Frequency of prayer 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 prayer

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

StateAt least dailyWeeklyMonthlySeldom/neverDon't knowSample size
Alabama53%17%10%20%< 1%180
Alaska36%19%7%38%< 1%146
Arizona50%18%3%29%< 1%286
Arkansas48%20%5%25%2%114
California41%16%9%33%1%1,596
Colorado42%14%7%35%1%209
Connecticut39%15%13%31%2%197
Delaware37%22%6%33%2%141
District of Columbia46%20%7%26%1%118
Florida46%16%8%29%1%933
Georgia49%18%6%26%1%360
Hawaii42%16%4%36%2%158
Idaho31%15%8%46%< 1%150
Illinois42%20%9%28%1%596
Indiana36%28%6%30%1%282
Iowa39%23%8%29%< 1%148
Kansas39%31%7%22%1%139
Kentucky52%13%9%25%1%175
Louisiana64%15%2%19%< 1%172
Maine26%19%6%47%1%167
Maryland41%19%6%34%< 1%282
Massachusetts35%14%8%42%1%366
Michigan42%21%6%31%1%447
Minnesota36%24%8%31%< 1%261
Missouri46%24%5%25%< 1%267
Montana33%30%5%29%2%138
Nebraska36%25%13%24%2%134
Nevada37%20%5%38%< 1%162
New Hampshire32%16%12%36%3%168
New Jersey45%17%9%27%1%421
New Mexico41%18%7%33%< 1%115
New York41%15%10%34%1%935
North Carolina53%19%5%21%2%391
North Dakota40%18%15%26%1%160
Ohio47%19%8%26%< 1%527
Oklahoma57%22%5%15%< 1%163
Oregon27%20%12%40%< 1%185
Pennsylvania39%21%9%31%< 1%590
Rhode Island38%19%10%32%< 1%156
South Carolina49%18%8%22%3%177
South Dakota48%21%11%20%< 1%140
Tennessee55%23%5%16%1%231
Texas51%18%7%23%1%953
Utah38%13%4%44%1%119
Vermont22%17%12%50%< 1%162
Virginia47%20%6%25%2%350
Washington31%16%10%43%1%308
West Virginia50%18%7%24%1%125
Wisconsin34%22%11%32%2%267
Wyoming45%16%12%26%< 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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