Views about abortion among adults who pray daily by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who pray daily by views about abortion

% of adults who pray daily who say abortion should be…

StateLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Alabama31%64%5%379
Alaska42%54%4%149
Arizona36%59%5%362
Arkansas30%67%3%199
California44%51%5%1,834
Colorado41%54%6%247
Connecticut55%39%5%168
Delaware39%56%5%153
District of Columbia57%38%6%148
Florida47%48%5%1,131
Georgia39%57%4%626
Hawaii53%44%3%159
Idaho26%67%7%172
Illinois42%55%3%695
Indiana33%61%5%359
Iowa34%64%2%172
Kansas36%62%2%173
Kentucky29%64%7%281
Louisiana29%67%4%317
Maine48%49%3%109
Maryland52%44%5%331
Massachusetts62%32%6%266
Michigan45%51%4%550
Minnesota34%61%5%284
Mississippi33%64%3%234
Missouri33%61%6%373
Montana45%52%4%159
Nebraska35%62%4%177
Nevada48%49%3%153
New Hampshire46%48%7%119
New Jersey50%45%5%458
New Mexico38%59%3%162
New York53%42%6%949
North Carolina41%53%6%658
North Dakota36%63%1%184
Ohio39%56%5%680
Oklahoma43%54%3%267
Oregon48%49%3%180
Pennsylvania39%57%4%777
Rhode Island45%49%6%148
South Carolina38%57%5%340
South Dakota41%57%2%174
Tennessee34%61%4%471
Texas35%61%4%1,619
Utah32%67%1%197
Virginia43%54%3%504
Washington41%54%5%325
West Virginia26%67%7%200
Wisconsin38%58%3%293
Wyoming35%62%2%173
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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