Views about abortion among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by state (2014) Switch to: State among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by views about abortion

% of who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who say abortion should be…

StateLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Alabama48%48%4%180
Alaska79%18%3%146
Arizona59%37%4%286
Arkansas51%49%1%114
California69%27%3%1,596
Colorado68%26%6%209
Connecticut74%19%7%197
Delaware67%26%7%141
District of Columbia78%21%1%118
Florida66%30%4%933
Georgia61%35%5%360
Hawaii70%26%4%158
Idaho60%34%5%150
Illinois66%32%2%596
Indiana56%39%5%282
Iowa61%36%3%148
Kansas56%40%4%139
Kentucky41%50%9%175
Louisiana49%46%5%172
Maine72%25%3%167
Maryland72%26%3%282
Massachusetts75%21%4%366
Michigan64%33%3%447
Minnesota61%36%2%261
Missouri61%34%4%267
Montana71%23%6%138
Nebraska57%35%8%134
Nevada71%24%5%162
New Hampshire73%23%4%168
New Jersey71%25%5%421
New Mexico64%35%1%115
New York74%23%3%935
North Carolina60%33%7%391
North Dakota52%45%3%160
Ohio59%37%4%527
Oklahoma60%36%4%163
Oregon72%25%3%185
Pennsylvania60%35%5%590
Rhode Island75%23%3%156
South Carolina47%47%7%177
South Dakota56%40%4%140
Tennessee54%40%6%231
Texas56%38%6%953
Utah63%31%6%119
Vermont78%18%4%162
Virginia64%33%3%350
Washington76%21%4%308
West Virginia44%52%3%125
Wisconsin60%38%3%267
Wyoming53%43%3%125
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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