Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who believe in God with absolute certainty by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of adults who believe in God with absolute certainty who say…

StateThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama43%55%1%1%419
Alaska47%49%2%3%167
Arizona47%48%2%3%412
Arkansas44%53%2%< 1%234
California36%61%2%2%1,965
Colorado45%49%3%3%270
Connecticut35%63%1%1%192
Delaware39%60%< 1%1%183
District of Columbia30%66%3%1%155
Florida37%60%1%1%1,285
Georgia44%54%1%1%713
Hawaii34%64%< 1%1%181
Idaho50%49%1%< 1%208
Illinois39%59%1%1%818
Indiana41%56%2%1%425
Iowa39%59%1%< 1%219
Kansas42%58%< 1%< 1%206
Kentucky44%52%3%1%329
Louisiana41%57%1%1%342
Maine41%54%3%2%154
Maryland35%63%1%2%388
Massachusetts33%63%3%2%282
Michigan45%53%1%1%624
Minnesota42%56%1%1%340
Mississippi40%57%1%2%254
Missouri44%54%1%< 1%444
Montana53%45%2%1%192
Nebraska47%52%< 1%1%213
Nevada37%61%1%1%177
New Hampshire37%61%2%< 1%132
New Jersey31%68%1%1%500
New Mexico43%51%2%3%188
New York31%66%1%1%1,060
North Carolina41%57%1%1%732
North Dakota49%50%< 1%< 1%229
Ohio36%62%1%1%771
Oklahoma40%58%1%1%289
Oregon50%49%1%< 1%218
Pennsylvania44%54%1%1%865
Rhode Island42%54%2%2%180
South Carolina43%54%2%1%376
South Dakota42%56%1%1%213
Tennessee46%51%3%1%524
Texas40%57%2%1%1,774
Utah53%44%3%< 1%202
Vermont42%52%3%4%121
Virginia44%54%1%1%555
Washington44%53%1%1%382
West Virginia47%50%1%2%234
Wisconsin37%61%1%1%349
Wyoming48%51%1%< 1%219
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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