Parent of children under 18 among adults who say that there are clear standards for what is right and wrong by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that there are clear standards for what is right and wrong by parental status

% of adults who say that there are clear standards for what is right and wrong who are…

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
Alabama28%72%229
Alaska37%63%106
Arizona31%69%252
Arkansas35%65%126
California33%67%1,148
Colorado31%69%191
Connecticut20%80%112
Florida29%71%667
Georgia32%68%376
Idaho29%71%135
Illinois26%74%430
Indiana27%73%241
Iowa29%71%113
Kansas39%61%119
Kentucky35%65%172
Louisiana38%62%182
Maryland25%75%206
Massachusetts32%68%176
Michigan29%71%351
Minnesota26%74%196
Mississippi32%68%121
Missouri34%66%239
Montana19%81%133
Nebraska31%69%128
New Jersey29%71%262
New Mexico32%68%102
New York27%73%540
North Carolina26%74%375
North Dakota28%72%139
Ohio35%65%383
Oklahoma29%71%134
Oregon31%69%139
Pennsylvania26%74%498
South Carolina30%70%197
South Dakota37%63%113
Tennessee34%66%292
Texas35%65%944
Utah43%57%125
Virginia34%66%328
Washington27%73%242
West Virginia20%80%136
Wisconsin32%68%198
Wyoming36%64%146
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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