Views about homosexuality among adults ages 65 and older by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults ages 65 and older by views about homosexuality

% of adults ages 65 and older who say homosexuality…

StateShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama24%65%7%5%125
Arizona56%32%4%8%184
California59%32%4%5%964
Colorado55%36%2%6%104
Connecticut67%29%2%1%100
Florida53%40%4%3%632
Georgia38%51%4%7%225
Illinois52%41%4%3%365
Indiana34%56%6%3%178
Kentucky26%63%7%4%122
Louisiana48%45%4%4%121
Maryland47%41%6%6%161
Massachusetts70%20%2%8%186
Michigan50%42%5%3%258
Minnesota48%48%4%< 1%127
Missouri36%51%3%11%157
New Hampshire65%28%3%4%105
New Jersey60%30%5%6%258
New York56%32%5%7%590
North Carolina40%50%4%6%288
Ohio46%47%3%4%326
Oklahoma31%62%4%3%114
Oregon61%33%3%3%124
Pennsylvania48%43%5%5%438
Rhode Island71%18%4%6%111
South Carolina35%56%6%4%142
Tennessee27%68%2%3%195
Texas44%47%4%6%528
Virginia42%52%2%4%217
Washington53%40%5%2%183
Wisconsin43%52%3%3%161
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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