Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among third generation immigrants or higher by state (2014) Switch to: State among third generation immigrants or higher by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of third generation immigrants or higher 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%460
Alaska37%61%1%1%251
Arizona39%58%2%2%503
Arkansas40%58%2%< 1%282
California33%64%2%1%2,235
Colorado37%59%2%3%403
Connecticut32%67%1%1%252
Delaware30%69%< 1%1%251
District of Columbia23%74%2%1%212
Florida34%64%1%1%1,363
Georgia39%59%1%1%823
Hawaii30%68%1%1%226
Idaho42%57%1%< 1%282
Illinois31%67%1%1%1,044
Indiana36%62%1%1%584
Iowa34%65%1%< 1%304
Kansas38%62%< 1%< 1%273
Kentucky38%58%3%1%414
Louisiana40%58%1%1%417
Maine31%67%2%1%251
Maryland30%67%1%1%490
Massachusetts26%71%1%2%474
Michigan36%61%2%1%826
Minnesota31%67%1%1%504
Mississippi39%60%1%1%299
Missouri36%63%1%< 1%571
Montana43%56%1%< 1%284
Nebraska41%58%< 1%1%264
Nevada35%62%1%1%226
New Hampshire31%67%2%1%249
New Jersey29%69%1%1%563
New Mexico39%56%3%2%246
New York28%70%1%1%1,209
North Carolina37%61%1%1%886
North Dakota38%62%< 1%< 1%301
Ohio34%65%1%< 1%971
Oklahoma32%65%2%1%357
Oregon35%63%1%1%345
Pennsylvania38%61%1%1%1,160
Rhode Island38%60%2%< 1%229
South Carolina39%57%2%1%446
South Dakota39%60%1%< 1%274
Tennessee42%55%2%1%584
Texas37%59%2%1%1,791
Utah42%56%2%< 1%271
Vermont27%69%1%2%246
Virginia39%59%1%1%709
Washington34%64%1%1%547
West Virginia44%53%2%1%289
Wisconsin31%68%1%1%516
Wyoming43%55%1%1%287
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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