Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who seldom or never feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who seldom or never feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults who seldom or never feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

StateReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Alabama50%5%41%2%2%148
Arizona33%8%49%8%1%129
California28%8%49%12%3%732
Florida29%7%55%7%1%479
Georgia47%6%39%5%3%240
Illinois27%8%55%10%< 1%310
Indiana25%5%58%9%3%167
Kentucky40%8%47%1%4%127
Louisiana48%4%45%2%1%119
Maryland32%4%53%9%2%161
Massachusetts12%10%65%13%1%158
Michigan27%4%58%7%3%224
Minnesota25%6%58%6%4%132
Missouri32%8%52%4%4%161
New Jersey26%5%59%8%3%223
New York23%10%55%9%3%445
North Carolina39%6%45%7%3%218
Ohio31%7%55%8%< 1%275
Oklahoma29%10%51%9%1%113
Pennsylvania25%4%56%12%3%308
South Carolina55%5%37%2%1%118
Tennessee45%1%51%< 1%3%148
Texas37%6%45%10%2%544
Virginia41%4%47%7%1%161
Washington25%6%63%5%1%140
Wisconsin25%11%56%8%< 1%133
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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