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

% of who say religion 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
Alabama28%68%4%264
Arizona25%73%2%219
Arkansas25%72%3%147
California28%66%6%1,027
Colorado30%66%5%150
Florida33%62%5%632
Georgia30%66%3%426
Idaho16%80%4%120
Illinois30%67%3%403
Indiana20%74%6%242
Iowa29%69%1%119
Kansas26%73%1%115
Kentucky22%73%5%190
Louisiana23%73%4%201
Maryland45%49%5%211
Massachusetts53%41%6%111
Michigan32%64%4%332
Minnesota20%78%2%164
Mississippi18%79%3%161
Missouri23%75%2%240
Nebraska25%73%2%113
New Jersey42%56%3%249
New Mexico30%66%4%107
New York38%57%5%496
North Carolina33%62%5%428
North Dakota32%67%1%113
Ohio25%71%4%389
Oklahoma29%67%4%159
Oregon36%61%3%111
Pennsylvania27%70%4%474
South Carolina29%66%5%230
South Dakota29%70%2%109
Tennessee25%72%3%326
Texas26%71%3%1,052
Utah20%80%< 1%141
Virginia36%61%3%318
Washington19%75%6%204
West Virginia25%67%8%143
Wisconsin31%68%1%197
Wyoming25%73%2%118
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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