Sources of guidance on right and wrong among moderates by state (2014) Switch to: State among moderates by sources of guidance on right and wrong

% of moderates who say they look to…most for guidance on right and wrong

StateReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Alabama45%3%41%6%5%144
Alaska23%6%52%12%7%100
Arizona29%10%50%8%2%213
Arkansas39%7%46%7%< 1%118
California24%15%48%11%2%1,257
Colorado21%18%50%9%1%167
Connecticut21%13%59%7%< 1%139
Delaware27%9%56%6%2%116
District of Columbia29%17%43%8%4%112
Florida23%10%56%9%2%662
Georgia41%8%42%7%3%308
Hawaii9%17%59%13%2%122
Idaho20%9%60%9%2%104
Illinois24%12%50%12%2%441
Indiana26%12%48%10%4%217
Iowa30%7%56%5%2%101
Kansas32%12%49%3%4%102
Kentucky33%10%47%7%3%130
Louisiana33%17%42%7%1%131
Maryland32%12%46%8%2%244
Massachusetts13%11%60%15%1%248
Michigan22%8%54%12%4%324
Minnesota21%11%57%9%2%191
Missouri24%12%52%8%4%206
Nevada18%15%55%11%1%108
New Hampshire9%14%62%13%2%105
New Jersey25%10%54%9%2%329
New Mexico26%8%50%13%3%106
New York22%14%55%8%2%641
North Carolina31%11%48%8%2%331
Ohio25%12%52%9%2%395
Oklahoma30%6%56%6%2%138
Oregon25%14%49%9%2%137
Pennsylvania22%9%56%10%3%462
Rhode Island22%11%56%10%1%112
South Carolina35%12%43%6%4%170
South Dakota24%11%56%9%1%103
Tennessee37%10%48%3%1%179
Texas31%13%43%11%1%815
Virginia25%14%51%7%3%323
Washington25%17%45%10%2%230
Wisconsin20%8%59%9%3%211
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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