Views about homosexuality among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by views about homosexuality

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm who say homosexuality…

StateShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama51%41%5%4%214
Alaska74%21%3%3%150
Arizona72%22%3%3%287
Arkansas55%37%4%4%138
California76%19%3%3%2,042
Colorado76%17%2%5%250
Connecticut82%13%2%3%210
Delaware74%24%1%2%160
District of Columbia75%22%1%2%227
Florida72%21%3%3%952
Georgia60%33%3%4%449
Hawaii73%20%2%4%171
Idaho74%21%3%3%148
Illinois72%23%2%2%687
Indiana70%24%2%4%269
Iowa69%26%3%2%156
Kansas68%26%4%2%136
Kentucky59%30%5%6%183
Louisiana59%33%5%2%197
Maine81%17%1%2%160
Maryland72%22%5%1%357
Massachusetts86%11%2%2%419
Michigan70%23%5%2%494
Minnesota75%22%2%1%303
Mississippi48%50%1%1%132
Missouri71%24%2%4%300
Montana82%16%2%< 1%130
Nebraska78%22%< 1%< 1%146
Nevada74%22%2%2%155
New Hampshire86%11%1%1%175
New Jersey76%18%2%4%470
New Mexico69%27%2%2%161
New York75%18%3%3%1,083
North Carolina62%29%5%3%509
North Dakota73%21%5%1%137
Ohio68%25%4%4%543
Oklahoma62%29%5%3%174
Oregon73%17%6%3%242
Pennsylvania75%20%3%2%631
Rhode Island78%11%2%9%173
South Carolina65%32%1%3%234
South Dakota68%24%7%2%129
Tennessee51%44%2%2%282
Texas63%31%3%3%1,137
Utah75%19%1%5%141
Vermont91%5%2%1%189
Virginia71%27%2%1%412
Washington78%20%2%1%400
West Virginia53%40%4%3%145
Wisconsin76%20%2%3%275
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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