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

% of who believe in Heaven who say…

StateThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama43%56%1%1%428
Alaska37%60%2%2%176
Arizona41%53%2%4%448
Arkansas39%59%1%< 1%258
California32%65%2%2%2,213
Colorado45%54%1%1%291
Connecticut33%64%2%1%237
Delaware34%65%< 1%1%224
District of Columbia26%70%3%2%181
Florida35%63%1%1%1,367
Georgia41%57%1%1%747
Hawaii34%64%1%1%186
Idaho44%55%1%< 1%221
Illinois33%65%1%1%929
Indiana37%61%1%1%496
Iowa34%66%< 1%< 1%241
Kansas36%64%< 1%< 1%231
Kentucky42%54%3%1%355
Louisiana40%58%1%1%367
Maine33%65%1%2%177
Maryland34%63%1%1%416
Massachusetts29%67%3%1%368
Michigan39%58%2%1%707
Minnesota35%64%1%1%411
Mississippi39%59%1%2%269
Missouri38%62%1%< 1%489
Montana45%54%1%1%204
Nebraska44%56%< 1%1%242
Nevada37%62%< 1%1%202
New Hampshire34%65%2%< 1%164
New Jersey30%68%1%1%606
New Mexico39%54%3%3%199
New York28%69%1%1%1,249
North Carolina39%59%1%1%774
North Dakota44%55%< 1%1%267
Ohio33%65%1%1%862
Oklahoma37%61%1%1%310
Oregon47%52%1%< 1%229
Pennsylvania39%59%1%1%977
Rhode Island37%60%2%2%207
South Carolina40%57%2%1%386
South Dakota42%56%1%1%233
Tennessee42%55%2%1%531
Texas37%60%2%1%1,918
Utah46%52%2%< 1%238
Vermont32%64%1%3%155
Virginia40%58%1%1%622
Washington41%57%1%1%419
West Virginia46%51%1%2%251
Wisconsin33%65%1%< 1%423
Wyoming46%53%< 1%1%236
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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