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

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

StateShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alaska79%16%3%2%102
Arizona84%7%5%4%159
California87%8%3%3%1,092
Colorado87%5%3%4%150
Connecticut88%9%1%2%113
Florida83%12%2%2%461
Georgia83%13%2%2%152
Illinois87%12%1%< 1%306
Indiana75%17%3%5%130
Maine78%16%1%5%124
Maryland87%9%2%1%169
Massachusetts91%7%1%1%279
Michigan82%12%4%2%222
Minnesota84%14%1%< 1%139
Missouri75%21%2%2%126
New Hampshire80%9%6%6%107
New Jersey88%7%3%2%215
New York86%10%3%1%582
North Carolina82%12%3%3%165
Ohio83%12%1%4%194
Oregon88%5%5%2%146
Pennsylvania88%9%2%< 1%291
Texas82%11%5%2%407
Vermont94%5%1%< 1%133
Virginia90%8%2%1%193
Washington90%6%1%3%230
Wisconsin81%18%< 1%1%147
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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