Educational distribution 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 educational group

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

StateHigh school or lessSome collegeCollegePost-graduate degreeSample size
Alabama46%32%15%7%263
Arizona35%39%15%12%218
Arkansas45%38%12%5%144
California46%33%13%8%1,019
Colorado37%30%22%11%149
Florida47%31%14%8%627
Georgia43%34%14%10%420
Idaho29%45%17%10%120
Illinois41%31%18%10%400
Indiana48%30%14%8%241
Iowa39%28%21%12%119
Kansas34%40%17%9%114
Kentucky47%29%11%13%187
Louisiana51%30%14%6%200
Maryland43%29%14%14%210
Massachusetts31%42%18%9%111
Michigan43%33%16%8%328
Minnesota32%37%20%11%164
Mississippi43%39%13%6%161
Missouri43%32%17%8%240
Nebraska34%35%19%12%112
New Jersey41%31%16%12%248
New Mexico52%35%10%3%107
New York48%24%17%11%493
North Carolina43%34%16%8%426
North Dakota35%29%26%11%113
Ohio43%33%15%9%387
Oklahoma44%35%13%7%158
Oregon44%37%10%9%111
Pennsylvania51%26%12%11%473
South Carolina49%33%11%8%230
South Dakota34%37%19%9%108
Tennessee45%32%12%11%322
Texas44%31%18%8%1,046
Utah25%43%23%10%141
Virginia43%31%17%9%318
Washington31%39%21%8%202
West Virginia62%26%8%4%143
Wisconsin44%34%15%7%197
Wyoming30%39%22%9%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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