Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by state (2014) Switch to: State among who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of who say religion is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who say…

StateThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama53%46%1%< 1%264
Arizona57%36%3%4%219
Arkansas52%47%1%< 1%147
California45%50%2%3%1,027
Colorado63%34%2%2%150
Florida49%49%1%1%632
Georgia52%47%1%1%426
Idaho68%32%< 1%1%120
Illinois50%47%2%1%403
Indiana53%46%< 1%1%242
Iowa50%48%1%< 1%119
Kansas55%45%< 1%< 1%115
Kentucky55%41%3%1%190
Louisiana49%50%< 1%< 1%201
Maryland43%55%1%2%211
Massachusetts34%61%4%2%111
Michigan54%42%2%2%332
Minnesota54%45%< 1%1%164
Mississippi50%49%< 1%1%161
Missouri51%47%2%< 1%240
Nebraska61%37%< 1%1%113
New Jersey41%55%2%1%249
New Mexico50%46%2%3%107
New York44%53%1%2%496
North Carolina47%51%2%1%428
North Dakota56%44%< 1%< 1%113
Ohio49%50%1%< 1%389
Oklahoma55%43%1%1%159
Oregon65%35%< 1%< 1%111
Pennsylvania52%47%1%< 1%474
South Carolina54%42%2%2%230
South Dakota56%43%< 1%1%109
Tennessee57%40%2%< 1%326
Texas47%50%2%1%1,052
Utah60%37%3%< 1%141
Virginia57%40%1%1%318
Washington53%45%2%1%204
West Virginia52%44%2%2%143
Wisconsin48%50%1%< 1%197
Wyoming64%35%< 1%< 1%118
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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