Views about abortion among adults who say humans always existed in present form by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say humans always existed in present form by views about abortion

% of adults who say humans always existed in present form who say abortion should be…

StateLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Alabama29%67%5%240
Arizona31%64%5%213
Arkansas24%73%3%143
California35%60%5%962
Colorado34%61%4%150
Florida42%53%5%651
Georgia31%66%3%376
Idaho21%77%3%118
Illinois40%57%3%389
Indiana26%69%5%242
Iowa27%72%1%101
Kansas30%70%< 1%123
Kentucky22%70%8%195
Louisiana28%70%2%173
Maryland46%50%3%163
Massachusetts54%41%6%117
Michigan42%55%3%335
Minnesota29%68%3%182
Mississippi27%68%5%165
Missouri31%66%3%235
Montana25%71%4%105
Nebraska41%53%6%100
New Jersey38%58%4%242
New York47%49%4%535
North Carolina32%64%5%357
North Dakota37%61%2%125
Ohio34%62%4%397
Oklahoma37%61%1%165
Oregon41%57%3%111
Pennsylvania30%66%4%464
South Carolina29%65%6%214
South Dakota31%66%3%119
Tennessee27%71%2%317
Texas31%66%3%959
Utah21%79%< 1%117
Virginia34%62%3%284
Washington31%63%6%190
West Virginia26%68%7%142
Wisconsin35%62%3%190
Wyoming25%74%2%106
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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