Generational cohort 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 generational group

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

StateYounger MillennialOlder MillennialGeneration XBaby BoomerSilentGreatestSample size
Alabama11%12%24%35%16%1%258
Arizona8%14%23%39%15%1%215
Arkansas14%9%27%37%13%1%140
California11%12%32%32%12%1%1,000
Colorado8%14%24%39%14%1%149
Florida10%10%24%37%17%2%623
Georgia11%13%30%33%12%1%414
Idaho14%11%22%36%16%1%119
Illinois8%11%31%33%15%2%395
Indiana13%7%28%37%14%1%239
Iowa12%10%24%37%15%2%118
Kansas7%9%41%32%8%2%114
Kentucky5%12%35%35%12%1%185
Louisiana11%13%28%35%12%1%200
Maryland8%13%26%32%19%2%205
Massachusetts13%10%24%35%14%4%107
Michigan7%8%25%40%18%1%323
Minnesota5%11%23%44%16%1%160
Mississippi13%8%25%40%12%2%160
Missouri9%12%24%36%18%1%233
Nebraska9%15%25%35%16%1%113
New Jersey11%14%23%34%15%3%240
New Mexico14%12%27%34%12%< 1%105
New York9%11%28%35%14%2%483
North Carolina8%12%29%38%12%1%422
North Dakota9%10%29%39%9%5%110
Ohio10%11%25%39%13%2%376
Oklahoma9%7%24%36%18%6%156
Oregon11%12%24%35%15%2%110
Pennsylvania6%12%25%39%17%2%466
South Carolina12%8%32%34%14%< 1%224
South Dakota14%14%20%37%14%1%106
Tennessee7%12%26%39%15%1%319
Texas10%13%31%32%13%2%1,021
Utah23%15%26%28%8%< 1%135
Virginia9%14%27%37%12%1%308
Washington16%13%27%32%10%1%198
West Virginia13%5%20%41%20%1%143
Wisconsin8%11%23%40%16%1%191
Wyoming8%10%27%41%11%3%116
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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