Views about homosexuality among third generation immigrants or higher by state (2014) Switch to: State among third generation immigrants or higher by views about homosexuality

% of third generation immigrants or higher who say homosexuality…

StateShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama40%53%4%4%460
Alaska63%29%5%2%251
Arizona62%25%6%7%503
Arkansas45%47%5%3%282
California69%24%4%3%2,235
Colorado68%25%4%4%403
Connecticut78%18%2%2%252
Delaware68%29%2%< 1%251
District of Columbia68%26%3%2%212
Florida63%30%4%3%1,363
Georgia54%41%3%3%823
Hawaii69%24%2%4%226
Idaho59%32%6%3%282
Illinois64%29%4%3%1,044
Indiana54%37%5%5%584
Iowa58%35%4%3%304
Kansas57%32%8%3%273
Kentucky43%45%8%4%414
Louisiana51%37%6%5%417
Maine70%24%2%4%251
Maryland64%29%5%2%490
Massachusetts86%9%2%3%474
Michigan61%31%5%2%826
Minnesota65%31%3%1%504
Mississippi41%54%4%1%299
Missouri57%36%3%5%571
Montana64%29%3%4%284
Nebraska58%37%3%2%264
Nevada68%27%2%2%226
New Hampshire73%19%4%5%249
New Jersey77%19%2%2%563
New Mexico57%35%4%4%246
New York74%19%4%3%1,209
North Carolina52%38%5%4%886
North Dakota58%34%6%1%301
Ohio59%33%4%4%971
Oklahoma51%42%4%2%357
Oregon67%25%5%3%345
Pennsylvania63%31%4%3%1,160
Rhode Island69%21%3%7%229
South Carolina50%43%4%3%446
South Dakota59%34%4%3%274
Tennessee39%56%3%3%584
Texas52%40%4%3%1,791
Utah54%37%5%4%271
Vermont79%18%2%1%246
Virginia58%37%4%1%709
Washington68%26%3%3%547
West Virginia45%48%4%3%289
Wisconsin64%31%2%2%516
Wyoming52%40%5%4%287
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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