Views about abortion among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men by views about abortion

% of adults who say their holy scripture is not the word of God, but written by men who say abortion should be…

StateLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Alaska84%13%3%141
Arizona76%22%2%223
California81%16%3%1,621
Colorado88%10%2%221
Connecticut77%19%4%180
Delaware83%16%2%115
District of Columbia92%8%< 1%142
Florida78%19%3%731
Georgia77%21%2%232
Hawaii88%9%3%141
Idaho76%19%5%104
Illinois82%16%2%472
Indiana69%25%7%171
Kentucky61%32%6%112
Louisiana75%22%2%104
Maine85%14%1%142
Maryland79%20%1%255
Massachusetts87%12%2%391
Michigan79%19%3%321
Minnesota76%21%3%211
Missouri70%26%4%196
Montana81%16%3%118
Nevada81%18%1%137
New Hampshire79%19%2%146
New Jersey79%18%3%341
New Mexico79%16%5%121
New York80%18%2%847
North Carolina76%20%5%289
North Dakota64%33%4%100
Ohio75%22%3%314
Oklahoma73%23%4%100
Oregon87%11%2%180
Pennsylvania78%18%4%471
Rhode Island86%11%2%133
Tennessee67%31%2%129
Texas72%24%4%663
Vermont87%12%1%176
Virginia79%18%2%298
Washington87%11%2%314
Wisconsin78%18%3%206
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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