Views about homosexuality among Mainline Protestants by state (2014) Switch to: State among Mainline Protestants by views about homosexuality

% of Mainline Protestants who say homosexuality…

StateShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
California72%21%4%3%452
Florida67%24%5%4%338
Georgia68%26%3%2%146
Illinois69%24%4%3%241
Indiana56%38%4%2%119
Iowa52%45%2%1%102
Maryland64%28%7%2%128
Michigan67%25%6%2%185
Minnesota71%23%5%< 1%172
Missouri74%22%< 1%4%118
New Jersey81%13%2%4%124
New York72%18%4%7%256
North Carolina62%31%3%4%231
North Dakota57%35%7%1%105
Ohio62%29%5%4%226
Pennsylvania61%29%7%3%344
Tennessee50%43%3%5%103
Texas63%27%7%3%391
Virginia71%26%2%1%185
Washington80%15%1%4%108
Wisconsin64%31%2%3%126
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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