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

% of women who say homosexuality…

StateShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama44%47%3%6%255
Alaska71%23%2%4%158
Arizona69%22%4%5%301
Arkansas44%44%6%6%148
California71%22%3%4%1,829
Colorado71%23%3%3%221
Connecticut79%15%2%4%187
Delaware71%23%3%3%174
District of Columbia72%23%1%4%157
Florida68%25%4%3%969
Georgia56%37%3%4%499
Hawaii70%23%2%5%151
Idaho63%28%8%1%165
Illinois70%23%4%3%670
Indiana58%36%4%2%324
Iowa62%31%5%2%155
Kansas62%25%9%4%136
Kentucky46%38%9%7%229
Louisiana55%34%6%5%234
Maine69%22%4%5%167
Maryland71%23%5%1%319
Massachusetts86%7%3%4%356
Michigan66%27%5%2%505
Minnesota68%30%1%1%290
Mississippi42%51%6%1%156
Missouri65%30%2%4%318
Montana71%21%4%4%138
Nebraska68%28%2%1%158
Nevada71%24%2%2%131
New Hampshire82%12%2%5%161
New Jersey74%20%2%3%460
New Mexico70%26%3%1%159
New York72%20%4%5%1,088
North Carolina58%31%5%6%513
North Dakota64%30%4%2%147
Ohio67%26%4%3%599
Oklahoma59%34%4%3%197
Oregon70%21%6%3%212
Pennsylvania68%25%4%3%733
Rhode Island84%7%1%8%162
South Carolina54%37%5%4%269
South Dakota66%28%5%1%150
Tennessee45%48%3%4%324
Texas59%35%3%4%1,210
Utah63%30%4%4%143
Vermont81%15%2%2%144
Virginia62%33%3%2%417
Washington74%23%2%1%370
West Virginia50%42%3%5%159
Wisconsin69%27%1%3%289
Wyoming58%33%6%4%151
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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