Sources of guidance on right and wrong among adults who attend prayer groups at least once a week by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who attend prayer groups at least once a week by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of adults who attend prayer groups at least once a week who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

StateReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Alabama73%1%23%1%2%224
Arizona66%8%17%5%3%165
Arkansas70%6%16%6%2%115
California65%7%23%3%2%765
Florida59%6%27%5%2%482
Georgia78%4%15%2%1%312
Illinois58%8%27%6%2%276
Indiana64%8%21%3%3%183
Kentucky73%1%22%2%3%143
Louisiana57%7%30%3%3%155
Maryland66%2%27%2%3%146
Michigan69%5%22%2%3%216
Minnesota62%3%24%6%5%105
Mississippi63%11%22%4%1%139
Missouri73%6%13%4%3%155
New Jersey60%4%27%6%4%166
New York62%6%26%3%3%345
North Carolina69%3%24%1%3%327
Ohio61%6%28%3%3%309
Oklahoma53%6%36%4%1%140
Pennsylvania68%3%23%4%1%300
South Carolina69%3%22%3%3%178
Tennessee66%2%27%2%3%271
Texas65%4%24%5%3%782
Utah74%1%17%5%3%152
Virginia65%5%23%4%3%247
Washington73%6%15%2%4%157
West Virginia74%2%20%1%3%102
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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