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

% of whites who say homosexuality…

StateShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama35%58%4%3%346
Alaska59%34%6%2%226
Arizona64%26%5%5%463
Arkansas45%47%5%3%229
California72%21%3%3%2,098
Colorado70%24%3%3%383
Connecticut76%20%1%3%286
Delaware75%23%1%1%217
District of Columbia90%8%1%1%124
Florida66%27%4%3%1,311
Georgia56%38%3%4%576
Hawaii74%21%3%1%141
Idaho56%35%6%3%280
Illinois66%28%3%4%975
Indiana53%39%4%4%532
Iowa56%37%4%3%304
Kansas55%33%9%4%255
Kentucky45%44%7%4%362
Louisiana53%35%5%7%289
Maine68%25%3%4%281
Maryland69%25%5%1%379
Massachusetts85%10%2%3%559
Michigan65%29%5%2%755
Minnesota65%31%3%1%483
Mississippi41%56%3%1%187
Missouri55%38%3%4%516
Montana63%30%4%3%278
Nebraska57%38%3%2%253
Nevada71%23%3%2%200
New Hampshire72%19%4%4%275
New Jersey74%20%3%3%605
New Mexico57%35%4%4%168
New York73%20%4%3%1,319
North Carolina54%39%4%4%712
North Dakota57%35%6%2%307
Ohio60%32%4%4%913
Oklahoma52%42%3%3%277
Oregon67%25%5%2%338
Pennsylvania64%29%4%3%1,124
Rhode Island74%19%2%5%258
South Carolina50%43%5%3%341
South Dakota56%36%5%3%268
Tennessee39%55%3%3%526
Texas54%38%5%3%1,379
Utah54%37%5%4%274
Vermont78%17%3%2%293
Virginia59%37%3%1%632
Washington67%29%2%2%542
West Virginia45%47%4%4%272
Wisconsin66%30%1%2%512
Wyoming52%40%4%4%277
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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