Views about homosexuality 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 homosexuality

% of adults who would rather have a smaller government with fewer services who say homosexuality…

StateShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama34%61%3%2%314
Alaska46%42%8%4%183
Arizona55%33%5%8%410
Arkansas41%55%4%< 1%172
California65%27%5%3%1,784
Colorado58%33%5%3%278
Connecticut71%24%1%4%196
Delaware71%25%3%< 1%146
Florida57%34%5%3%1,035
Georgia50%43%3%4%528
Hawaii59%32%4%5%160
Idaho47%41%8%4%209
Illinois59%33%4%4%721
Indiana47%43%4%5%383
Iowa46%44%6%3%201
Kansas51%37%9%3%204
Kentucky34%54%9%2%245
Louisiana51%37%6%6%262
Maine61%33%1%5%180
Maryland61%33%5%2%298
Massachusetts81%13%2%3%325
Michigan53%40%5%2%545
Minnesota59%36%3%2%331
Mississippi36%61%2%1%178
Missouri47%45%3%5%402
Montana52%40%5%4%215
Nebraska52%42%3%3%202
Nevada64%30%3%3%194
New Hampshire64%26%5%5%180
New Jersey68%25%4%4%437
New Mexico47%44%4%5%153
New York67%26%5%3%882
North Carolina44%47%6%3%559
North Dakota53%40%6%1%233
Ohio51%41%4%4%682
Oklahoma46%49%3%2%240
Oregon56%35%7%3%228
Pennsylvania57%35%5%3%793
Rhode Island71%21%4%5%155
South Carolina44%48%6%2%271
South Dakota48%44%5%4%212
Tennessee35%60%3%2%407
Texas49%43%5%3%1,330
Utah48%45%5%2%222
Vermont69%25%5%1%143
Virginia51%43%4%2%516
Washington57%36%3%3%386
West Virginia40%54%3%3%188
Wisconsin59%38%1%2%369
Wyoming47%46%3%4%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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