Belief in Hell among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by belief in hell

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StateBelieveDon't believeOther/don't knowSample size
Alabama60%29%12%197
Alaska42%50%7%192
Arizona49%44%7%411
Arkansas66%31%3%137
California44%49%7%2,580
Colorado37%50%13%337
Connecticut41%49%9%291
Delaware50%41%9%209
District of Columbia38%55%7%231
Florida49%44%7%1,283
Georgia56%38%6%522
Hawaii48%42%10%214
Idaho44%47%8%185
Illinois48%44%9%850
Indiana59%36%6%359
Iowa47%44%9%184
Kansas57%37%6%170
Kentucky60%34%6%186
Louisiana60%31%9%247
Maine37%54%9%218
Maryland42%49%9%435
Massachusetts31%58%11%574
Michigan52%40%8%595
Minnesota42%49%8%362
Mississippi63%33%4%121
Missouri56%37%7%371
Montana36%57%6%186
Nebraska51%43%6%188
Nevada42%48%11%207
New Hampshire37%54%10%218
New Jersey46%44%9%627
New Mexico41%52%7%189
New York43%50%8%1,396
North Carolina60%36%5%551
North Dakota54%39%6%183
Ohio53%40%7%660
Oklahoma57%37%5%180
Oregon32%59%9%278
Pennsylvania47%45%8%858
Rhode Island43%48%9%224
South Carolina58%32%10%251
South Dakota56%34%10%181
Tennessee59%34%7%262
Texas54%38%8%1,366
Utah36%60%4%169
Vermont30%61%9%238
Virginia49%41%10%538
Washington34%57%9%497
West Virginia62%25%13%143
Wisconsin49%44%7%383
Wyoming51%41%8%164
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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