi52%43%4%1%107
Missouri60%34%3%4%302
Montana69%26%3%2%154
Nebraska62%34%3%1%136
Nevada74%22%2%3%134
New Hampshire69%23%5%3%140
New Jersey77%16%3%4%421
New Mexico66%29%1%5%118
New York76%17%3%3%873
North Carolina60%32%5%3%386
North Dakota64%28%6%2%181
Ohio67%24%4%5%481
Oklahoma64%30%3%4%147
Oregon71%19%6%4%180
Pennsylvania72%23%4%1%602
Rhode Island79%19%2%< 1%133
South Carolina61%33%4%2%188
South Dakota62%30%4%4%143
Tennessee48%46%3%3%243
Texas65%29%4%2%993
Utah69%29%2%< 1%106
Vermont80%14%4%2%164
Virginia66%31%3%1%358
Washington75%20%3%2%322
West Virginia55%40%3%2%143
Wisconsin70%27%1%1%319
Wyoming59%32%6%3%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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