Views about homosexuality among men by state (2014) Switch to: State among men by views about homosexuality

% of men who say homosexuality…

StateShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama38%57%4%1%256
Alaska54%37%8%1%152
Arizona56%30%7%7%352
Arkansas46%50%3%1%163
California66%27%4%3%1,868
Colorado64%25%5%7%283
Connecticut73%25%1%2%190
Delaware63%32%< 1%4%127
District of Columbia72%22%4%2%146
Florida59%31%5%4%1,051
Georgia53%39%4%4%469
Hawaii57%36%4%3%161
Idaho53%38%4%5%155
Illinois58%35%4%4%656
Indiana51%38%5%7%330
Iowa53%40%3%3%175
Kansas51%41%6%2%171
Kentucky42%51%6%2%210
Louisiana50%38%5%6%231
Maine69%27%2%2%136
Maryland60%32%5%3%325
Massachusetts77%18%2%2%348
Michigan58%33%6%3%477
Minnesota61%34%4%1%273
Mississippi38%57%4%1%153
Missouri49%43%3%5%324
Montana54%39%4%3%174
Nebraska51%41%3%5%154
Nevada67%29%2%2%183
New Hampshire60%31%6%3%142
New Jersey68%24%4%4%426
New Mexico47%42%6%6%153
New York68%26%4%3%878
North Carolina49%42%6%3%509
North Dakota51%40%7%2%191
Ohio52%39%4%5%533
Oklahoma46%47%4%3%194
Oregon61%30%6%3%207
Pennsylvania57%35%5%4%633
Rhode Island60%31%5%5%143
South Carolina48%47%3%2%226
South Dakota50%42%3%4%155
Tennessee37%59%3%2%337
Texas54%38%5%3%1,325
Utah52%40%4%3%172
Vermont77%18%3%3%162
Virginia59%36%4%1%465
Washington63%31%3%3%344
West Virginia40%53%4%3%150
Wisconsin63%34%2%2%311
Wyoming48%45%4%3%165
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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