Views about abortion among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by views about abortion

% of adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services who say abortion should be…

StateLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Alabama46%49%6%166
Alaska72%23%4%108
Arizona55%42%4%209
Arkansas40%56%4%124
California58%39%4%1,638
Colorado70%27%3%185
Connecticut73%23%4%151
Delaware58%36%5%126
District of Columbia72%24%4%210
Florida63%34%3%830
Georgia52%46%3%370
Hawaii69%30%1%123
Illinois65%32%3%514
Indiana52%44%4%228
Iowa69%30%1%110
Kentucky38%53%8%157
Louisiana43%53%4%176
Maryland73%26%2%301
Massachusetts81%16%3%314
Michigan63%34%3%354
Minnesota63%34%3%196
Mississippi43%52%5%115
Missouri58%39%4%201
Nevada72%26%2%104
New Hampshire76%24%< 1%103
New Jersey63%34%3%382
New Mexico54%45%1%134
New York65%30%5%946
North Carolina57%37%6%381
Ohio56%42%1%363
Oklahoma64%32%3%121
Oregon75%21%4%158
Pennsylvania58%38%4%472
Rhode Island65%27%8%124
South Carolina47%47%6%184
Tennessee47%50%3%206
Texas48%48%4%1,016
Vermont79%20%1%134
Virginia64%35%2%309
Washington68%28%3%274
Wisconsin66%32%2%201
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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