Frequency of feeling spiritual peace and wellbeing 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 frequency of feelings of spiritual wellbeing

% of who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who feel a sense of spiritual peace and wellbeing…

StateAt least once a weekOnce or twice a monthSeveral times a yearSeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama52%23%7%16%2%180
Alaska45%22%12%20%1%146
Arizona49%15%11%24%1%286
Arkansas55%10%10%22%3%114
California45%19%13%21%2%1,596
Colorado42%14%22%18%3%209
Connecticut46%17%14%22%1%197
Delaware44%19%12%25%< 1%141
District of Columbia45%17%18%17%3%118
Florida54%14%12%19%2%933
Georgia49%18%13%16%3%360
Hawaii58%10%10%22%1%158
Idaho49%14%14%23%< 1%150
Illinois47%17%10%25%2%596
Indiana45%19%9%25%1%282
Iowa40%20%17%21%2%148
Kansas44%24%15%15%1%139
Kentucky50%14%11%23%2%175
Louisiana59%15%5%20%2%172
Maine41%17%12%26%4%167
Maryland45%21%13%20%< 1%282
Massachusetts43%18%11%27%1%366
Michigan48%19%10%21%1%447
Minnesota48%21%10%19%1%261
Missouri49%18%10%22%1%267
Montana40%27%12%18%3%138
Nebraska52%16%8%24%< 1%134
Nevada53%17%11%19%1%162
New Hampshire40%15%16%29%< 1%168
New Jersey52%14%12%20%1%421
New Mexico53%23%10%13%< 1%115
New York45%16%13%25%1%935
North Carolina58%15%12%15%1%391
North Dakota41%16%12%30%< 1%160
Ohio45%17%16%21%1%527
Oklahoma51%20%5%24%1%163
Oregon46%20%11%22%1%185
Pennsylvania45%17%13%25%< 1%590
Rhode Island46%19%12%23%1%156
South Carolina58%17%8%15%1%177
South Dakota51%18%13%16%2%140
Tennessee57%16%7%17%3%231
Texas54%16%11%17%2%953
Utah47%15%12%23%2%119
Vermont45%17%11%26%1%162
Virginia48%21%10%20%1%350
Washington42%14%15%28%2%308
West Virginia63%15%4%18%< 1%125
Wisconsin39%20%11%30%< 1%267
Wyoming52%10%8%30%1%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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