Views about homosexuality among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week by views about homosexuality

% of adults who feel a deep sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing at least once a week who say homosexuality…

StateShould be acceptedShould be discouragedNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama32%59%4%4%380
Alaska54%37%7%2%178
Arizona56%31%7%6%404
Arkansas38%53%5%4%202
California62%30%4%3%2,151
Colorado59%31%4%5%288
Connecticut72%23%1%4%188
Delaware65%31%1%3%167
District of Columbia67%27%2%4%153
Florida60%32%5%3%1,255
Georgia49%44%4%3%648
Hawaii57%35%2%5%195
Idaho46%42%8%4%207
Illinois59%34%4%3%749
Indiana45%45%6%4%388
Iowa53%40%6%2%185
Kansas47%39%9%5%195
Kentucky40%50%7%3%278
Louisiana47%38%7%8%307
Maine62%33%2%3%148
Maryland60%33%5%2%368
Massachusetts75%17%3%5%324
Michigan52%39%6%2%575
Minnesota62%33%4%1%328
Mississippi34%59%6%1%219
Missouri49%44%2%5%386
Montana51%39%5%5%171
Nebraska49%44%3%4%188
Nevada63%32%3%2%195
New Hampshire70%25%3%2%147
New Jersey66%27%3%4%507
New Mexico52%40%4%3%192
New York63%28%5%4%1,019
North Carolina47%42%6%5%684
North Dakota50%43%5%2%189
Ohio53%39%4%4%683
Oklahoma47%45%5%2%259
Oregon58%32%6%4%238
Pennsylvania55%36%5%4%781
Rhode Island66%22%4%7%168
South Carolina44%48%5%3%352
South Dakota54%40%3%3%195
Tennessee32%61%3%4%476
Texas49%43%4%4%1,633
Utah47%45%3%5%221
Vermont71%24%3%2%153
Virginia52%42%4%2%512
Washington58%37%3%2%406
West Virginia42%51%4%3%204
Wisconsin61%34%1%3%323
Wyoming44%47%6%3%193
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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