Views about homosexuality 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 homosexuality

% of adults who attend prayer groups at least once a week who say homosexuality…

StateShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama24%68%3%5%224
Arizona36%51%5%8%165
Arkansas29%63%4%4%115
California42%50%4%3%765
Florida40%50%6%5%482
Georgia33%57%6%3%312
Illinois36%53%7%4%276
Indiana24%62%8%6%183
Kentucky14%80%3%3%143
Louisiana36%51%7%6%155
Maryland38%56%4%2%146
Michigan29%61%8%2%216
Minnesota41%51%6%2%105
Mississippi21%70%8%1%139
Missouri28%70%1%< 1%155
New Jersey50%44%2%4%166
New York41%46%7%6%345
North Carolina26%60%7%7%327
Ohio37%55%5%4%309
Oklahoma29%64%5%1%140
Pennsylvania34%56%5%5%300
South Carolina32%63%1%3%178
Tennessee20%74%4%2%271
Texas34%59%4%4%782
Utah32%60%5%3%152
Virginia36%59%3%3%247
Washington35%60%4%1%157
West Virginia26%70%2%2%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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