Views about homosexuality among who believe in Heaven by state (2014) Switch to: State among who believe in Heaven by views about homosexuality

% of who believe in Heaven who say homosexuality…

StateShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama37%55%4%4%428
Alaska55%37%5%3%176
Arizona57%32%6%5%448
Arkansas43%48%5%4%258
California62%30%4%3%2,213
Colorado58%32%5%5%291
Connecticut72%24%1%3%237
Delaware61%33%3%3%224
District of Columbia63%30%3%4%181
Florida59%32%5%4%1,367
Georgia48%43%4%4%747
Hawaii60%33%3%4%186
Idaho52%39%8%1%221
Illinois59%34%4%4%929
Indiana51%41%4%4%496
Iowa55%40%4%2%241
Kansas55%33%8%4%231
Kentucky38%48%9%5%355
Louisiana47%41%7%6%367
Maine66%26%2%6%177
Maryland59%34%6%2%416
Massachusetts74%18%3%4%368
Michigan57%35%6%3%707
Minnesota60%37%2%2%411
Mississippi37%57%5%1%269
Missouri54%40%2%4%489
Montana56%36%5%4%204
Nebraska55%40%3%3%242
Nevada64%31%3%2%202
New Hampshire65%28%3%4%164
New Jersey67%27%2%4%606
New Mexico50%42%5%4%199
New York65%26%4%4%1,249
North Carolina50%39%6%4%774
North Dakota54%41%3%2%267
Ohio55%37%4%4%862
Oklahoma47%46%3%3%310
Oregon56%34%7%3%229
Pennsylvania56%36%4%4%977
Rhode Island69%22%4%5%207
South Carolina47%45%5%3%386
South Dakota58%34%5%3%233
Tennessee36%59%3%3%531
Texas52%41%4%4%1,918
Utah49%43%4%3%238
Vermont67%26%4%2%155
Virginia55%40%4%2%622
Washington57%37%4%3%419
West Virginia39%53%4%4%251
Wisconsin61%36%2%2%423
Wyoming49%41%6%4%236
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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