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

% of adults who pray daily who say homosexuality…

StateShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama34%59%4%3%379
Alaska50%43%5%1%149
Arizona54%34%5%7%362
Arkansas34%54%7%5%199
California57%35%4%4%1,834
Colorado51%38%4%7%247
Connecticut66%27%2%5%168
Delaware57%37%1%5%153
District of Columbia54%38%3%5%148
Florida54%36%5%4%1,131
Georgia44%47%5%4%626
Hawaii54%40%2%4%159
Idaho45%48%6%1%172
Illinois52%38%5%4%695
Indiana41%49%5%4%359
Iowa43%49%6%2%172
Kansas43%43%9%5%173
Kentucky34%54%9%3%281
Louisiana45%43%6%6%317
Maine58%35%3%5%109
Maryland49%41%7%3%331
Massachusetts74%17%4%5%266
Michigan50%41%7%2%550
Minnesota47%48%3%2%284
Mississippi32%61%6%1%234
Missouri45%46%3%5%373
Montana46%42%6%6%159
Nebraska48%46%3%3%177
Nevada56%37%3%4%153
New Hampshire53%38%3%5%119
New Jersey63%30%2%5%458
New Mexico41%50%5%4%162
New York56%34%5%5%949
North Carolina44%44%7%4%658
North Dakota45%50%3%2%184
Ohio47%43%5%5%680
Oklahoma44%50%4%2%267
Oregon48%41%8%3%180
Pennsylvania50%41%5%4%777
Rhode Island65%23%4%8%148
South Carolina39%53%4%4%340
South Dakota49%43%5%3%174
Tennessee31%64%3%3%471
Texas46%46%4%4%1,619
Utah40%51%4%5%197
Virginia48%46%4%2%504
Washington49%45%4%2%325
West Virginia38%53%5%5%200
Wisconsin53%42%2%3%293
Wyoming40%51%5%3%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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