Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who seldom or never meditate by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who seldom or never meditate by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults who seldom or never meditate who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

StateReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Alabama36%5%54%1%4%187
Alaska26%6%53%14%2%147
Arizona22%8%54%15%1%267
Arkansas42%6%44%6%1%145
California20%13%51%13%2%1,565
Colorado19%10%57%11%3%229
Connecticut15%10%61%13%1%167
Delaware23%7%60%6%3%148
District of Columbia10%21%52%15%2%132
Florida23%10%56%9%2%851
Georgia35%9%47%8%1%384
Hawaii15%17%56%11%1%127
Idaho23%6%65%6%< 1%129
Illinois18%14%52%14%2%575
Indiana27%8%50%12%3%310
Iowa27%11%55%5%2%178
Kansas29%10%55%6%1%139
Kentucky32%9%52%6%2%193
Louisiana36%8%48%6%2%188
Maine15%14%63%7%1%152
Maryland23%8%55%12%2%272
Massachusetts8%11%58%20%2%355
Michigan25%8%54%11%2%454
Minnesota23%9%55%10%2%264
Mississippi46%5%36%10%2%107
Missouri33%9%49%6%3%302
Montana19%9%62%8%3%154
Nebraska31%5%55%9%1%136
Nevada13%12%59%12%4%134
New Hampshire14%10%61%12%3%140
New Jersey20%9%58%10%2%421
New Mexico29%8%47%13%3%118
New York18%12%55%12%3%873
North Carolina30%11%48%9%2%386
North Dakota21%8%59%9%3%181
Ohio24%9%58%8%1%481
Oklahoma32%8%52%7%1%147
Oregon22%14%53%11%1%180
Pennsylvania24%7%55%13%1%602
Rhode Island14%9%58%17%3%133
South Carolina36%8%47%8%1%188
South Dakota29%9%54%7%1%143
Tennessee36%7%51%5%1%243
Texas31%9%47%11%2%993
Utah35%8%49%7%1%106
Vermont11%13%59%14%2%164
Virginia30%12%47%7%4%358
Washington23%10%51%15%1%322
West Virginia42%7%49%2%< 1%143
Wisconsin25%9%55%10%1%319
Wyoming28%12%49%7%4%140
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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