Views about homosexuality among who believe in Hell by state (2014) Switch to: State among who believe in Hell by views about homosexuality

% of who believe in Hell who say homosexuality…

StateShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama34%60%3%3%367
Alaska51%40%6%3%144
Arizona56%34%6%5%330
Arkansas39%52%5%4%232
California59%33%4%4%1,669
Colorado52%38%4%6%235
Connecticut65%30%2%3%160
Delaware59%36%3%2%168
District of Columbia56%37%2%5%132
Florida55%36%5%4%1,087
Georgia45%46%5%4%634
Hawaii56%39%1%4%146
Idaho47%46%6%1%171
Illinois54%39%3%3%713
Indiana49%44%4%3%417
Iowa47%49%4%1%192
Kansas51%38%8%3%192
Kentucky36%53%7%4%321
Louisiana46%43%6%6%318
Maine58%35%2%5%123
Maryland53%40%6%1%304
Massachusetts71%21%4%4%231
Michigan54%38%6%2%571
Minnesota52%43%3%2%303
Mississippi33%61%5%1%243
Missouri48%46%1%4%413
Montana46%43%5%6%149
Nebraska50%43%3%3%191
Nevada58%37%3%3%154
New Hampshire60%30%5%5%118
New Jersey63%31%3%3%432
New Mexico45%46%5%4%149
New York61%31%4%4%886
North Carolina47%43%6%4%664
North Dakota50%44%4%2%218
Ohio51%41%4%4%669
Oklahoma45%47%4%4%258
Oregon47%42%8%4%170
Pennsylvania51%41%4%3%756
Rhode Island65%27%5%3%141
South Carolina44%51%4%2%332
South Dakota52%41%4%3%191
Tennessee32%63%3%2%483
Texas47%46%4%3%1,612
Utah43%50%4%3%139
Virginia47%48%3%2%503
Washington52%41%4%3%302
West Virginia37%54%5%4%229
Wisconsin57%41%1%2%327
Wyoming47%44%7%3%182
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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