Views about human evolution 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 human evolution

% of adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged who say humans…

StateEvolved; due to natural processesEvolved; due to God's designEvolved; don't know howAlways existed in present formDon't knowSample size
Alabama12%22%1%59%6%270
Arizona13%21%3%60%4%176
Arkansas11%23%< 1%63%3%149
California16%22%2%53%6%865
Colorado11%24%4%57%5%124
Florida13%23%2%57%5%580
Georgia12%23%1%60%4%377
Idaho3%20%3%64%9%112
Illinois16%25%1%49%8%386
Indiana8%23%6%62%1%234
Iowa14%34%3%45%5%122
Kansas14%22%2%55%7%112
Kentucky10%21%2%63%4%206
Louisiana12%19%1%62%6%175
Maryland13%23%5%55%5%164
Michigan14%18%3%61%4%307
Minnesota12%15%4%63%6%178
Mississippi9%19%2%66%4%168
Missouri9%22%4%60%4%231
Montana14%18%2%63%3%107
Nebraska13%33%2%46%5%107
New Jersey15%20%4%54%8%194
New York16%23%5%50%6%419
North Carolina13%26%2%51%8%364
North Dakota12%23%5%52%9%132
Ohio11%22%3%58%7%375
Oklahoma12%22%1%57%7%178
Oregon15%19%1%56%9%109
Pennsylvania12%19%2%63%4%401
South Carolina8%23%4%62%3%206
South Dakota12%19%< 1%58%10%104
Tennessee8%22%1%63%7%350
Texas11%22%2%59%6%962
Utah7%25%2%61%5%126
Virginia9%27%1%57%6%288
Washington10%20%4%63%3%182
West Virginia9%16%3%68%5%142
Wisconsin8%21%2%60%9%188
Wyoming14%18%5%58%4%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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