Views about abortion among married adults by state (2014) Switch to: State among married adults by views about abortion

% of married adults who say abortion should be…

StateLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Alabama36%60%4%284
Alaska57%41%3%156
Arizona50%48%2%318
Arkansas33%65%2%156
California54%41%5%1,712
Colorado53%42%5%287
Connecticut73%22%5%186
Delaware58%36%6%148
District of Columbia70%26%4%106
Florida52%43%5%987
Georgia43%53%3%486
Hawaii67%31%2%135
Idaho41%54%5%197
Illinois52%45%3%666
Indiana44%51%5%329
Iowa45%52%2%192
Kansas46%50%4%172
Kentucky29%66%5%223
Louisiana35%60%5%212
Maine64%32%3%158
Maryland63%34%3%319
Massachusetts74%22%4%335
Michigan50%47%3%501
Minnesota49%50%1%309
Mississippi25%72%3%147
Missouri43%54%3%314
Montana51%44%5%184
Nebraska41%56%3%169
Nevada50%46%4%145
New Hampshire65%29%6%154
New Jersey58%38%4%462
New Mexico42%54%4%143
New York62%34%4%920
North Carolina46%49%5%565
North Dakota44%54%2%184
Ohio44%52%4%582
Oklahoma52%45%3%202
Oregon56%41%4%209
Pennsylvania49%48%3%706
Rhode Island63%28%8%147
South Carolina42%55%3%252
South Dakota49%48%3%161
Tennessee40%56%5%382
Texas42%55%4%1,347
Utah33%65%3%182
Vermont70%26%5%170
Virginia52%45%3%511
Washington53%41%6%346
West Virginia34%62%4%145
Wisconsin48%50%2%348
Wyoming42%55%3%176
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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