Generational cohort 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 generational group

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

StateYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Alabama17%17%30%28%7%1%174
Alaska19%21%26%23%11%< 1%142
Arizona14%15%29%28%13%1%284
Arkansas18%13%30%28%10%< 1%113
California16%16%29%28%11%1%1,557
Colorado9%22%31%29%7%1%207
Connecticut18%8%32%30%11%1%188
Delaware18%14%22%29%17%1%136
District of Columbia17%28%26%23%7%< 1%112
Florida14%12%27%32%12%3%912
Georgia17%13%31%28%10%1%355
Hawaii14%15%20%41%7%2%156
Idaho12%12%32%31%13%< 1%149
Illinois15%13%27%32%12%1%586
Indiana11%17%29%29%11%2%280
Iowa16%18%22%30%14%< 1%148
Kansas18%18%18%34%11%1%138
Kentucky13%14%26%34%12%1%175
Louisiana16%17%26%29%12%1%172
Maine10%8%28%40%12%2%166
Maryland13%17%28%33%8%< 1%281
Massachusetts11%16%28%33%10%1%358
Michigan15%15%28%31%9%1%438
Minnesota15%14%30%29%12%1%257
Missouri16%14%26%35%8%2%262
Montana10%15%27%38%10%< 1%134
Nebraska12%13%32%30%10%3%132
Nevada13%16%26%33%11%1%158
New Hampshire11%14%24%37%12%1%164
New Jersey14%13%27%34%10%2%406
New Mexico8%20%22%42%8%< 1%113
New York14%15%27%32%11%1%912
North Carolina13%18%30%29%9%1%387
North Dakota16%24%18%31%8%3%158
Ohio11%16%27%33%13%1%521
Oklahoma14%20%27%29%10%< 1%163
Oregon10%13%31%32%12%1%183
Pennsylvania16%11%27%32%12%1%586
Rhode Island6%20%23%39%11%1%153
South Carolina16%20%21%32%10%1%172
South Dakota9%21%24%33%12%1%136
Tennessee13%21%28%28%8%1%227
Texas17%19%29%25%10%1%934
Utah15%23%26%27%7%< 1%117
Vermont9%10%28%44%8%1%161
Virginia15%17%28%27%12%< 1%343
Washington10%16%29%32%11%1%304
West Virginia12%16%34%29%7%2%122
Wisconsin9%15%29%34%11%1%259
Wyoming11%21%27%33%9%< 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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