Views about homosexuality among who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by state (2014) Switch to: State among who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by views about homosexuality

% of who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who say homosexuality…

StateShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama30%64%3%3%264
Arizona38%46%6%9%219
Arkansas23%66%7%4%147
California44%47%5%4%1,027
Colorado37%51%5%7%150
Florida42%48%5%6%632
Georgia36%56%5%3%426
Idaho29%59%9%2%120
Illinois41%49%5%5%403
Indiana33%57%6%5%242
Iowa37%55%7%1%119
Kansas34%54%7%4%115
Kentucky22%68%8%3%190
Louisiana36%53%6%6%201
Maryland40%50%8%3%211
Massachusetts60%32%6%2%111
Michigan35%55%7%2%332
Minnesota31%63%4%2%164
Mississippi21%71%6%1%161
Missouri32%62%3%4%240
Nebraska38%55%3%3%113
New Jersey47%45%2%5%249
New Mexico29%61%5%5%107
New York43%46%6%5%496
North Carolina33%56%6%5%428
North Dakota45%49%5%1%113
Ohio37%54%5%5%389
Oklahoma26%68%4%2%159
Oregon37%51%8%4%111
Pennsylvania40%52%5%3%474
South Carolina36%58%5%2%230
South Dakota40%49%8%3%109
Tennessee23%72%2%2%326
Texas35%57%4%5%1,052
Utah29%64%3%5%141
Virginia37%56%4%2%318
Washington36%58%4%2%204
West Virginia29%62%6%2%143
Wisconsin42%54%1%2%197
Wyoming25%64%7%3%118
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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