Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe at least once a week who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

StateReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Alabama54%4%34%6%3%232
Alaska30%10%42%13%6%159
Arizona36%11%39%9%5%349
Arkansas48%10%35%6%1%141
California32%16%38%11%3%1,849
Colorado35%18%36%9%2%251
Connecticut20%21%46%12%2%169
Delaware39%9%39%8%6%117
District of Columbia23%16%37%16%8%133
Florida34%13%43%7%3%960
Georgia45%13%34%7%2%470
Hawaii24%15%46%10%5%159
Idaho40%10%38%8%3%156
Illinois27%14%44%11%3%588
Indiana41%11%37%7%5%294
Iowa33%18%44%3%2%140
Kansas44%7%40%6%3%133
Kentucky40%12%39%8%1%193
Louisiana39%12%39%7%3%206
Maine24%13%47%13%3%127
Maryland37%11%38%12%2%292
Massachusetts17%13%51%16%3%336
Michigan35%9%46%7%3%430
Minnesota28%16%42%11%3%265
Mississippi51%12%28%8%1%141
Missouri42%10%37%8%3%299
Montana31%18%40%7%4%152
Nebraska40%11%40%7%2%128
Nevada28%12%46%13%2%165
New Hampshire19%14%52%14%1%139
New Jersey32%14%39%13%2%387
New Mexico43%7%32%11%7%161
New York27%17%45%9%3%928
North Carolina43%12%35%8%2%473
North Dakota33%7%42%13%4%148
Ohio36%13%40%7%4%504
Oklahoma40%9%42%7%2%175
Oregon34%12%41%12%2%220
Pennsylvania40%12%35%10%2%621
Rhode Island28%20%35%13%4%115
South Carolina43%10%35%6%6%239
South Dakota33%16%41%7%2%147
Tennessee45%11%35%6%2%324
Texas42%11%36%9%3%1,226
Utah44%10%34%10%2%165
Vermont21%17%48%13%1%159
Virginia39%13%37%9%3%442
Washington32%17%34%14%3%359
West Virginia58%4%35%2%2%141
Wisconsin37%16%35%8%3%255
Wyoming39%10%37%10%3%152
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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