Views about homosexuality among adults with an education level of high school or less by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults with an education level of high school or less by views about homosexuality

% of adults with an education level of high school or less who say homosexuality…

StateShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama37%55%4%3%169
Arizona62%29%6%4%179
Arkansas43%51%3%3%136
California63%29%4%5%1,015
Colorado52%34%4%10%115
Florida58%33%4%5%619
Georgia49%40%5%5%321
Illinois54%39%2%4%381
Indiana48%45%4%3%262
Iowa44%46%4%7%107
Kentucky36%50%9%5%195
Louisiana48%42%4%6%179
Maine64%30%2%4%101
Maryland57%33%7%3%149
Massachusetts78%14%3%5%175
Michigan59%34%5%2%291
Minnesota55%43%1%1%135
Mississippi40%55%4%1%109
Missouri53%41%3%4%211
New Jersey64%28%3%5%244
New Mexico56%32%7%5%104
New York59%32%5%4%553
North Carolina44%45%5%6%294
Ohio55%37%4%4%388
Oklahoma49%42%5%4%156
Oregon58%33%4%5%101
Pennsylvania53%39%4%4%479
South Carolina45%49%5%1%180
Tennessee35%57%4%4%221
Texas55%37%4%5%849
Virginia52%46%1%< 1%201
Washington64%31%2%2%174
West Virginia35%56%5%5%135
Wisconsin60%37%1%2%196
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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