Gender composition 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 gender

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

StateMenWomenSample size
Alabama38%62%264
Arizona43%57%219
Arkansas39%61%147
California42%58%1,027
Colorado48%52%150
Florida42%58%632
Georgia38%62%426
Idaho37%63%120
Illinois40%60%403
Indiana41%59%242
Iowa44%56%119
Kansas46%54%115
Kentucky40%60%190
Louisiana38%62%201
Maryland43%57%211
Massachusetts42%58%111
Michigan41%59%332
Minnesota42%58%164
Mississippi50%50%161
Missouri43%57%240
Nebraska45%55%113
New Jersey43%57%249
New Mexico41%59%107
New York35%65%496
North Carolina43%57%428
North Dakota41%59%113
Ohio43%57%389
Oklahoma44%56%159
Oregon38%62%111
Pennsylvania40%60%474
South Carolina41%59%230
South Dakota46%54%109
Tennessee48%52%326
Texas43%57%1,052
Utah43%57%141
Virginia41%59%318
Washington42%58%204
West Virginia43%57%143
Wisconsin42%58%197
Wyoming46%54%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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