Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults who say homosexuality should be discouraged who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

StateReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Alabama62%2%30%2%4%270
Arizona58%2%33%6%1%176
Arkansas68%5%23%3%2%149
California56%6%30%6%3%865
Colorado63%7%23%5%3%124
Florida53%4%37%4%2%580
Georgia66%5%25%3%2%377
Idaho61%< 1%34%1%5%112
Illinois49%6%38%6%2%386
Indiana55%5%34%4%2%234
Iowa52%4%40%2%2%122
Kansas62%1%31%5%1%112
Kentucky62%1%33%3%1%206
Louisiana63%7%27%2%2%175
Maryland60%2%36%1%2%164
Michigan58%5%30%4%3%307
Minnesota52%4%40%3%1%178
Mississippi66%5%25%2%2%168
Missouri63%4%25%4%4%231
Montana55%1%33%4%6%107
Nebraska55%3%36%5%1%107
New Jersey56%4%30%7%3%194
New York50%6%35%7%2%419
North Carolina63%5%25%4%3%364
North Dakota43%2%46%8%1%132
Ohio54%6%33%4%3%375
Oklahoma61%4%33%1%1%178
Oregon59%7%24%8%2%109
Pennsylvania59%3%33%4%1%401
South Carolina64%4%25%2%5%206
South Dakota48%5%40%6%< 1%104
Tennessee61%3%29%3%4%350
Texas64%5%25%5%2%962
Utah77%1%17%3%2%126
Virginia61%4%30%3%2%288
Washington61%3%28%3%4%182
West Virginia66%3%28%1%2%142
Wisconsin57%1%36%4%2%188
Wyoming59%1%35%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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