Belief in absolute standards for right and wrong among adults who say humans always existed in present form by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say humans always existed in present form by belief in existence of standards for right and wrong

% of adults who say humans always existed in present form who say…

StateThere are clear standards for what is right and wrongRight or wrong depends on the situationNeither/both equallyDon't knowSample size
Alabama54%45%1%1%240
Arizona53%44%2%2%213
Arkansas51%46%2%1%143
California41%55%2%2%962
Colorado56%43%< 1%< 1%150
Florida43%55%1%1%651
Georgia47%51%1%1%376
Idaho62%38%< 1%< 1%118
Illinois43%56%1%1%389
Indiana47%50%2%< 1%242
Iowa54%45%1%< 1%101
Kansas53%47%< 1%< 1%123
Kentucky56%40%3%< 1%195
Louisiana49%51%< 1%< 1%173
Maryland36%61%1%2%163
Massachusetts31%61%6%2%117
Michigan50%48%1%1%335
Minnesota49%50%< 1%1%182
Mississippi47%51%1%1%165
Missouri50%49%< 1%< 1%235
Montana59%39%1%1%105
Nebraska49%50%< 1%1%100
New Jersey38%60%2%1%242
New York33%64%1%1%535
North Carolina51%48%1%< 1%357
North Dakota49%50%< 1%1%125
Ohio45%54%1%< 1%397
Oklahoma43%53%3%1%165
Oregon61%36%1%2%111
Pennsylvania51%48%1%< 1%464
South Carolina51%46%2%1%214
South Dakota53%46%< 1%< 1%119
Tennessee51%47%2%< 1%317
Texas44%53%2%1%959
Utah55%41%3%< 1%117
Virginia52%46%1%1%284
Washington49%50%1%1%190
West Virginia56%43%1%< 1%142
Wisconsin43%55%2%< 1%190
Wyoming60%40%< 1%< 1%106
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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