Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who seldom or never read scripture by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who seldom or never read scripture by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong
% of adults who seldom or never read scripture who say…
State | There are clear standards for what is right and wrong | Right or wrong depends on the situation | Neither/both equally | Don't know | Sample size |
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Alabama | 35% | 64% | 1% | < 1% | 109 |
Alaska | 26% | 71% | 1% | 2% | 166 |
Arizona | 28% | 68% | 3% | 2% | 299 |
California | 21% | 76% | 1% | 1% | 1,943 |
Colorado | 30% | 66% | 2% | 2% | 271 |
Connecticut | 29% | 69% | 1% | < 1% | 232 |
Delaware | 22% | 76% | < 1% | 2% | 150 |
District of Columbia | 17% | 81% | < 1% | 2% | 158 |
Florida | 25% | 73% | 1% | 1% | 912 |
Georgia | 21% | 78% | 1% | < 1% | 300 |
Hawaii | 11% | 86% | 1% | 1% | 165 |
Idaho | 24% | 75% | 1% | < 1% | 130 |
Illinois | 22% | 76% | 1% | 1% | 638 |
Indiana | 23% | 75% | 1% | 1% | 284 |
Iowa | 25% | 75% | 1% | < 1% | 161 |
Kansas | 28% | 72% | < 1% | < 1% | 133 |
Kentucky | 18% | 78% | 2% | 2% | 162 |
Louisiana | 29% | 66% | 1% | 4% | 152 |
Maine | 21% | 77% | 1% | 1% | 196 |
Maryland | 23% | 75% | 2% | 1% | 303 |
Massachusetts | 22% | 76% | 1% | 1% | 476 |
Michigan | 26% | 71% | 2% | 1% | 457 |
Minnesota | 21% | 78% | < 1% | < 1% | 276 |
Missouri | 22% | 76% | 2% | < 1% | 258 |
Montana | 34% | 66% | 1% | < 1% | 156 |
Nebraska | 29% | 71% | < 1% | 1% | 152 |
Nevada | 24% | 72% | 2% | 2% | 162 |
New Hampshire | 28% | 70% | 1% | 1% | 193 |
New Jersey | 24% | 75% | < 1% | 1% | 498 |
New Mexico | 23% | 73% | 3% | 1% | 140 |
New York | 20% | 78% | 1% | 1% | 1,103 |
North Carolina | 27% | 72% | < 1% | 1% | 347 |
North Dakota | 23% | 76% | < 1% | 1% | 171 |
Ohio | 23% | 76% | < 1% | < 1% | 503 |
Oklahoma | 20% | 77% | 2% | 1% | 126 |
Oregon | 17% | 82% | < 1% | 1% | 226 |
Pennsylvania | 26% | 72% | 1% | 1% | 672 |
Rhode Island | 29% | 65% | 3% | 2% | 189 |
South Carolina | 22% | 75% | 2% | 1% | 151 |
South Dakota | 34% | 65% | 2% | < 1% | 139 |
Tennessee | 27% | 72% | 1% | < 1% | 162 |
Texas | 24% | 73% | 2% | 1% | 900 |
Utah | 15% | 83% | 1% | 1% | 104 |
Vermont | 22% | 77% | < 1% | 1% | 215 |
Virginia | 25% | 72% | 1% | 1% | 359 |
Washington | 22% | 77% | < 1% | 1% | 375 |
West Virginia | 33% | 64% | 4% | < 1% | 111 |
Wisconsin | 21% | 77% | 2% | < 1% | 324 |
Wyoming | 29% | 69% | < 1% | 1% | 133 |
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