Views about size of government 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 size of government

% of adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged who would rather have…

StateSmaller government; fewer servicesBigger government; more servicesDependsDon't knowSample size
Alabama67%30%1%3%270
Arizona73%25%1%1%176
Arkansas64%33%< 1%4%149
California49%45%3%2%865
Colorado72%25%1%2%124
Florida57%35%3%4%580
Georgia58%38%2%3%377
Idaho83%15%< 1%2%112
Illinois59%37%2%2%386
Indiana67%29%1%3%234
Iowa71%28%< 1%1%122
Kansas70%19%3%7%112
Kentucky66%28%4%2%206
Louisiana54%42%1%3%175
Maryland58%38%< 1%4%164
Michigan74%23%2%1%307
Minnesota66%27%2%5%178
Mississippi61%33%1%5%168
Missouri76%20%1%3%231
Montana88%12%< 1%< 1%107
Nebraska78%19%< 1%2%107
New Jersey51%46%1%3%194
New York47%46%2%5%419
North Carolina66%29%1%4%364
North Dakota75%19%1%5%132
Ohio74%20%4%3%375
Oklahoma72%22%2%4%178
Oregon74%21%< 1%4%109
Pennsylvania65%28%3%4%401
South Carolina62%31%1%5%206
South Dakota85%12%2%1%104
Tennessee64%29%2%5%350
Texas56%38%2%3%962
Utah85%11%1%4%126
Virginia70%26%2%2%288
Washington73%20%3%4%182
West Virginia66%28%3%3%142
Wisconsin76%21%1%2%188
Wyoming84%12%2%3%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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