Views about homosexuality among adults who say humans always existed in present form by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say humans always existed in present form by views about homosexuality

% of adults who say humans always existed in present form who say homosexuality…

StateShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama29%63%4%4%240
Arizona43%46%4%7%213
Arkansas29%65%4%2%143
California47%44%4%4%962
Colorado42%45%6%6%150
Florida44%47%5%4%651
Georgia35%58%4%3%376
Idaho32%59%8%1%118
Illinois44%47%5%4%389
Indiana32%60%5%3%242
Iowa38%54%5%3%101
Kansas41%49%9%1%123
Kentucky22%65%9%4%195
Louisiana31%57%6%6%173
Maryland35%54%7%4%163
Massachusetts67%27%3%4%117
Michigan41%53%4%2%335
Minnesota36%60%2%1%182
Mississippi27%68%4%1%165
Missouri39%57%2%2%235
Montana33%57%4%5%105
Nebraska43%50%2%5%100
New Jersey52%41%5%2%242
New York53%38%4%4%535
North Carolina35%52%9%4%357
North Dakota44%51%2%2%125
Ohio40%51%5%4%397
Oklahoma38%56%3%3%165
Oregon38%51%7%5%111
Pennsylvania39%53%5%3%464
South Carolina32%59%6%3%214
South Dakota42%49%6%3%119
Tennessee27%68%2%3%317
Texas38%55%3%4%959
Utah36%56%6%2%117
Virginia37%56%4%3%284
Washington39%58%1%1%190
West Virginia26%66%4%3%142
Wisconsin40%56%1%3%190
Wyoming27%64%5%3%106
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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