Immigrant status among adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation by immigrant status

% of adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation who are…

StateImmigrantsSecond generationThird generation or higherSample size
Alabama6%3%91%265
Alaska8%7%84%187
Arizona13%12%75%372
Arkansas4%3%93%177
California34%19%47%2,395
Colorado13%10%78%297
Connecticut19%13%68%249
Delaware13%6%81%196
District of Columbia18%8%73%216
Florida21%15%64%1,273
Georgia9%6%85%561
Hawaii21%15%64%207
Idaho7%5%88%177
Illinois13%13%74%848
Indiana7%5%88%397
Iowa7%4%88%212
Kansas9%6%85%184
Kentucky5%< 1%95%246
Louisiana4%4%91%265
Maine3%15%82%211
Maryland15%9%76%412
Massachusetts15%18%67%500
Michigan7%7%86%595
Minnesota7%4%88%356
Mississippi< 1%1%99%178
Missouri4%4%92%385
Montana1%5%94%167
Nebraska10%5%84%175
Nevada25%14%61%208
New Hampshire7%10%84%191
New Jersey22%18%60%582
New Mexico19%9%72%189
New York25%18%57%1,337
North Carolina9%5%86%617
North Dakota4%6%90%194
Ohio5%9%86%721
Oklahoma7%3%90%241
Oregon8%9%83%269
Pennsylvania7%8%85%821
Rhode Island15%19%66%192
South Carolina7%4%88%281
South Dakota3%4%93%185
Tennessee6%6%88%349
Texas24%12%64%1,488
Utah12%9%79%179
Vermont3%15%81%214
Virginia13%9%78%520
Washington14%11%75%450
West Virginia2%4%94%164
Wisconsin7%7%86%382
Wyoming5%6%89%161
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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