Views about government aid to the poor among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say homosexuality should be accepted by views about government aid to the poor

% of adults who say homosexuality should be accepted who say government aid to the poor…

StateDoes more harm than goodDoes more good than harmNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama43%50%5%2%197
Alaska37%55%6%2%192
Arizona44%50%3%3%411
Arkansas39%58%1%2%137
California33%62%4%2%2,580
Colorado38%56%4%2%337
Connecticut37%58%4%1%291
Delaware40%56%2%2%209
District of Columbia19%77%3%1%231
Florida40%55%4%1%1,283
Georgia41%52%5%2%522
Hawaii34%58%8%1%214
Idaho39%57%3%2%185
Illinois36%59%2%2%850
Indiana46%49%4%< 1%359
Iowa35%62%3%< 1%184
Kansas40%55%4%1%170
Kentucky38%55%6%1%186
Louisiana45%50%3%2%247
Maine36%60%2%2%218
Maryland36%59%4%1%435
Massachusetts38%59%2%1%574
Michigan39%56%4%1%595
Minnesota35%61%4%1%362
Mississippi43%50%3%4%121
Missouri37%58%4%1%371
Montana44%56%< 1%< 1%186
Nebraska43%55%2%< 1%188
Nevada42%53%4%1%207
New Hampshire30%65%2%3%218
New Jersey38%59%3%1%627
New Mexico32%60%4%3%189
New York35%59%4%1%1,396
North Carolina37%58%4%1%551
North Dakota45%50%5%< 1%183
Ohio42%53%3%2%660
Oklahoma42%54%3%2%180
Oregon33%62%4%< 1%278
Pennsylvania40%55%3%2%858
Rhode Island36%60%1%3%224
South Carolina33%63%3%1%251
South Dakota47%52%1%1%181
Tennessee36%59%3%3%262
Texas43%52%3%2%1,366
Utah40%59%1%< 1%169
Vermont27%70%1%2%238
Virginia40%52%5%3%538
Washington32%63%3%2%497
West Virginia39%55%6%< 1%143
Wisconsin43%53%2%2%383
Wyoming51%42%5%2%164
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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