Views about homosexuality among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services by views about homosexuality

% of adults who would rather have a bigger government with more services who say homosexuality…

StateShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama50%41%4%6%166
Alaska82%15%3%1%108
Arizona75%18%5%2%209
Arkansas53%38%5%5%124
California72%22%2%3%1,638
Colorado77%15%2%6%185
Connecticut81%16%1%2%151
Delaware69%28%1%2%126
District of Columbia74%20%2%3%210
Florida72%22%3%3%830
Georgia60%33%3%3%370
Hawaii71%25%2%2%123
Illinois69%25%3%2%514
Indiana66%30%1%3%228
Iowa71%27%1%1%110
Kentucky60%32%3%5%157
Louisiana55%36%6%3%176
Maryland73%23%4%1%301
Massachusetts85%12%2%1%314
Michigan74%19%4%3%354
Minnesota74%25%1%< 1%196
Mississippi49%44%7%< 1%115
Missouri75%22%1%1%201
Nevada76%21%2%1%104
New Hampshire85%12%3%< 1%103
New Jersey74%21%2%3%382
New Mexico74%23%2%1%134
New York74%20%3%3%946
North Carolina66%25%5%4%381
Ohio75%19%4%3%363
Oklahoma68%25%4%3%121
Oregon79%14%5%2%158
Pennsylvania73%23%2%2%472
Rhode Island79%12%2%7%124
South Carolina62%33%2%3%184
Tennessee52%43%1%3%206
Texas64%30%2%3%1,016
Vermont89%9%< 1%2%134
Virginia75%23%1%1%309
Washington84%14%1%1%274
Wisconsin78%19%< 1%3%201
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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