Income distribution 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 household income

% of adults who say that right or wrong depends on the situation who have a household income of…

StateLess than $30,000$30,000-$49,999$50,000-$99,999$100,000 or moreSample size
Alabama40%24%22%14%243
Alaska29%23%29%19%169
Arizona41%20%24%15%333
Arkansas46%18%23%13%167
California37%18%22%22%2,105
Colorado25%17%29%29%270
Connecticut33%17%24%26%216
Delaware26%21%32%20%169
District of Columbia31%16%26%27%196
Florida39%23%22%15%1,099
Georgia38%20%25%17%508
Hawaii35%24%25%16%195
Idaho33%27%26%15%164
Illinois33%23%27%18%741
Indiana43%19%27%11%353
Iowa29%25%33%14%190
Kansas33%26%27%14%168
Kentucky46%20%23%10%222
Louisiana47%14%23%16%239
Maine39%21%30%11%185
Maryland25%20%29%26%370
Massachusetts27%19%28%27%431
Michigan40%21%24%14%525
Minnesota26%19%30%25%313
Mississippi53%20%14%13%157
Missouri34%28%21%17%354
Montana34%14%32%20%155
Nebraska31%28%29%13%154
Nevada31%29%24%16%185
New Hampshire29%19%30%22%158
New Jersey25%19%27%30%512
New Mexico40%23%26%11%165
New York33%20%28%19%1,158
North Carolina41%19%26%15%542
North Dakota27%22%33%18%180
Ohio46%19%24%11%652
Oklahoma38%28%23%11%221
Oregon38%25%23%14%241
Pennsylvania37%21%23%19%714
Rhode Island32%15%36%17%161
South Carolina42%22%22%14%237
South Dakota27%28%29%16%168
Tennessee43%23%18%16%313
Texas42%19%23%16%1,334
Utah30%19%34%17%163
Vermont28%27%33%12%198
Virginia26%21%29%24%474
Washington34%21%23%21%413
West Virginia45%16%32%8%146
Wisconsin33%20%32%15%340
Wyoming34%30%23%13%147
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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