Views about homosexuality among adults with some college education by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults with some college education by views about homosexuality

% of adults with some college education who say homosexuality…

StateShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama46%48%3%3%157
Alaska57%32%9%2%102
Arizona59%26%6%9%207
California69%23%5%3%994
Colorado71%20%6%3%148
Florida64%28%5%4%572
Georgia54%40%3%3%248
Hawaii68%28%2%2%113
Idaho56%31%7%5%113
Illinois67%24%6%3%363
Indiana58%31%4%6%171
Iowa66%31%3%< 1%104
Kentucky49%43%4%4%110
Louisiana53%30%10%7%122
Maryland66%29%4%1%151
Massachusetts82%14%2%1%147
Michigan61%29%6%3%313
Minnesota67%27%4%1%155
Mississippi38%56%5%2%112
Missouri55%37%3%6%186
Nebraska67%28%3%2%100
Nevada72%25%2%1%105
New Jersey76%19%1%3%206
New York73%20%3%4%509
North Carolina55%34%7%3%293
North Dakota62%30%7%1%111
Ohio62%30%4%4%301
Oklahoma55%39%3%3%106
Oregon60%27%10%3%127
Pennsylvania68%27%2%2%326
South Carolina49%45%2%4%134
Tennessee43%54%2%1%171
Texas56%37%4%3%707
Utah48%39%7%5%101
Virginia61%33%3%2%170
Washington68%27%3%2%228
Wisconsin64%30%3%4%183
Wyoming54%37%7%3%122
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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