Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of adults who seldom or never attend prayer groups who say…

StateThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama37%61%1%1%190
Alaska27%69%1%3%211
Arizona31%65%2%3%388
Arkansas34%65%1%< 1%129
California24%74%1%1%2,338
Colorado29%65%2%4%319
Connecticut29%68%1%1%265
Delaware23%75%< 1%1%181
District of Columbia19%79%< 1%2%197
Florida28%70%1%< 1%1,213
Georgia28%71%1%< 1%455
Hawaii20%80%1%< 1%192
Idaho29%69%1%< 1%171
Illinois23%75%1%1%823
Indiana27%70%2%1%344
Iowa23%77%< 1%< 1%202
Kansas29%71%< 1%< 1%163
Kentucky22%74%3%2%209
Louisiana28%68%1%3%212
Maine21%76%2%1%239
Maryland26%71%2%1%398
Massachusetts22%75%1%2%542
Michigan30%67%2%1%589
Minnesota24%75%1%< 1%346
Mississippi36%63%< 1%1%100
Missouri27%71%2%< 1%369
Montana36%62%1%< 1%198
Nebraska29%70%< 1%1%169
Nevada29%69%1%1%198
New Hampshire27%70%2%1%219
New Jersey23%75%1%1%559
New Mexico28%68%3%1%190
New York20%77%2%1%1,319
North Carolina28%69%2%1%497
North Dakota28%70%< 1%2%210
Ohio25%74%1%1%643
Oklahoma21%77%1%1%178
Oregon22%77%< 1%1%272
Pennsylvania28%71%1%1%845
Rhode Island28%67%4%2%213
South Carolina28%67%3%2%209
South Dakota31%67%1%1%182
Tennessee32%66%1%1%257
Texas28%69%2%1%1,244
Utah19%79%1%< 1%122
Vermont22%75%1%2%241
Virginia25%73%1%1%484
Washington24%74%1%< 1%446
West Virginia32%64%3%< 1%145
Wisconsin26%72%1%< 1%387
Wyoming30%68%< 1%2%183
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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