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

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

StateReligionPhilosophy/reasonCommon senseScienceDon't knowSample size
Alaska< 1%14%58%23%5%100
Arizona8%14%58%16%4%164
California3%23%52%20%2%1,042
Colorado5%29%48%13%5%143
Florida11%14%59%15%1%446
Georgia13%18%51%17%2%151
Illinois4%15%60%18%2%256
Indiana12%11%53%19%5%147
Maryland7%15%56%20%2%143
Massachusetts3%14%61%20%2%209
Michigan7%12%65%13%3%207
Minnesota4%18%55%21%2%101
Missouri9%15%57%14%5%130
New Jersey9%22%53%17%< 1%148
New York5%23%54%15%3%470
North Carolina9%16%54%20%1%181
Ohio4%16%62%17%1%203
Oregon4%22%53%22%< 1%142
Pennsylvania7%13%57%21%2%243
Texas10%15%56%17%2%423
Vermont1%16%58%25%1%120
Virginia10%19%56%11%4%171
Washington6%16%60%18%1%226
Wisconsin8%19%56%15%2%136
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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