Views about abortion among adults who attend prayer groups at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who attend prayer groups at least once a week by views about abortion

% of adults who attend prayer groups at least once a week who say abortion should be…

StateLegal in all/most casesIllegal in all/most casesDon't knowSample size
Alabama24%70%6%224
Arizona24%72%3%165
Arkansas25%69%6%115
California30%63%7%765
Florida34%62%4%482
Georgia28%67%5%312
Illinois34%63%3%276
Indiana22%74%4%183
Kentucky16%79%5%143
Louisiana28%66%6%155
Maryland47%48%5%146
Michigan30%64%5%216
Minnesota22%73%5%105
Mississippi26%71%3%139
Missouri25%72%2%155
New Jersey41%56%3%166
New York41%54%5%345
North Carolina27%65%8%327
Ohio26%70%5%309
Oklahoma35%63%2%140
Pennsylvania30%66%4%300
South Carolina31%64%5%178
Tennessee28%68%4%271
Texas28%68%4%782
Utah17%83%1%152
Virginia36%60%4%247
Washington24%71%5%157
West Virginia18%70%12%102
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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