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

% of adults who seldom or never pray who say…

StateThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alaska26%69%2%3%102
Arizona19%75%3%4%159
California20%78%1%1%1,092
Colorado20%76%< 1%4%150
Connecticut23%76%1%< 1%113
Florida20%79%1%< 1%461
Georgia18%81%1%< 1%152
Illinois13%86%1%1%306
Indiana18%80%< 1%1%130
Maine17%82%1%< 1%124
Maryland18%79%2%< 1%169
Massachusetts18%79%1%2%279
Michigan23%76%< 1%< 1%222
Minnesota17%82%1%< 1%139
Missouri18%81%1%< 1%126
New Hampshire20%78%< 1%2%107
New Jersey22%77%1%1%215
New York17%82%1%< 1%582
North Carolina19%81%< 1%< 1%165
Ohio22%76%< 1%1%194
Oregon15%83%1%1%146
Pennsylvania20%79%< 1%< 1%291
Texas22%76%2%1%407
Vermont21%79%< 1%< 1%133
Virginia18%80%2%< 1%193
Washington19%80%1%1%230
Wisconsin22%78%< 1%< 1%147
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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