Immigrant status 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 immigrant status

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

StateImmigrantsSecond generationThird generation or higherSample size
Alabama6%3%91%178
Alaska5%7%88%141
Arizona16%12%73%284
Arkansas2%2%96%113
California29%18%53%1,577
Colorado12%11%77%208
Connecticut10%13%77%191
Delaware10%7%82%139
District of Columbia15%6%79%114
Florida17%15%68%921
Georgia7%6%87%357
Hawaii18%14%68%154
Idaho5%3%91%150
Illinois9%11%79%588
Indiana3%4%92%281
Iowa6%3%91%147
Kansas6%7%87%138
Kentucky4%1%95%172
Louisiana2%6%92%167
Maine3%12%84%166
Maryland10%7%83%278
Massachusetts12%17%71%363
Michigan4%8%89%445
Minnesota7%5%88%261
Missouri5%4%90%263
Montana1%6%93%136
Nebraska9%1%90%131
Nevada17%12%71%161
New Hampshire4%13%83%166
New Jersey21%14%65%412
New Mexico13%7%80%113
New York21%14%65%915
North Carolina8%4%88%386
North Dakota5%5%89%158
Ohio4%8%88%520
Oklahoma7%1%91%162
Oregon5%9%86%185
Pennsylvania4%7%89%580
Rhode Island9%19%72%154
South Carolina3%2%94%177
South Dakota3%2%95%139
Tennessee7%4%89%227
Texas19%14%67%936
Utah9%8%83%119
Vermont4%19%77%160
Virginia11%10%79%345
Washington7%11%82%307
West Virginia< 1%6%93%122
Wisconsin4%8%88%262
Wyoming2%10%88%123
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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