Belief in God among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by state (2014) Switch to: State among who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong by belief in God

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

StateBelieve in God; absolutely certainBelieve in God; fairly certainBelieve in God; not too/not at all certainBelieve in God; don't knowDo not believe in GodOther/don't know if they believe in GodSample size
Alabama75%16%3%< 1%3%2%180
Alaska43%33%6%< 1%15%3%146
Arizona51%26%7%< 1%12%3%286
Arkansas66%24%3%< 1%4%4%114
California49%25%9%1%13%2%1,596
Colorado48%28%9%1%12%3%209
Connecticut48%28%5%2%11%5%197
Delaware51%31%9%1%7%2%141
District of Columbia55%23%7%< 1%12%2%118
Florida57%22%7%1%11%2%933
Georgia61%21%7%< 1%8%3%360
Hawaii54%22%8%1%12%3%158
Idaho50%26%5%< 1%14%6%150
Illinois54%27%6%< 1%10%3%596
Indiana54%28%5%1%11%3%282
Iowa56%23%6%2%12%1%148
Kansas59%28%4%1%5%4%139
Kentucky62%21%3%< 1%10%4%175
Louisiana70%18%2%2%7%1%172
Maine41%29%8%< 1%20%3%167
Maryland56%25%3%< 1%11%5%282
Massachusetts35%33%10%2%18%3%366
Michigan54%27%6%1%11%2%447
Minnesota47%32%8%< 1%9%4%261
Missouri58%23%11%1%7%1%267
Montana61%24%7%< 1%7%1%138
Nebraska63%22%3%1%9%2%134
Nevada48%23%8%1%19%2%162
New Hampshire37%30%11%1%14%6%168
New Jersey49%28%8%< 1%10%4%421
New Mexico47%27%7%< 1%15%4%115
New York52%24%8%1%12%3%935
North Carolina63%20%4%1%9%2%391
North Dakota53%31%4%< 1%8%3%160
Ohio58%25%5%< 1%8%2%527
Oklahoma63%27%4%< 1%4%2%163
Oregon46%28%12%< 1%7%6%185
Pennsylvania48%30%8%1%11%2%590
Rhode Island53%25%2%< 1%13%8%156
South Carolina62%24%2%1%9%2%177
South Dakota63%24%3%< 1%10%< 1%140
Tennessee66%21%7%< 1%4%1%231
Texas62%23%4%1%8%2%953
Utah40%23%17%3%13%4%119
Vermont34%34%8%1%17%6%162
Virginia58%23%7%< 1%10%2%350
Washington43%28%10%1%16%2%308
West Virginia62%26%2%< 1%7%3%125
Wisconsin44%31%8%1%12%2%267
Wyoming60%20%10%< 1%5%5%125
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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