Views about same-sex marriage among adults ages 65 and older by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults ages 65 and older by views about same-sex marriage

% of adults ages 65 and older who …same-sex marriage

StateStrongly favor/favorOppose/strongly opposeDon't knowSample size
Alabama17%75%8%125
Arizona40%50%10%184
California51%41%8%964
Colorado45%49%6%104
Connecticut55%39%6%100
Florida41%51%8%632
Georgia24%67%9%225
Illinois39%49%11%365
Indiana27%63%10%178
Kentucky16%69%15%122
Louisiana28%63%9%121
Maryland38%52%10%161
Massachusetts59%27%14%186
Michigan34%56%10%258
Minnesota45%51%4%127
Missouri36%56%8%157
New Hampshire56%37%7%105
New Jersey43%49%8%258
New York45%44%12%590
North Carolina31%56%13%288
Ohio31%60%10%326
Oklahoma21%69%10%114
Oregon42%42%16%124
Pennsylvania37%51%12%438
Rhode Island62%28%10%111
South Carolina24%65%11%142
Tennessee17%77%6%195
Texas30%59%11%528
Virginia28%60%12%217
Washington46%43%11%183
Wisconsin37%55%8%161
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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