Views about abortion among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by views about abortion

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who say abortion should be…

StateLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Alabama33%62%4%419
Alaska42%54%4%167
Arizona38%57%5%412
Arkansas32%65%3%234
California46%50%5%1,965
Colorado46%48%6%270
Connecticut62%32%6%192
Delaware43%51%6%183
District of Columbia60%36%4%155
Florida48%48%5%1,285
Georgia38%58%4%713
Hawaii54%41%5%181
Idaho31%63%5%208
Illinois44%53%3%818
Indiana34%60%5%425
Iowa41%57%2%219
Kansas37%60%3%206
Kentucky26%67%7%329
Louisiana31%65%4%342
Maine45%51%5%154
Maryland55%41%3%388
Massachusetts62%34%4%282
Michigan43%53%4%624
Minnesota38%58%4%340
Mississippi30%65%5%254
Missouri36%59%5%444
Montana44%49%6%192
Nebraska39%57%5%213
Nevada55%41%4%177
New Hampshire51%41%8%132
New Jersey50%45%5%500
New Mexico37%61%3%188
New York55%40%5%1,060
North Carolina40%53%7%732
North Dakota38%60%2%229
Ohio39%55%5%771
Oklahoma42%53%5%289
Oregon52%45%4%218
Pennsylvania38%57%5%865
Rhode Island49%44%6%180
South Carolina35%59%6%376
South Dakota41%56%3%213
Tennessee33%62%5%524
Texas38%58%4%1,774
Utah31%68%1%202
Vermont54%41%5%121
Virginia45%52%3%555
Washington44%50%6%382
West Virginia27%67%6%234
Wisconsin39%60%2%349
Wyoming39%58%4%219
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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