Income distribution 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 household income

% of who say common sense is their primary source of guidance on what's right and wrong who have a household income of…

StateLess than $30,000$30,000-$49,999$50,000-$99,999$100,000 or moreSample size
Alabama41%25%21%13%167
Alaska27%28%28%17%127
Arizona40%19%25%16%252
Arkansas45%17%23%16%101
California35%20%23%22%1,390
Colorado25%21%31%24%190
Connecticut20%23%24%32%161
Delaware32%24%26%18%121
District of Columbia32%18%28%21%101
Florida36%24%22%18%799
Georgia30%19%28%22%327
Hawaii34%29%20%17%142
Idaho33%25%29%14%142
Illinois35%21%29%15%511
Indiana35%23%30%13%256
Iowa25%24%33%18%132
Kansas35%27%23%15%121
Kentucky53%15%22%10%156
Louisiana40%18%26%17%150
Maine41%15%36%9%142
Maryland20%19%36%25%256
Massachusetts31%19%24%26%316
Michigan40%19%25%16%389
Minnesota27%20%26%28%231
Missouri35%26%19%20%239
Montana28%25%33%14%125
Nebraska31%28%27%14%116
Nevada28%30%27%15%139
New Hampshire27%15%34%24%138
New Jersey26%14%28%32%359
New York32%20%28%20%792
North Carolina35%20%31%15%350
North Dakota25%19%38%17%146
Ohio44%19%25%12%469
Oklahoma32%31%27%10%149
Oregon39%24%27%10%167
Pennsylvania35%19%25%21%504
Rhode Island34%16%31%19%134
South Carolina36%21%31%12%150
South Dakota32%23%29%16%127
Tennessee43%23%21%13%199
Texas37%18%27%17%822
Utah24%23%37%15%114
Vermont28%25%36%11%149
Virginia27%19%28%27%308
Washington33%25%23%20%278
West Virginia40%20%30%10%112
Wisconsin27%16%39%18%232
Wyoming29%28%27%15%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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