Parent of children under 18 among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by parental status

% of adults who say homosexuality should be accepted who are…

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alabama30%70%196
Alaska32%68%192
Arizona30%70%410
Arkansas38%62%137
California28%72%2,569
Colorado32%68%337
Connecticut23%77%290
Delaware31%69%209
District of Columbia25%75%229
Florida27%73%1,279
Georgia30%70%519
Hawaii23%77%214
Idaho29%71%185
Illinois25%75%849
Indiana31%69%359
Iowa30%70%184
Kansas35%65%169
Kentucky26%74%185
Louisiana32%68%246
Maine23%77%218
Maryland28%72%433
Massachusetts26%74%572
Michigan30%70%594
Minnesota26%74%362
Mississippi30%70%120
Missouri31%69%369
Montana24%76%186
Nebraska37%63%187
Nevada26%74%204
New Hampshire22%78%217
New Jersey29%71%622
New Mexico26%74%188
New York25%75%1,395
North Carolina30%70%550
North Dakota28%72%183
Ohio30%70%657
Oklahoma29%71%180
Oregon31%69%278
Pennsylvania28%72%854
Rhode Island19%81%224
South Carolina31%69%251
South Dakota28%72%181
Tennessee31%69%262
Texas36%64%1,363
Utah28%72%168
Vermont24%76%238
Virginia31%69%536
Washington24%76%496
West Virginia29%71%143
Wisconsin32%68%381
Wyoming32%68%162
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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