Immigrant status 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 immigrant status

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

StateImmigrantsSecond generationThird generation or higherSample size
Alabama2%5%93%261
Arizona8%14%79%217
Arkansas5%1%94%147
California38%14%48%1,011
Colorado12%5%84%147
Florida24%8%68%620
Georgia6%4%90%416
Idaho6%7%87%120
Illinois12%8%79%398
Indiana5%5%90%242
Iowa6%3%91%119
Kansas7%4%89%113
Kentucky2%< 1%98%188
Louisiana3%2%95%200
Maryland14%7%79%207
Massachusetts24%18%58%110
Michigan6%7%87%330
Minnesota8%3%89%163
Mississippi2%1%97%160
Missouri5%4%92%238
Nebraska7%3%90%113
New Jersey27%18%55%244
New Mexico10%9%80%105
New York31%18%50%482
North Carolina7%1%92%426
North Dakota< 1%3%97%113
Ohio3%7%90%389
Oklahoma7%5%89%156
Oregon10%13%78%111
Pennsylvania6%6%88%468
South Carolina4%6%90%229
South Dakota3%7%90%108
Tennessee4%3%93%322
Texas21%8%71%1,040
Utah5%7%88%139
Virginia10%3%88%311
Washington20%8%72%198
West Virginia3%2%96%143
Wisconsin5%6%89%195
Wyoming3%6%91%117
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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