Age distribution among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by state (2014) Switch to: State among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by age group

% of who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who are ages…

State18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Alabama25%39%24%12%174
Alaska35%31%21%13%142
Arizona22%35%24%19%284
Arkansas28%34%22%16%113
California25%36%24%16%1,557
Colorado21%42%26%12%207
Connecticut23%35%26%16%188
Delaware23%30%25%21%136
District of Columbia35%35%23%7%112
Florida22%31%25%22%912
Georgia23%38%24%15%355
Hawaii18%30%29%22%156
Idaho17%38%27%17%149
Illinois22%33%27%18%586
Indiana19%38%26%17%280
Iowa24%32%25%19%148
Kansas28%26%29%18%138
Kentucky22%31%28%20%175
Louisiana26%32%22%19%172
Maine14%33%32%21%166
Maryland21%37%29%13%281
Massachusetts21%34%28%16%358
Michigan25%33%26%16%438
Minnesota21%38%25%16%257
Missouri24%31%29%16%262
Montana20%32%33%15%134
Nebraska17%39%26%17%132
Nevada22%34%25%20%158
New Hampshire19%30%32%19%164
New Jersey20%34%29%16%406
New Mexico18%31%34%17%113
New York21%34%26%18%912
North Carolina25%36%24%15%387
North Dakota32%26%26%16%158
Ohio20%33%28%18%521
Oklahoma27%35%24%15%163
Oregon17%38%25%20%183
Pennsylvania23%32%26%20%586
Rhode Island23%26%29%22%153
South Carolina27%30%26%17%172
South Dakota23%31%28%19%136
Tennessee28%35%23%14%227
Texas28%37%22%14%934
Utah27%38%21%14%117
Vermont13%34%38%15%161
Virginia28%33%24%15%343
Washington20%35%26%19%304
West Virginia18%44%24%14%122
Wisconsin19%34%30%17%259
Wyoming19%39%28%13%125
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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